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Subject: Re: plex86 guest os (video) drivers
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 12:36:37 -0800
From: "Kendall Bennett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Organization: SciTech Software, Inc.
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
CC: jeroenj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi Jeroen,
> I have recently become interested in the plex86 project ("an
> extensible open source PC virtualization software program") and we
> have recently had some discussions about providing guest os
> specific (video) drivers for plex86. There is still much work to do
> in plex86 itself (it can only boot msdos & freedos at the moment),
> but there's a lot of activity going on.
Ok. Do you have a URL for this project?
> Just recently, MandrakeSoft provided the project with an official
> licensed Elpin VGA Bios (binary only) and I have been
> experimenting with a plex86 guest os video extension (and am
> currently looking at howto provide us with a VESA VBE 3 extension
> bios and (in the future) also windows & linux display drivers).
> It's not exactly clear yet how we're going to deal with host <->
> guest communications in a general manner (network, sound, etc
> support), but I hope this will be addressed in the near future.
Sounds interesting. What specifically is the purpose of plex86? Is it
something for Linux, or something else entirely? Or is it an Open
Source version of VMWare?
> Since your company has developed UniVBE and The Scitech Display
> Doctor (thus having a lot of experience in this kind of technology)
> and also because of you're showed commitment to OpenSource software
> (I just read the OpenWatcom announcement :)), I was wondering if
> you might be interested in providing help with this when plex86 has
> some more supported guest os'es.
We might be interested in helping in this area, but our core device
driver technology is not Open Source. It is unlikely that it will
become Open Source anytime soon, simply because of the vast number of
NDA's that we have signed in order to develop the product. However we
are happy to work with Open Source devleopers who wish to be able to
utilise our device driver technology for different projects.
Regards,
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