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> Cool, but as mentioned in a previous post (Juergen Sauer), let's go with
> www.berlios.de for this cvs hosting of this project? I don't mind either
> way, but some folks have preferences. Presumably, OSDL can work with
> that (they run SF V1)?

Do they have a compile farm? Shell server? Web server?
Is everything in English, including support?
 
(We have to think about people that don't speak German - nothing to do with a 
preferences...)

> How much demand is there for non-Lintel systems? I know the S/390 boys
> are active, but is anyone else out there busy with this stuff (Solaris
> x86, Linux Alpha, HP, AIX etc)? I'm just thinking of the testing side of
> things... S/390 folks, is it difficult to cross-compile for S/390 on
> x86? 

1. I will (have to) work on Darwin (Apple OS X) port soon.
2. We will have much lesser chance of SAP junta adopting anything if it works 
only on Linux.
 
> Also, what do we call this beasty? OpenSAPDB is to the point, but (and I
> hate this bit) do we need to worry about trade marks and so on? Do we
> need a non-SAP name? But if SAP AG gives this project an ok, I guess all
> is well...

Yeah, I would like if SAP AG would support this project.
 
> > > Or should we mirror SAP CVS, as sap_ag branch in CVS, and do
> development in 
> > > branches started from it?
> > > 
> > I'd be curious about which one is easiest from the build standpoint...
> 
> From Daniel's post, it sounded like we whould run a full custom cvs
> tree, changes would/could be integrated at the vmake stage?

I was under the impression we can just checkout official CVS, and add files we 
want to replace in separate directory? 

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