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===Blog===
===Blog===
* [http://openwarp.blogspot.com/ The Dream of an Open Source OS/2 Warp Clone]
* [http://openwarp.blogspot.com/ The Dream of an Open Source OS/2 Warp Clone]
==Open Source Software for OS/2 and eComStation==
===Drivers===
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!style="background:#efefef; |'''Name''' !!style="background:#efefef; |'''Type''' !!style="background:#efefef; |'''License''' !!style="background:#efefef; |'''Requirements''' !!style="background:#efefef; |'''Comments'''
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|[http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/h-search.php?key=bt32wpi.zip BT32.SYS] ||TV || ||Watcom 11.0C, IBM's DDK and LXAPI32 sources to build this driver.
|BT8X8 driver for TV-Cards. [ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/snapshots/bt32/ Source]
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|[http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/h-search.php?key=ext2_240.zip ext2] ||File System ||GNU GPL V2 || ||32bit Linux ext2 file system driver (IFS) for OS/2. [ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/snapshots/ext2fs/ Source].
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|[http://svn.netlabs.org/fat32 FAT32]||File System||GNU LGPL|| ||FAT32 is a filesystem driver for the well known FAT32-filesystem which is often used on Windows 9X partitions.
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|[http://www.os2world.com/cdwriting/isofs/readme.htm ISOFS]||File System||GNU GPL V2||EMX
|ISOFS is an installable file system for OS/2 to access ISO rawfiles suitable for burning on CD.  [http://www.os2world.com/cdwriting/isofs/isofs-v0_2_1.zip Source & Binaries]
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|[http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/h-search.php?key=bt32wpi.zip LXAPI32]||Dev|| ||Watcom 11.0C and IBM's DDK to build this driver.
|LXAPI32.SYS provides a small Linux API to other device drivers. With this helper driver it is relative easy to port other Linux drivers to OS/2. LXAPI contains. [ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/snapshots/lxapi32/ Source]
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|[http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/h-search.php?key=32drv170.zip MWDD32] ||Dev ||GNU GPL V2 || || mwdd32 is a package that allows the implementation of 32 bits OS/2 device drivers (BASEDEV and DEVICE) as well as 32 bits Installable File Systems (IFS).
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|[http://svn.ecomstation.nl/multimac MultiMac] ||Network ||GNU GPL V2 || ||Network driver for NVETH, Intel E1000E, RealTek R8110, R8169 and IWL.
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|[http://svn.ecomstation.nl/ahci/ OS2AHCI] ||Storage ||GNU GPL || ||SATA AHCI HDD driver.
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|[http://svn.ecomstation.nl/openJFS/ OpenJFS] ||File System ||GNU GPL V2 ||IBM C/C++ Compiler and Tools V 3.6.5
Microsoft C V 6.0a
OS/2 Developers Toolkit v4.5 ||JFS (Journal File System) IFS driver for OS/2.
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|[http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/h-search.php?key=rodent_1-0-13.zip Rodent] ||Mouse ||Public Domain|| ||Support for several mouse models.
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|[http://sound.netlabs.org/en/site/index.xml SoundCard Device Driver (SoundBlaster)]||Audio ||GNU GPL || ||Support for Sound Blaster audio cards.
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|[https://www.virtualbox.org/browser/vbox/trunk/src/VBox/Additions/os2#VBoxSF VirtualBox Shared Folders Driver] || || || ||This driver is part of the OS/2 additions for VirtualBox.
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|[http://svn.netlabs.org/uniaud UniAud] ||Audio ||GNU GPL || ||Based on ALSA core.
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|[http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/h-search.php?key=watcomifs.zip WatcomIFS] ||FileSystem ||Not Specified || ||Sample Source for building an IFS driver using Open Watcom.
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|[http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/h-search.php?sh=1&button=Search&key=bamboo00 Wacom Bamboo digitizer tablet] ||Mouse / Input Device ||Not Specified || ||Device driver for Wacom Bamboo digitizer tablet.
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|[http://svn.netlabs.org/xata xATA / Danis506] ||Storage ||GNU LGPL || ||Hard Drive storage driver.
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===Utilities===

Revision as of 18:01, 19 March 2013

Here it is my little open source OS/2-eCS corner. You are free to complement my information on this wiki.

What is Open Source?

It is defined as open source as the software released under the licenses approved by the [Open Source Initiative].

Why it is important an Open Source strategy for OS/2 and eComStation

It is important to ensure the future of the OS. We currently have dependencies on IBM and Serenity System. If any of those two companies stops the support, OS/2 and eComstation are not going to be able to change and improve in the future.

On the other hand, if the operating system turns open source, there could be more players that will be willing to enhance the OS and also have more companies interested on providing OS/2-eCS support.

So Open Sourcing OS/2-eCs it is important for the future of the platform.


Creating an Open Source OS/2 and eComStation


So, it is possible to create an OS/2-eCS open source replacement. Of course that it will take a long time, since OS/2-eCS is a complex operating system with a lot of time invested on it.

Blog

Open Source Software for OS/2 and eComStation

Drivers

Name Type License Requirements Comments
BT32.SYS TV Watcom 11.0C, IBM's DDK and LXAPI32 sources to build this driver. BT8X8 driver for TV-Cards. Source
ext2 File System GNU GPL V2 32bit Linux ext2 file system driver (IFS) for OS/2. Source.
FAT32 File System GNU LGPL FAT32 is a filesystem driver for the well known FAT32-filesystem which is often used on Windows 9X partitions.
ISOFS File System GNU GPL V2 EMX ISOFS is an installable file system for OS/2 to access ISO rawfiles suitable for burning on CD. Source & Binaries
LXAPI32 Dev Watcom 11.0C and IBM's DDK to build this driver. LXAPI32.SYS provides a small Linux API to other device drivers. With this helper driver it is relative easy to port other Linux drivers to OS/2. LXAPI contains. Source
MWDD32 Dev GNU GPL V2 mwdd32 is a package that allows the implementation of 32 bits OS/2 device drivers (BASEDEV and DEVICE) as well as 32 bits Installable File Systems (IFS).
MultiMac Network GNU GPL V2 Network driver for NVETH, Intel E1000E, RealTek R8110, R8169 and IWL.
OS2AHCI Storage GNU GPL SATA AHCI HDD driver.
OpenJFS File System GNU GPL V2 IBM C/C++ Compiler and Tools V 3.6.5

Microsoft C V 6.0a OS/2 Developers Toolkit v4.5 ||JFS (Journal File System) IFS driver for OS/2.

Rodent Mouse Public Domain Support for several mouse models.
SoundCard Device Driver (SoundBlaster) Audio GNU GPL Support for Sound Blaster audio cards.
VirtualBox Shared Folders Driver This driver is part of the OS/2 additions for VirtualBox.
UniAud Audio GNU GPL Based on ALSA core.
WatcomIFS FileSystem Not Specified Sample Source for building an IFS driver using Open Watcom.
Wacom Bamboo digitizer tablet Mouse / Input Device Not Specified Device driver for Wacom Bamboo digitizer tablet.
xATA / Danis506 Storage GNU LGPL Hard Drive storage driver.

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