Re: [Savannah-hackers] savannah.gnu.org: submission of Plex86 Virtual Machine

[Loic Dachary]

        Hi,

        The project was approved. Please be carefull not to upload any GIF
files, either on the CVS tree or in the associated web pages.

        Welcome ;-)

        Cheers,

address@hidden writes:
 > 
 > A package was submitted to savannah.gnu.org.
 > This mail was sent to address@hidden, address@hidden
 > 
 > 
 > Drew Northup N1XIM <address@hidden> described the package as follows:
 > License: lgpl
 > Other License: 
 > Package: Plex86 Virtual Machine
 > System name: plex86
 > This package does NOT want to apply for inclusion in the GNU project
 > 
 > The intent of applying for project space on Savannah is to move the Plex86 
 > project from its current home at http://www.plex86.org (as hosted by 
 > www.fastxs.org) to a place where I (Drew Northup N1XIM) can continue the 
 > Plex86 (formerly FreemWare) project started by Kevin Lawton (the creator of 
 > Bochs, http://bochs.sourceforge.net).  The reasons that I cannot continue to 
 > maintain the project at its current address are numerous--but they all break 
 > down the basic issue of admin access.  Here at Savannah Plex86 may be more 
 > easily maintained by myself (and hopefully others in the near future) since 
 > I will have CVS write access here, and since I will have the needed 
 > permissions to maintain the project web site here.
 > 
 > Plex86, in case you are not familiar with it, is an attempt to create a free 
 > (LGPL), more capable, and more user-friendly alternative to VmWare.  Plex86 
 > seeks to be a true virualizer of the Intel Architecture--unlike VmWare--and 
 > thus should be an extreemely useful development tool for anyone whom 
 > doesn\'t wish to commit a machine to just testing activities.  Also, 
 > extenstions to Plex86 have been purposed to allow Plex86 to take on duties 
 > similar to Citrix MetaFrame in client server environments.  All in all 
 > Plex86 seeks to be a true broad-based free software project.
 > 
 > 
 > 

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