Re: Maintaining alternative OS: emulator vs linux emulation layer

[Mayuresh <mayuresh%acm.org@localhost>]

On Sun, Jun 03, 2012 at 01:52:58AM +0000, Christos Zoulas wrote:
> There is a very good list :-)

Thanks for looking into...


> >DVD writing, DMA speed error
> >http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.os.netbsd.general/33185
> 
> That's not hard (marvell driver support)

Added a PR for tracking this.
http://gnats.netbsd.org/cgi-bin/query-pr-single.pl?number=46526

> 
> >A terminal (such as mlterm) with UTF8 support (also reported upstream,
> >though problem seems specific to NetBSD)
> >http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.os.netbsd.general/32618
> 
> This does not seem too hard either. You could file a netbsd-specific PR too.
Filed http://gnats.netbsd.org/cgi-bin/query-pr-single.pl?number=46527

> >Among applications I have a wish list somewhat like this:
> >
> >Don't find a good voip client, preferably with CLI:
> >http://mail-index.netbsd.org/netbsd-users/2012/04/08/msg010411.html
> 
> That's tough. I've been fighting to get linux skype working again.

wip/twinkle and wip/linphone compile though don't work yet for me.

Tried kiax with asterisk once, though no good CLI and quality of voice
wasn't good (perhaps workable around).

Doesn't net/skype work? I never tried, though was suggested it requires
setting some kernel option on NetBSD on following thread:
http://mail-index.netbsd.org/pkgsrc-users/2012/04/08/msg016097.html

> >I wish to get pyuno to work with either libre or open office
> >http://mail-index.netbsd.org/pkgsrc-bugs/2012/03/18/msg046959.html
> 
> This should be again easy to fix in the package. You can file a PR.
Above link is of PR already!

> >Framebuffer (for use with applications like fbi) (not sure whether OS
> >level issue or a matter of porting fbi to NetBSD)
> >http://mail-index.netbsd.org/pkgsrc-wip-review/2012/02/26/msg001369.html
> 
> ok.
> 
> >Java plugin for firefox (not so critical though)
> >http://gnats.netbsd.org/cgi-bin/query-pr-single.pl?number=45663
> 
> I had this working at somepoint. I will take a look again.
> 
> >Also wish these wip packages become usable soon:
> >- Google chrome browser
> >- libreoffice for 6.0
> >- virtualbox
> 
> Yes..
> 
> For me the hardest now is the USB stuff and VOIP.

Mayuresh