[osol-discuss] Project: Writing code for closed binaries

[Vivek Joshi]

Thanks for all the replies.

I have gone thru the Project Emancipation page. Thanks for initiating the
same.

May be the folks can pick up one command say kill or od or a little simple
one and start implementing the basic command and its options.  Glynn's
suggestions about google summer code is also great. I shall intimate them.

Thanks again list!

Vivek


On 3/2/07, Darren J Moffat < Darren.Moffat at sun.com> wrote:
>
> Vivek Joshi wrote:
> > Hello Team,
> >
> > Greetings!
> >
> > Is it a good idea to write our own code for the closed binaries like od,
> > kill etc. Here's the detailed list (as found at belenix.org),
>
> >   5. usr/bin/elfsign
>
> You can take that on off the list, it is closed because of US export law
> and we can't give you sufficient specification to write a compatible
> clone.
>
> Sorry but that is just they way it is just now for this command and its
> partner library.
>
> We might be able to release it eventually but it requires Sun to pay to
> do some changes to how Solaris (NOT OpenSolaris) the binary product gets
> its export approval.  That also requires a non trivial amount of my time
> which isn't available at the moment.
>
> --
> Darren J Moffat
>



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