PFS3 is soon to become FREE and opensource - Page 3

wawa · 21 April 2010, 15:24

gulliver, what is this version of moovid again? the author has confirmed on the a1k forum that it isnt free and the development will be continuued as soon he has his 4000er up and running again.

Bloodwych · 21 April 2010, 15:24

This will be great for the ClassicWB packs.

killergorilla · 21 April 2010, 15:48

It certainly will be

Zetr0 · 21 April 2010, 16:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bloodwych

This will be great for the ClassicWB packs.

could this be installed by default ?

i.e. the HDF itself ?

prowler · 24 April 2010, 01:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexh

Can I recommend that he send floppy disks to someone in his own country for recovery? I thought that international Parcels are routinely x-ray'd these days. Dunno but I heard stories this can wipe disks?

bLAZER sent me a disk from Sweden to the UK for imaging and there were no problems with it when it arrived here!

whiteb · 27 April 2010, 14:47

How are we doing on this front ?

gulliver · 27 April 2010, 19:14

No news from the author. I will email him today, to see where he is at.

whiteb · 28 April 2010, 00:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by gulliver

No news from the author. I will email him today, to see where he is at.

Cool, thanks for that, I was more aiming at what do we do with PFS in the time being ?

The non registered version nags at you, is there a version we can use or is that why we are waiting on the source ?

Just wondering which version I can use right now on my CF card.

cosmicfrog · 04 May 2010, 00:45

still twiddling my er twiddley bits here

any news

gulliver · 04 May 2010, 01:25

No replies from the author yet

rare_j · 04 May 2010, 01:51

We've been after this for years
Couple more week wont hurt...

gulliver · 04 May 2010, 10:41

I got a progress report. Email follows. But before posting it, he mentions that he needs a working 100MB zip drive to recover some files. Does anybody have one to send him for free (he lives in Holland)?
_______________________________________________________________

From:
"Michiel Pelt" <xxx@gmail.com>
Add sender to Contacts
To:
"Ignacio" <xxx@yahoo.com>
Hi Ignacio,

First thing is the binary release on aminet. You can expect that soon
enough. Source code release just needs some time. I do have the
sources. But you should realize PFS3 is a complex piece of software
and this includes the build. I cannot throw it in the public domain
just as it is, it has to be bundled in a nice package with clear
instructions.

To do that I first have to create a working build environment myself,
and I am not quite there yet. I have the sources. I have a licensed
copy of WinUAE. The compiler, SAS C, I had on original floppy disk,
but I downloaded it already (I do have a license).

I appreciate the help offered and I might need some. I am not sure
about the license to use. All I really want is credit whenever someone
uses any of it - that is I have to be mentioned and I want to be
informed about it.

Also, do you know someone in the possession of a working 100MB zip
drive? I have some pfs-formatted zip disks that may have some useful
stuff on it.

Best regards,

Michiel Pelt
_______________________________________________________________

So anyone has a zip drive to give away for free To Michiel?

mihcael · 04 May 2010, 10:54

I have zip drive i dont use, but im in Australia! I'll be a last resort for providing drive?

ma693541 · 04 May 2010, 11:28

I have a SCSI 250 MB Zip drive if that would help. I live in Norway.

gulliver · 04 May 2010, 11:38

Thank you guys!
There is already a user at amiga.org that lives in the Netherlands, he is already contacting Michiel to send him a zip drive.

cosmicfrog · 04 May 2010, 15:57

Great News

Now where do I get a licensed copy of WinUAE

hehehehhehehe

gulliver · 04 May 2010, 18:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by cosmicfrog

Great News

Now where do I get a licensed copy of WinUAE

hehehehhehehe

He probably meant he got Amiga Forever.

Shadowfire · 09 May 2010, 03:24

Excellent. I think I'll do a few tests once we have confirmation and it gets posted to FTP. I've been able to boot into a single 55GB partition on my hard disk controller on the 68030, but have had to skip 68000 testing since SFS didn't handle that too well.

HenryCase · 09 May 2010, 15:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by gulliver

I appreciate the help offered and I might need some. I am not sure
about the license to use. All I really want is credit whenever someone
uses any of it - that is I have to be mentioned and I want to be
informed about it.

A BSD license is the closest I can think of to this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSD_licenses

I think many people would be interested in seeing the plans for PFS4, even just from a historical perspective. If these plans were released too, where would be a good place to host them?

gulliver · 09 May 2010, 16:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by HenryCase

A BSD license is the closest I can think of to this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSD_licenses

I think many people would be interested in seeing the plans for PFS4, even just from a historical perspective. If these plans were released too, where would be a good place to host them?

Thank you, I will send Michiel that license suggestion. I will also ask him about PFS4 (I have no problems to host files and information on my website).

04 May 2010, 10:41	#52
gulliver BoingBagged Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The South of nowhere Age: 46 Posts: 2,358	Got a reply!!! I got a progress report. Email follows. But before posting it, he mentions that he needs a working 100MB zip drive to recover some files. Does anybody have one to send him for free (he lives in Holland)? _______________________________________________________________ From: "Michiel Pelt" <xxx@gmail.com> Add sender to Contacts To: "Ignacio" <xxx@yahoo.com> Hi Ignacio, First thing is the binary release on aminet. You can expect that soon enough. Source code release just needs some time. I do have the sources. But you should realize PFS3 is a complex piece of software and this includes the build. I cannot throw it in the public domain just as it is, it has to be bundled in a nice package with clear instructions. To do that I first have to create a working build environment myself, and I am not quite there yet. I have the sources. I have a licensed copy of WinUAE. The compiler, SAS C, I had on original floppy disk, but I downloaded it already (I do have a license). I appreciate the help offered and I might need some. I am not sure about the license to use. All I really want is credit whenever someone uses any of it - that is I have to be mentioned and I want to be informed about it. Also, do you know someone in the possession of a working 100MB zip drive? I have some pfs-formatted zip disks that may have some useful stuff on it. Best regards, Michiel Pelt _______________________________________________________________ So anyone has a zip drive to give away for free To Michiel?

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21 April 2010, 15:24	#41
wawa Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: berlin/germany Posts: 1,054	gulliver, what is this version of moovid again? the author has confirmed on the a1k forum that it isnt free and the development will be continuued as soon he has his 4000er up and running again.

21 April 2010, 15:24	#42
Bloodwych Moderator Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: I'm behind you! Posts: 3,763	This will be great for the ClassicWB packs.

21 April 2010, 15:48	#43
killergorilla Lesser Talent Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 7,957	It certainly will be

27 April 2010, 14:47	#46
whiteb Fanatically Amiga. Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Age: 54 Posts: 1,557	How are we doing on this front ?

27 April 2010, 19:14	#47
gulliver BoingBagged Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The South of nowhere Age: 46 Posts: 2,358	No news from the author. I will email him today, to see where he is at.

04 May 2010, 00:45	#49
cosmicfrog The 1 who ribbits Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: leek, Staffs, UK Age: 56 Posts: 3,557	still twiddling my er twiddley bits here any news

04 May 2010, 01:25	#50
gulliver BoingBagged Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The South of nowhere Age: 46 Posts: 2,358	No replies from the author yet

04 May 2010, 01:51	#51
rare_j Zone Friend Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London Posts: 1,176	We've been after this for years Couple more week wont hurt...

04 May 2010, 10:54	#53
mihcael Zone Friend Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Aussie Posts: 1,144	I have zip drive i dont use, but im in Australia! I'll be a last resort for providing drive?

04 May 2010, 11:28	#54
ma693541 Computer Wizard Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Ramberg/Norway Posts: 928	I have a SCSI 250 MB Zip drive if that would help. I live in Norway.

04 May 2010, 11:38	#55
gulliver BoingBagged Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The South of nowhere Age: 46 Posts: 2,358	Thank you guys! There is already a user at amiga.org that lives in the Netherlands, he is already contacting Michiel to send him a zip drive.

04 May 2010, 15:57	#56
cosmicfrog The 1 who ribbits Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: leek, Staffs, UK Age: 56 Posts: 3,557	Great News Now where do I get a licensed copy of WinUAE hehehehhehehe

09 May 2010, 03:24	#58
Shadowfire Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Connecticut USA Posts: 617	Excellent. I think I'll do a few tests once we have confirmation and it gets posted to FTP. I've been able to boot into a single 55GB partition on my hard disk controller on the 68030, but have had to skip 68000 testing since SFS didn't handle that too well.

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