May 2011 02:33:29 -0400   
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   ++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service   http://www.os2voice.org ++    
      
   From: madodelDESPAM@DESPAMptdprolog.net   
      
   eCS 2.1 was not released on Saturday as hoped for.  There was a regression   
   introduced into the build related to the new AHCI code which would cause some   
   non-AHCI systems to have a problem so we hope to see it fixed by tomorrow.  If   
   not, then soon.     
      
   A lot of good sessions today.     
      
   Silvan Scherrer and Dmitriy Kuminov gave a session on Java6.  It uses the Odin   
   API, but is compiled, so this version of Java is not a wrapper version.  This   
   is a benefit in getting the work completed faster and also benefits the entire   
   community as they are making fixes to the Odin code which benefits other   
   projects like Flash 10.  It will use the OpenJDK source code so we should have   
   the latest versions when available.  Several Java applications were demoed   
   including JEdit, and JAlbum. After the GA version is released they will work   
   on an enhanced version that will include a Mozilla browser plugin and Java   
   Webstart.  They still need some funding to complete the project, which has    
   already been 2/3rds funded by Mensys.  For more on this project see   
   http://svn.netlabs.org/java   
      
   Another important session was Steven Levine's on how the eCS project is being   
   managed.  Primary goals are to release a stable version that runs on modern   
   hardware, and supports as many NLVs as possible. He listed a number of   
   successes like Uniaud fixes, updates to the Daniela driver for AHCI, progress   
   with Java.  and bootable JFS,  They need enduser help with QA testing, so if   
   you find any problems or have suggestions for enhancements please be sure to   
   submit a ticket on the eComStation bug tracker.     
      
   At lunch I was interviewed by Eugene Gorbonoff of eCo Software fame and his   
   beautiful camera person, Olga.    No idea why anyone would find anything I   
   have to say of interest since I don't do any development, but someone really   
   needs to interview Eugene. This guy is full of great ideas.     
      
   Ben Rietbroek gave a really good presentation on Air-Boot, the replacement for   
   the IBM Boot Manager that is coming with eCS 2.1.  The major advantages over   
   IBM BM, is they will have the source code, it doesn't take a primary   
   partition, it is compatible with Windows 7, has support for booting huge   
   drives (over 502GB), as well as a number of other benefits.  It also is   
   configured without having to boot to an operating system.     
      
   One of the main reasons for my coming to Haarlem, besides seeing the beauty of   
   the Netherlands, was to meet a number of OS/2-eCS developers and fellow users   
   I only get to communicate with on the mailing lists and Usenet.  One guy I was   
   happy to finally meet was David Azarewicz.  His session on the Uniaud sound   
   driver was great and he got a lot of positive feedback from the attendees.    
   People really appreciate all that he has done along with others to bring   
   support for modern sound chipsets to the eCS world.  He discussed all the work   
   he has done to date fixing the code.  Like Steve Levine he stressed the   
   importance of filing proper problem tickets on the bug tracker  (this is a   
   netlabs project http://svn.netlabs.org/uniaud ) so that any problems can be   
   tracked and fixed.     
      
   Finally sorry for the late post tonight, but I just got in from an extremely   
   nice evening social event with many of the attendees.  It was a fun cruise   
   along the canals of Haarlem.  Keith Merrington (developer of EasySync who gave   
   a presentation yesterday) is a lot of fun with endless good humour.  I had   
   dinner with him and Bruce Rossi (who flew in from Australia for this event) as   
   well as several of the Dutch guys who are helping to put on this years   
   Warpstock.  After the cruise it was fun to sit in a cafe with Joachim   
   Benjamins and Gerrit Schoenmaker of Mensys, and my longtime online friends who   
   I had never had a chance to meet in person before, Thomas Klein and Peter   
   Koller.  Honestly this is the reason I love going to these events.     
      
   Only one more day of fun and back home.  This long weekend is going fast. Time   
   to grab a little sleep before day 3 starts.     
      
   Mark   
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