[Info-vax] DECnet for linux bug

[JohnF]

Below is part of an email from the decnet-for-linux author/maintainer
that she's no longer maintaining the project, and that there's a bug
in the linux kernel code for decnet after release 2.6.29.
Just thought I'd drop a copy of that here, in case anyone
can, and cares to, do something about that.  Thanks...

Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:39:08 +0000
From: Chrissie Caulfield <Christine.Caulfield at googlemail.com>
To: decnet list <linux-decnet-user at lists.sourceforge.net>
Subject: [Linux-decnet-user] Project News
<snip>
I've sent a patch to the linux-kernel mailing list to orphan
the kernel code. I can't maintain it - I don't have the time, the
expertise or even really the hardware any more.  Unfortunately
there is a bug in the DECnet kernel code such that any release after
2.6.29 will just oops when trying to make a connection. So I recommend
you steer clear of newer kernels unless you fancy fixing the bug yourself.
Project Home Page: http://linux-decnet.wiki.sourceforge.net/

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John Forkosh  ( mailto:  j at f.com  where j=john and f=forkosh )