Subj : SqaFix code released under GPL
To   : All
From : Bob Jones
Date : Fri Aug 15 2003 12:35 pm

All:

Pete release the source code for SqaFix to Bo and I for cleanup and release 
under the GPL.  The code has been reviewed, cleaned up and is now released 
under the GPL as part of the Maximus project on SourceForge.  The code is 
currently only available in the CVS archives there.  Because of how sourceforge 
is currently running, it may take up to 24 hours for non-developers to gain 
access to this newly checked in code.

I have not had a chance to place the associated configuration files and 
documentation in the CVS archives yet.  Until I can get with Wes to update the 
contents of the max-3.03-etc.tar.gz archive (or equivalent), a few pieces that 
you need (configuration file wise) to run the program are missing.  If you pick 
up the SqaFix 0.99a8 archive distribution, you should be able to find the 
needed documentation and control files for getting this code running.  If you 
installed max in the default /var/max location, then place sqafix.cfg (file 
name in lower case) in /var/max/etc, and you should be able to get the program 
to run, provided you update path and file name information properly for your 
setup.  

The code in the CVS archive commpiles on atleast two Linux based systems -- 
mine and Bo's.  My system is a Debian Woody 3.0r1 system.  I'm not sure what 
Bo's set consists of.

We could use additional developer support for getting the GPL'ed code compiling 
and running under OS/2, Win32 and DOS based systems.  Some of the code that 
Pete used was third party code that could not be placed under the GPL.  So, 
there is a little work needed to get the code to compile for other operating 
systems.  Please submit any needed code updates to get SqaFix running under 
OS/2, Win32 or DOS to myself or Bo so that we can get the changes into the main 
cvs archive.

If you notice any bugs in the SqaFix code running under a Unix or Linux 
environment, please let us know here.  While the code is setup and compiling 
for 32 bit little endian systems, there may be bugs related with big endian 
systems, and I'm sure there are bugs related to 64 bit systems.  The code has 
only been tested on Intel compatible based CPU's at this time....

Enjoy and take care......

Bob Jones, 1:343/41

--- Maximus/2 3.01
 * Origin: Top Hat 2 BBS (1:343/41)

.