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Lukas Geyer wrote:

> Linares <Carlos.Linares.Lopez@esa.int> writes:
>
> > So far, I have thought it could be a good thing to support Palm
> > devices in xboard. I could do that but I would need some support
> > from the team of GNUchess.
> >
> > What do you think?
>
> I think this is a good idea. But I do not fully understand why you
> need support from the gnuchess people. (Does the PalmOS not support
> pipes and you need some other means of communication between xboard
> and gnuchess?) I am not at all familiar with Palm, so if you could be
> a bit more specific, I could maybe say whether I could help or not.
>
> Best regards,
> Lukas

Hi Lukas, and Simon,

Thank you very much for your prompt answer. Look, the idea would be
simply
to have a new option available in xchess: Syncronize or something like
that.
I would write both pieces of software:

1. The GNU xboard for PalmOS. Would I be allowed to use such a name?
2. The conduit for transfering data between both the PDA and the PC.

Writting the first part is something I actually want to do. I have seen
many
commercial programs for PalmOS which are not very good (I am not talking
about
Chess players for PalmOS but interfaces!!) and have even several bugs.
So far,
because I am a GNU volunteer, I thought of the possibility of doing
something
GNU but for PalmOS as well. That means that I actually want to be as
much
close to the original xboard as possible. I think this would require
some interaction
with gnuchess people.

Regarding the second point, I will actually need your help! :) Ok, I
have not either
had a look at the gnuchess code and I would even bet a lot of money that
I am
able to understand it ;) but life would be much easier to me if somebody
could support
my work while writting the conduit: creating the new option in the menu
for
launching the syncronization; updating data structures for creating the
files that have
to be sent/received to/from the PDA and things like that.

Finally, I would like to know if there is any web page where the
development of gnuchess
is managed (something like Savannah or similar).

Have a nice day there!




--
Carlos Linares Lopez
Ground Systems Engineering Division
Payload Data Segment
ESRIN - European Space Agency
00044 Frascati
Italy

+39 06 94 180 527



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Lukas Geyer wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>Linares &lt;Carlos.Linares.Lopez@esa.int> writes:
<p>> So far, I have thought it could be a good thing to support Palm
<br>> devices in xboard. I could do that but I would need some support
<br>> from the team of GNUchess.
<br>>
<br>> What do you think?
<p>I think this is a good idea. But I do not fully understand why you
<br>need support from the gnuchess people. (Does the PalmOS not support
<br>pipes and you need some other means of communication between xboard
<br>and gnuchess?) I am not at all familiar with Palm, so if you could
be
<br>a bit more specific, I could maybe say whether I could help or not.
<p>Best regards,
<br>Lukas</blockquote>
Hi Lukas, and Simon,
<p>Thank you very much for your prompt answer. Look, the idea would be
simply
<br>to have a new option available in xchess: Syncronize or something like
that.
<br>I&nbsp;would write both pieces of software:
<p>1. The GNU xboard for PalmOS. Would I be allowed to use such a name?
<br>2. The conduit for transfering data between both the PDA and the PC.
<p>Writting the first part is something I actually want to do. I have seen
many
<br>commercial programs for PalmOS which are not very good (I am not talking
about
<br>Chess players for PalmOS but interfaces!!) and have even several bugs.
So far,
<br>because I am a GNU volunteer, I thought of the possibility of doing
something
<br>GNU but for PalmOS as well. That means that I actually want to be as
much
<br>close to the original xboard as possible. I think this would require
some interaction
<br>with gnuchess people.
<p>Regarding the second point, I will actually need your help!&nbsp;:)
Ok, I have not either
<br>had a look at the gnuchess code and I would even bet a lot of money
that I am
<br>able to understand it ;) but life would be much easier to me if somebody
could support
<br>my work while writting the conduit: creating the new option in the
menu for
<br>launching the syncronization; updating data structures for creating
the files that have
<br>to be sent/received to/from the PDA and things like that.
<p>Finally, I would like to know if there is any web page where the development
of gnuchess
<br>is managed (something like Savannah or similar).
<p>Have a nice day there!
<br>&nbsp;
<br>&nbsp;
<br>&nbsp;
<pre>--&nbsp;
Carlos Linares Lopez
Ground Systems Engineering Division
Payload Data Segment
ESRIN - European Space Agency
00044 Frascati
Italy

+39 06 94 180 527</pre>
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