On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 4:33 AM, Komяpa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'd like to know something about ntkd development status. Is python > implementation working at the moment? Will it have all the features of old C > ntkd? Are there plans to finish / stabilize the code / protocol by certain > date?
That's been an old question since very long time ago: we don't know. It depends entirely to the free time the devs have, and there is only a few bits we can do about it: * Either code and submit patches * Or help with everything that isn't code (documentation, web site, mailing lists, IRC, but mostly documentation) pyntk is evolving, so it will have the same features that the old C implementation had and more. In fact, the features are documented in the main_doc category. > - It lacks support for messengers. NTK network in first will fall apart very > frequently (AP switched off, dead internet connection for Viphilama). It could > leave a region without an irc/jabber/mail server. In my opinion it's possible > to write distributed irc/mail server implementation that will be able to > survive after LHC startup. :) The p2p bits are already on the code, it just needs to be finished. However, there is also a project to bring decent p2p bindings that use the ntk network at it's glance, but it will come later when the new pyntk code stabilizes. IMO, it will be a good idea, but I rather see pyntk working first :> > - Windows support. I know that linux is better, but here in Belarus m$win is > installed on 90% of computers. Something should be done. :) Directly from the FAQ: "Q: Will Netsukuku be ported to Windows? A: Short answer: if you code the port, yes. Answer: We need coders for that. There are a lot of things to be done and the Windows port is what we care less." > - APs. Old C implementation was able to run on APs. New one depends on > stackless python. There's only 1 mb of flash and 1-2 mb of free ram available > on most APs, which is defenetely not enough. That's why I think that routing > core should be rewritten in C. You can get a stackless python binary under the 1mb limit. You just need to strip off everything you don't need from the original distribution. -- Ricardo Lanziano 6838 E880 7CA4 D4B6 8283 8F65 96AD EC0B F113 AB62 Unix is simple. It just takes a genius to understand its simplicity. _______________________________________________ Netsukuku mailing list [email protected] http://lists.dyne.org/mailman/listinfo/netsukuku
