Resurrecting old code, for the glory of mankind.
To make a public repository of software that otherwise would be sealed in a vault somewhere and forgotten forever.
Ideally, I'd like to get source code access to long-forgotten operating systems, but the scope of this should be broader. A non-exhaustive list includes:
- compilers and interpreters
- userland utilities
- filesystem software
- process control software
- network stacks or drivers (or whatever they might be called in the relevant OS jargon)
- firmware
- relevant non-Western OSes or code
In addition to this, I'd like to try and work out where the rights to certain long-dead operating systems currently lie, and if we can, contact said rights holders and see if they have the source, and would consider releasing it.
Persoonally, I dream of getting CMost or NOS/VE, but we'll see.
This is a work in progress, so check back.