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by **Eric Taylo** » Fri, 06 Jul 2001 07:21:19

Hi:

I have developed a pretty cool (so I've been told) network application. I want to make it open source and get it distributed worldwide. But I need some help.

In a sentence or two, it is a versatile software app that provides easy connectivity across the net analogous to what a hardware network hub does for you. Using this core app, I wrote an internet chat client program all in tcl/tk (660 lines including 200 for the gui) which I provide in the tarball.

For a quick Linux intro, go to http://rocketship1.com and click on the following link

The Socket HUB Description (for Linux users)

or go directly there:

http://people.we.mediaone.net/etailor/hub/linux.htm

Ok, I've written the code. I've tested it for nearly a year. Some have told me this is a pretty cool app. I want to give it away and watch it improve or just become more available via the open source movement.

But, I don't have the time, know-how, or energy to do this myself (I'm not young anymore). On the link above, you can get a tarball with all the source, simple makefile, and pre-built binary (intel Linux) and some sample TCL/tk scripts to use and demo the application. There is more documentation, (not my strongest point) at the website.

I am looking for some helpful volunteer(s) that might find this app fun or useful. It is not just a toy. It is being used on a $100 million government project (where I work - we recently ported to linux).

So, if you would like to help, or just want to take a look, you can visit my site or email any comments to me at

Thanks
Eric

by **cbbro..** » Fri, 06 Jul 2001 09:40:58

> I have developed a pretty cool (so I've been told) network
> application. I want to make it open source and get it distributed
> worldwide. But I need some help.
> In a sentence or two, it is a versatile software app that provides
> easy connectivity across the net analogous to what a hardware
> network hub does for you. Using this core app, I wrote an internet
> chat client program all in tcl/tk (660 lines including 200 for the
> gui) which I provide in the tarball.
> For a quick Linux intro, go to http://rocketship1.com and click on
> the following link
> The Socket HUB Description (for Linux users)

> or go directly there:

> http://people.we.mediaone.net/etailor/hub/linux.htm
> Ok, I've written the code. I've tested it for nearly a year. Some
> have told me this is a pretty cool app. I want to give it away and
> watch it improve or just become more available via the open source
> movement.

Note that I've also directed it over to comp.client-server, which
might also be a pretty relevant destination. [And I can think of one
reader there who will doubtless find it interesting! It should be
manifestly obvious who you are... :-)]

This bears a _striking_ resemblance to various forms of "message
oriented" middleware; probably the most notable known package
available "gratis" being one called "Isect."

It also bears _some_ resemblance to an Object Request Broker, at least
from the perspective that it has a way of addressing and passing
requests from host to host.

If there's an interesting application or two, someone might get around
to packaging it for one Linux distribution or another...
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