[Savannah-hackers] Re: [Savannah] udpeq want to be a GNU package

[Truxton Fulton]

Hi,

I would like the program "udpeq" to become GNU software.
Udpeq is a program that balances UDP traffic over parallel routes.
This is useful if you want to connect two endpoints through several
slow or unreliable channels. For example, if you have 3 modem lines
and a one-way satellite link, you might want to bond all of these
together to form a faster, more reliable "virtual" connection.

Udpeq is a simple C program with a tiny makefile in its current
incarnation.  So far I have focused on making the algorithm it
uses streamlined and robust.  It does not yet have all the
niceties of a mature piece of GNU software, but I wish to take
it there.

You can get it here :
  http://www.truxton.com/~trux/software/udpeq/udpeq.tar.gz

-Truxton


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> address@hidden <address@hidden> wrote:
>> Submitter: <address@hidden>
>> Project Full Name:  udp equalizer (aggregate and balance)
>> Project System Name:  udpeq
>> License:  gpl
>> Approval URL: https://savannah.gnu.org/admin/groupedit.php?group_id=2458
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>> Description: My project (udpeq) is a C program that performs load
>> balancing over multiple UDP channels.  Its purpose is to provide a fast,
>> robust meta-link over several slow or unreliable channels.  For example,
>> I use this program to maintain an always-connected link on top of
>> several dial-up modem links and a satellite link.  Udpeq is useful in
>> combination with a higher-level tunneling program such as GRE or CIPE to
>> provide an IP route or a VPN.
>>
>> Udpeq already exists (has been developed for over a year now)
>> and you can download the latest distribution at :
>>
>>   http://www.truxton.com/~trux/software/udpeq-0.47.tar.gz
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