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The Retro Web – Database, Docs, BIOS, Drivers, etc. for old PC Hardware

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Post by peter_d_sherman » Fri, Feb 02, 2024, 5:25 AM UTC

The Retro Web – Database, Docs, BIOS, Drivers, etc. for old PC Hardware
theretroweb.com

Re: The Retro Web – Database, Docs, BIOS, Drivers, etc. for old PC Hardware

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Post by AlbertoGP » Fri, Feb 02, 2024, 5:52 AM UTC

Their server (PHP 8) is Free Software under the GPL v3 but I can't find any link to the SQL dump mentioned in the README that one would need to actually run it.

Re: The Retro Web – Database, Docs, BIOS, Drivers, etc. for old PC Hardware

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Post by widge » Fri, Feb 02, 2024, 6:39 AM UTC

AlbertoGP wrote: post #2

Their server (PHP 8) is Free Software under the GPL v3 but I can't find any link to the SQL dump mentioned in the README that one would need to actually run it.

Where do you see such a requirement?

Re: The Retro Web – Database, Docs, BIOS, Drivers, etc. for old PC Hardware

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Post by rasz » Fri, Feb 02, 2024, 7:12 AM UTC

AlbertoGP wrote: post #2

Their server (PHP 8) is Free Software under the GPL v3 but I can't find any link to the SQL dump mentioned in the README that one would need to actually run it.

Base sql dump is in database.pgsql, then they got patches on top of that in /migrations Afaik only one developer deploys this code to the webserver and last time I tried it wasnt reproducible https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?p=1207261#p1207261 I suspect he is the only one who ever does build whole project, or maybe no one ever builds it from scratch. I think problem is in the database with codebase expecting never dump.

They claim to be looking for volunteers https://blog.theretroweb.com/2023/04/25/the-retro-web-is-loo... but I got no reply asking for help building.

Re: The Retro Web – Database, Docs, BIOS, Drivers, etc. for old PC Hardware

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Post by snvzz » Fri, Feb 02, 2024, 7:13 AM UTC

widge wrote: post #3

AlbertoGP wrote: post #2

Their server (PHP 8) is Free Software under the GPL v3 but I can't find any link to the SQL dump mentioned in the README that one would need to actually run it.

Where do you see such a requirement?

Not even the AGPL has such a requirement.

Re: The Retro Web – Database, Docs, BIOS, Drivers, etc. for old PC Hardware

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Post by tommica » Fri, Feb 02, 2024, 7:24 AM UTC

This seems like a really neat thing - need to remember the old specs, wanna see if there are any drivers!

Edit: Oh man, didn't remember how colorful old motherboards looked like... Ah, nostalgia

Re: The Retro Web – Database, Docs, BIOS, Drivers, etc. for old PC Hardware

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Post by AlbertoGP » Fri, Feb 02, 2024, 7:44 AM UTC

snvzz wrote: post #5

widge wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Where do you see such a requirement?

Not even the AGPL has such a requirement.

You are both right, I did not mean that they had any obligation but I see how it could be read that way.

Re: The Retro Web – Database, Docs, BIOS, Drivers, etc. for old PC Hardware

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Post by bdcravens » Fri, Feb 02, 2024, 7:49 AM UTC

Looking at the simple (as in good) layout and all the old hardware reminded me of Pricewatch.com (specifically the late 90s/early 2000s era version of the site)

Re: The Retro Web – Database, Docs, BIOS, Drivers, etc. for old PC Hardware

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Post by anthk » Fri, Feb 02, 2024, 7:50 AM UTC

Now, useful software for w9x (there's a good chunk of libre software too, as 7Zip and retrozilla + an Ublock Origin plugin for it):

http://piteusz.ovh/files/windows/

Windows Update (W2K and up): http://legacyupdate.net

Needed for dependencies on some software.

Hexchat will work well against the Bitlbee IRC servers at https://www.bitlbee.org/main.php/servers.html

Here you might set several bridge accounts, including IRC+TLS, Jabber, Discord...

Re: The Retro Web – Database, Docs, BIOS, Drivers, etc. for old PC Hardware

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Post by AlbertoGP » Fri, Feb 02, 2024, 7:53 AM UTC

rasz wrote: post #4

AlbertoGP wrote: post #2

Their server (PHP 8) is Free Software under the GPL v3 but I can't find any link to the SQL dump mentioned in the README that one would need to actually run it.

Base sql dump is in database.pgsql, then they got patches on top of that in /migrations Afaik only one developer deploys this code to the webserver and last time I tried it wasnt reproducible https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?p=1207261#p1207261 I suspect he is the only one who ever does build whole project, or maybe no one ever builds it from scratch. I think problem is in the database with codebase expecting neve…

Thank you, I see it now.