Re: Contributing to the Hurd

[Mark Kettenis <kettenis@wins.uva.nl>]

   From: "Daniel E. Baumann" <baumannd@msoe.edu>
   Date: Tue, 9 May 2000 12:20:25 -0500
   Resent-From: debian-hurd@lists.debian.org

   The main reason I would like to know what needs to be done is that
   I want to get the paper work in for this class filled out and on
   the independent study form I have to write some shpeil about what
   this study is about and what I am going to accomplish, etc.  So any
   information about what needs to be done would be much
   appreciated. I can then pick something to do. :)

Here are some things that I'd like too see in the Hurd:

 * A POSIX shared memory implementation.  Shouldn't be too difficult
   using Mach's memory objects.

 * POSIX clocks & timers.  Involves added support for these things to
   GNU Mach (looks like there's something in CMU's MK84 release).

 * The infamous shadowfs (nifty union mount done in a Hurdish way).

 * Redesigning the console.  Having something really basic in the
   kernel (perhaps only a framebuffer with some basic functionality
   for printing kernel messages, i.e. simple ASCII strings) and
   provide a server that implements the actual terminal device in user
   space on top of that.

Mark