Re: Contributing to the Hurd
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- Subject: Re: Contributing to the Hurd
- From: Mark Kettenis <kettenis@wins.uva.nl>
- Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 02:16:07 +0200
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From: "Daniel E. Baumann" <baumannd@msoe.edu>
Date: Tue, 9 May 2000 12:20:25 -0500
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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
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