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+Tasks for the Hurd
+==================
+
+*These tasks are compiled from the
+ [[community/weblogs/ArneBab/niches_of_the_hurd]] and
+ [[community/weblogs/ArneBab/what_we_need]]. The first asked “where
+ can the Hurd find niches where it is the biggest fish in the pond,
+ and how?” while the second asked “what do we still need to make the
+ Hurd usable for most of its developers as system for their day-to-day
+ tasks?”.*
+
+*This might be useful for the next GSoC. Please feel free to edit
+ and/or migrate it mercilessly :)*
+
+### Easy
+
+- Port debian packages to the Hurd -> currently mainly tinkerers, but
+  also any other niche. In the long run this is necessary for every
+  user. Easy start for devs.
+- Document easier access to low-level functions via translators, one
+  function at a time. -> tinkerers.
+- get nsmux ready for regular users by setting it up in the LiveCDs by
+  default. -> show tinkerers what it can do.
+- Test on modern machines. If it doesn’t work, file a bug:
+  [info](http://www.mail-archive.com/bug-hurd@gnu.org/msg19105.html).
+
+
+### Complex
+
+- A filesystem-based package manager: Unionmounting packages. With
+  filterfs from nsmux packages any user should be able to selectively
+  disable any package without affecting the system of others. Simple
+  active translators can add packages. -> clean design and more
+  freedom for tinkerers to quickly setup test environments: “Does this
+  also work with XY disabled?” ⇒ rapid testing for different base
+  systems.
+- Enable subhurds for regular users via a subdo command: A framework
+  for confining individual applications. -> tinkerers for testing
+  their work.
+- Define your personal environment via translators, so you can easily
+  take it with you ⇒ system on a USB stick. Would work great with a
+  filesystem based package manager -> use the capabilities of a system
+  and all its installed packages without having to give up your own
+  custom environment.
+
+- Implement USB support, maybe using DDE or DDEkit -> prerequisite to system on USB.
+- Add Wireless support, maybe via DDE. 
+- Add sound support via a sound translator. 
+- Add SATA support. 
+- Stabilize Xorg, so it can run fast for days. 
+- Add PPPoE capablilities. 
+- Debug NFS for climm, w3m and git. 
+- Port a full-featured browser (i.e. Firefox).
+- (Graphical Desktop and switching between console and X) or full
+  featured high-resultion console which doesn’t need X (and emacs :)
+  ).
+
+### Huge
+
+- Get Hurd/GNU Mach ready for efficient multicore usage. -> multicore
+- Running parts of the Hurd on different computers, maybe even with
+  shared servers on dedicated hardware (Cloud Computing when the servers
+  can migrate between computers). -> multicore on steroids :)