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diff --git a/whatsnew.html b/whatsnew.html index 37f87551..37f36a71 100644 --- a/whatsnew.html +++ b/whatsnew.html @@ -71,22 +71,75 @@ so that it can be added here. <DL> <!-- News entries start here --> -<dt>25 April 2006</dt> +<dt>27 April 2006</dt> <dd> -The GNU Hurd project will participate in this year's -<strong>Google Summer of Code</strong>, under the aegis of the GNU project. -A list of suggested tasks will soon be made available. -Please see the page +<p>The GNU Hurd project will participate in this year's +<strong>Google Summer of Code</strong>, under the aegis of the GNU project.</p> + +<p>The following is a list of items you might want to work on. If you want to +modify or extend these tasks or have your own ideas what to work on, please +feel invited to contact us on the <a +href="/software/hurd/help.html#TOCmail">bug-hurd mailing list</a> or the <a +href="/software/hurd/help.html#TOCirc">#hurd IRC channel</a>.</p> + +<ul> + +<li>Make GNU Mach use more <a + href="http://savannah.gnu.org/task/?func=detailitem&item_id=5488">up to date + <em>device drivers</em></a>.</li> + +<li>Work on <a + href="http://savannah.gnu.org/task/?func=detailitem&item_id=5489">GNU Mach's + <em>IPC / VM system</em></a>.</li> + +<li>Design and implement a <a + href="http://savannah.gnu.org/task/?func=detailitem&item_id=5485"><em>sound + system</em></a>.</li> + +<li>Transition the Hurd libraries and servers <a + href="http://savannah.gnu.org/task/?func=detailitem&item_id=5487">from + <em>cthreads</em> to <em>pthreads</em></a>.</li> + +<li>Find and implement a reasonable way to make the Hurd servers use <a + href="http://savannah.gnu.org/task/?func=detailitem&item_id=5490"> + <em>syslog</em></a>.</li> + +<li>Design and implement <a + href="http://savannah.gnu.org/task/?func=detailitem&item_id=1619"> + <em>libchannel</em></a>, a library for streams.</li> + +<li>Rewrite <a + href="http://savannah.gnu.org/task/?func=detailitem&item_id=5469"> + <em>pfinet</em></a>, our interface to the IPv4 world.</li> + +<li>Design / implement / enhance support for the... + + <ul> + <li><a + href="http://savannah.gnu.org/task/?func=detailitem&item_id=5486"><em>Andrew + File System (AFS)</em></a>;</li> + + <li><a + href="http://savannah.gnu.org/task/?func=detailitem&item_id=5497"><em>NFS + client</em> and <em>NFSd</em></a>;</li> + + <li><a + href="http://savannah.gnu.org/task/?func=detailitem&item_id=5498"><em>EXT3 + file system</em></a>;</li> + + <li><a + href="http://savannah.gnu.org/task/?func=detailitem&item_id=5499"><em>Logical + Volume Manager (LVM)</em></a>.</li> + </ul> + +</ul> + +<p>Please see the page <a href="/software/soc-projects/guidelines.html">GNU guidelines for Summer of Code projects</a> about how to make an application and <a href="/software/soc-projects/ideas.html">Summer of Code project ideas list</a> for a list of tasks for various GNU projects and information about -about how to submit your own ideas for tasks. -Feel free to contact us on the -<a href="/software/hurd/help.html#TOCmail">bug-hurd mailing list</a> or the -<a href="/software/hurd/help.html#TOCirc">#hurd IRC channel</a> for getting -your questions answered or having us comment on your own task proposals. -<p> +about how to submit your own ideas for tasks.</p> </dd> <DT>02 March 2006</DT> |