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<p>The GNU&nbsp;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 these task proposals or have your own ideas on what to work, then please
don't hesitate to contact us on the <a
href="/software/hurd/help.html#mail">bug-hurd mailing list</a> or the <a
href="/software/hurd/help.html#irc">#hurd IRC channel</a>.</p>

<ul>

<li>Design and implement <a
href="http://savannah.gnu.org/task/?1619"><em>libchannel</em></a>, a library
for streams.</li>

<li>Rewrite <a href="http://savannah.gnu.org/task/?5469"><em>pfinet</em></a>,
our interface to the IPv4 world; create a <a
href="http://savannah.gnu.org/task/?5470"><em>pfinet6</em></a> to interface to
the IPv6 world.</li>

<li>Make GNU Mach use more <a href="http://savannah.gnu.org/task/?5488">up to
date <em>device drivers</em></a>.</li>

<li>Design and implement a <a
href="http://savannah.gnu.org/task/?5485"><em>sound system</em></a>.</li>

<li>Introduce the world of the <a
href="http://savannah.gnu.org/task/?5486"><em>Andrew File System (AFS)</em></a>
to the Hurd.</li>

<li>Work on enhancing our <a href="http://savannah.gnu.org/task/?5497"><em>NFS
client</em> and <em>NFSd</em></a>.</li>

<li>Implement support for <a
href="http://savannah.gnu.org/task/?5499"><em>Logical Volume Management
(LVM)</em></a>.</li>

</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.</p>