[Netnice-developer] libnetnice tasks

[Takashi O. <ta...@wi...>]

Dear netnice developers,

I am sorry for the lack of detailed information in the last message.
As some of you might know, I was in the U.S. last year, to take several
exams needed to qualify myself. And then, I returned to Japan to resume
my hospital training (yes, I am a medical student). This is why I have
been unable to write to you, since I spend most of my time at hospitals
these days...

Anyway. I have restarted the release engineering task of Netnice 2.2.
And, because it is not just a simple and easy task, I would really
appreciate if some of you help me. For this purpose, I tried to clarify
the state of the project and tasks needed to be done, with a simple
diagram.

	http://www.netnice.org/pukiwiki.php?Netnice2.2

As you might have realized, there are a lot of tasks, at a glance. But,
most of them are simple ones, for example, it is pretty straightforward
to create a "Release Candidate", once we have a beta version. Likewise,
if we have an RC, it would be easy to create an actual release (this is
why RC is called as such). So, I think each task will not take so long,
contrarily to the complexity of the diagram.

Now, I would be happy if some of you take over some of the tasks. If
you have some time to spare, please post task ID of your choice to the
mailing list, so that we can coordinate the tasks among coworkers (if
any...). If any conflict happens, I will try to divide the task into
several parts so that everyone can be happy. (For example, you may find
L1 can be divided into three pieces.)

If you need access to the developers' CVS, please just let me know.
I'll soon add your account to the access control list. Secondly, the
specification of libetnice is currently available only in Japanese.
I understand it is frustrating to most of you guys, even though we
can translate it to english (or most of other major languages) by
free translation service. So, please don't hesitate to ask for
assistance. I will try to respond as quickly as possible. However,
since I might be unable to reply in a prompt manner, I would be glad
if other Japanese speakers help us, just in case.

Questions are really welcome. I would appreciate any suggestions,
and code contributions :-) Also, I suggest you to use the Wiki at
our project web site. If you need urgent help, I might be available
on MS messenger (ta...@ho...), though I prefer emails.

Lastly, if you need something, to facilitate your development process,
such as PC, HDD, software, etc, I may help. Just let me know. I will
also ship a Netnice sticker to your mailing address, when you first
commit :-)

thanks!

-- taka

> Dear netnice users/developers,
> 
> I'm sorry that I've not contacted you guys for so long. I've been
> negotiating with a developer in charge of the development of
> libnetnice. But, it finally turned out that he cannot contribute
> the implementation to the project. So, now, I am looking for
> other developers who can take over the implementation task,
> utilizing a specification he designed. Contribution to the
> specification is also highly appreciated. I have already posted
> a job description at sourceforge, but, if you find the task
> interesting, please let me know.