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[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.

[Netnice-developer] libnetnice tasks

[Luke R <luk...@ya...>]

I'd like to sign up for Fp-1 and www.  

Hello to all developers btw, I'm a new guy here.  Most
development experience in a Win environment, so I'm
somewhat cutting my teeth on this project.  If anyone
feels strongly about taking Fp-1, let me know and I
can graciously bow down from it.  I can for sure
proofread webpages :o)  (English only though, I should
mention).

Cheers,

Luke


		
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Re: [Netnice-developer] libnetnice tasks

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

thanks Luke. i really appreciate your help.

i personally think Fp-1 is a good fit. any conflict would happen,
because the late comer can take Gp-1...

your commitment to www is also helpful. it is a wiki-based system,
and you can easily maintain the contents from remote hosts.
i'll write to you more about the task, later.

again. thanks for your help. i really appreciate it.

-- taka

On 11/7/05, Luke R <luk...@ya...> wrote:
> I'd like to sign up for Fp-1 and www.
>
> Hello to all developers btw, I'm a new guy here.  Most
> development experience in a Win environment, so I'm
> somewhat cutting my teeth on this project.  If anyone
> feels strongly about taking Fp-1, let me know and I
> can graciously bow down from it.  I can for sure
> proofread webpages :o)  (English only though, I should
> mention).
>
> Cheers,
>
> Luke
>
>
>
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Re: [Netnice-developer] libnetnice tasks

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

On 11/7/05, Takashi Okumura <ta...@wi...> wrote:
>
> i personally think Fp-1 is a good fit. any conflict would happen,
> because the late comer can take Gp-1...

would *not* happen.

i apologize.


-- taka

Re: [Netnice-developer] libnetnice tasks

[Matt D. <mat...@gm...>]

I would be up for L1, mostly for the NPF port.  I wanna generate some
code, especially some kernal hacking goodies.  Although Lib1 is
definitely my second choice.  Mostly I would like to contribute some of
my own code for the project.  But since Im the new guy to the project,
ill let you all deem what task would be more 'useful' for my learning
the netnice system.

-Matt

Takashi Okumura wrote:
> 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.
> 
> 
> 
> 
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Re: [Netnice-library] Re: [Netnice-developer] libnetnice tasks

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

hi, matt.

thanks for the post. if you can be responsible for L1 development,
that will be great. also, you may take as much tasks as you want,
including Lib1, of course :-)

but, since NPF porting is the most tough part in the diagram, i
suggest you to start from easier tasks, raising the hurdles step
by step. so, if you have any spare time, can you just upgrade
the 2.6.7 netnice, to 2.6.12?? this will be quite instructive
for you, as a starting point.

if that is okay, please take a look at freebsd/sys/NOTE file,
in the alpha package. you will find commit instructions, which
tells you how to add an upgraded version to the CVS repository.
Particularly, please follow the instructions given in the following
sections. use r2612, as the branch for the clean 2.6.12, and
netnice2612 for your new version.

	- How to import a newer version of the OS
	- To add a branch to the repository
	- Too apply the patch of the old version, to the new one

if you cannot understand these instructions, please just leave
them untouched. once we had a new developer, who were new to CVS,
jeopardized entire repository with careless import operation, and
i really do not want that to happen again.

if the task is too easy for you, that will be nice. really nice.
so, please just show me by actually finishing it, and, please try
to fix the bug, i described in L1 task description, next. For
more detailed description, please try to get commit log for
FreeBSD, on July 23, 2005. the bug tries to drain packets from
a deleted leaf VIF. you may not understand what it means now, but,
you will, once you finish the upgrading part. and, the commit
logs contain many hints about how to fix the bug, though it is
made for other BSD OSes.

i believe these tasks will provide fairly instructive
opportunity for you, to get used to the Linux/netnice code.
any questions and suggestions are welcome.

thanks!!!


-- taka

Matt Davis wrote:
> I would be up for L1, mostly for the NPF port.  I wanna generate some
> code, especially some kernal hacking goodies.  Although Lib1 is
> definitely my second choice.  Mostly I would like to contribute some of
> my own code for the project.  But since Im the new guy to the project,
> ill let you all deem what task would be more 'useful' for my learning
> the netnice system.
> 
> -Matt