[osol-discuss] Project: Writing code for closed binaries

[Glynn Foster]

Hey,

Vivek Joshi wrote:
> Is it a good idea to write our own code for the closed binaries like od,
> kill etc. Here's the detailed list (as found at belenix.org),

[snip]

> Motivation? :
> A few CS engineering students of third/final year had shown their interest
> in working on opensolaris projects. IMO, implementing these utilities
> shouldn't be a difficult task. They just need to look at man page for specs
> and write C code adhering to the manuals. Though, it's NOT that simple but
> it's a good start. What do you say?
> 
> Queries :
> - Is it a good/feasible project we should implement in opensolaris?
> - If yes, is anyone already working on the same?

Some of these may be *ideal* candidates for the Google Summer of Code. We're
just starting to get the project running, and while how many projects we get is
at the discretion of Google, I don't think it's any harm to suggest a handful of
these as being possible projects for a student to choose.


Glynn