Hi, I was looking for some open-source implementation work to be done as my master's project when I chanced upon the Plan 9 GSOC projects page. My interest is in networking, so I was particularly interested in projects about adding zeroconf networking and firewall support to Plan 9.
I think I have sufficient knowledge of C/C++, but I haven't ever worked or used Plan 9, but have heard of it, so I would like to take this opportunity to get to know the system better and contribute to the community. I have a year with me to do the project, though the coursework is interlaced with classes, so I won't be able to dedicate 30-40 hrs per week like the GSOC students do ! So a year is a sufficient enough time I guess. Can someone please discuss with me how to proceed, and what are the things I should learn before starting on this ? I have already started reading the papers on Plan 9 and is starting to install the plan 9 on virtual box on my machine. -- Vinu Rajashekhar, 5th Year Dual Degree Student, Deptt of Computer Science & Engg, IIT Kharagpur, India.
