[OpenAFS-devel] GSOC 2010: Userspace NFS->AFS translator

[Nitish Sharma]

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Hello everyone,
I, Nitish Dutt Sharma, am a Computer Science masters student and highly
interested in making contribution to OpenAFS project through GSoc 2010. I
recently came across OpenAFS project, while researching  for my Distributed
Systems course. The project sounds very appealing to me.
I have good experience in C, by the work I've done in GNU/Linux kernel
development, and right now I am working with a group on Android kernel
development. I also have, relatively less as compared to C, experience in
C++, Java and python.
*Userspace NFS -> AFS translator* project interested me the most and I
believe I have the appropriate skill set required for this project.
I am relatively new to OpenAFS, but have experience using NFS. I discussed
the project on IRC channel and received very good pointers to approach it.
I've started studying the AFS documentation and will try to come up with a
rough proposal draft, very soon.
Since, one of the critical part of this project involves authentication
mappings, it would be great if someone could provide me with resource for
OpenAFS authentication, or Is it exactly same as Kerberos (and I should
rather study it)? Any other suggestions/advices/resources are also welcome.
Also, please let me know who could possibly mentor this project.

Regards
Nitish

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Hello everyone,<br>I, Nitish Dutt Sharma, am a Computer Science=20
masters student and highly interested in making contribution to=20
OpenAFS project through GSoc 2010. I recently came across OpenAFS=20
project, while researching=A0 for my Distributed Systems course. The=20
project sounds very appealing to me.<br>
I have good experience in C, by the work I&#39;ve done in GNU/Linux kernel
 development, and right now I am working with a group on Android kernel=20
development. I also have, relatively less as compared to C, experience=20
in C++, Java and python.<br>
<b>Userspace NFS -&gt; AFS translator</b> project interested me the most an=
d I believe I have the appropriate skill set required for this project.<br>=
I am relatively new to OpenAFS, but have experience using NFS. I discussed =
the project on IRC channel and received very good pointers to approach it. =
I&#39;ve started studying the AFS documentation and will try to come up wit=
h a rough proposal draft, very soon.<br>
Since, one of the critical part of this project involves authentication map=
pings, it would be great if someone could provide me with resource for Open=
AFS authentication, or Is it exactly same as Kerberos (and I should rather =
study it)? Any other suggestions/advices/resources are also welcome.<br>
 Also, please let me know who could possibly mentor this project.<br>=A0<br=
>Regards<br>Nitish<br>

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