[OpenAFS-devel] GSoC 2025 Application: Netcat-Like Tool for Rx

[Peter Chang]

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Dear OpenAFS team,

I'm Peter Chang, a student at Georgia Tech pursuing a MSCS with a focus on
distributed systems and cloud-native architectures. I have experience in
network programming, distributed file systems, and custom protocol
development, including work on caching and gRPC-based projects.

Google Summer of Code brought me here, and I find the idea of enhancing Rx
debugging and tooling in OpenAFS very interesting. I have a few questions
regarding potential areas where I could contribute:

   - Could you provide more details on the current challenges with Rx
   debugging in OpenAFS, and how tools like rxdebug are used in practice?
   - Are there specific pain points or missing features in the existing Rx
   tooling that the team is prioritizing?
   - For projects like a netcat-like tool for Rx, are there any particular
   design guidelines or integration requirements I should be aware of?

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Best regards,
Peter

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><p>Dear OpenAFS team,</p>
<p>I&#39;m Peter Chang, a student at Georgia Tech pursuing a MSCS with a fo=
cus on distributed systems and cloud-native architectures. I have experienc=
e in network programming, distributed file systems, and custom protocol dev=
elopment, including work on caching and gRPC-based projects.<br><br>Google =
Summer of Code brought me here, and I find the idea of enhancing Rx debuggi=
ng and tooling in OpenAFS very interesting. I have a few questions regardin=
g potential areas where I could contribute:</p><ul><li>
Could you provide more details on the current challenges with Rx debugging =
in OpenAFS, and how tools like rxdebug are used in practice?</li><li>Are th=
ere specific pain points or missing features in the existing Rx tooling tha=
t the team is prioritizing?</li><li>For projects like a netcat-like tool fo=
r Rx, are there any particular design guidelines or integration requirement=
s I should be aware of?</li></ul><div><p>Thank you for your time and consid=
eration.</p><p>Best regards,<br>Peter</p>
<p></p></div></div>

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