[OpenAFS-devel] Interest in Contributing to AFSIO GSoC Project

Fri, 21 Mar 2025 00:55:24 +0530

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Dear Mentors,

I hope this email finds you well.

My name is Krishay Rathaure, and I'm a B.Tech student at the Indian
Institute of Technology Indore, India. I've two years of experience in C
programming, network security, and CLI development, including leading a CTF
team and collaborating on multiple projects at national hackathons. Given
my passion for distributed file systems and open-source software, I am
excited about the afsio: Add Mount Point and ACL Creation Support project
for GSoC.

I have been exploring the OpenAFS repository and reviewing afsio=E2=80=99s
functionality, and I=E2=80=99m eager to contribute by extending these comma=
nds and
refining my proposal based on your guidance.

To ensure my proposal aligns with the project=E2=80=99s needs, I would appr=
eciate
clarification on a few points:

   1. What is the best practice for enabling authenticated access in afsio?
   Should I integrate existing mechanisms (such as "aklog" with system call=
s)
   or consider alternative approaches?
   2. How is mount point creation expected to interact with AFS volumes?
   Are there specific system calls or libraries you prefer for this
   functionality?
   3. Are there any areas in the current afsio interface that need
   immediate improvement or could benefit from a redesign?
   4. What testing methods do you recommend for different system
   configurations (e.g., containers or VMs)?

I would love to hear your thoughts on these focus areas and any recommended
initial contributions before the application period. Please let me know if
you have any questions for me.

Thank you for your time. I look forward to your response and suggestions.

Best regards,
Krishay Rathaure
Linkedin <https://www.linkedin.com/in/krishay-rathaure/>
+91-9810309960

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Dear Mentors,I hope this email finds you well.</=
p>My name is Krishay Rathaure, and I&#39;m a B.Tech student at the India=
n Institute of Technology Indore, India. I&#39;ve two years of experience i=
n C programming, network security, and CLI development, including leading a=
 CTF team and collaborating on multiple projects at national hackathons. Gi=
ven my passion for distributed file systems and open-source software, I am =
excited about the afsio: Add Mount Point and ACL Creation Support project f=
or GSoC.I have been exploring the OpenAFS repository and reviewing a=
fsio=E2=80=99s functionality, and I=E2=80=99m eager to contribute by extend=
ing these commands and refining my proposal based on your guidance.T=
o ensure my proposal aligns with the project=E2=80=99s needs, I would appre=
ciate clarification on a few points:<ol>
<li>What is the best practice for enabling authenticated access in afsio? S=
hould I integrate existing mechanisms (such as &quot;aklog&quot; with syste=
m calls) or consider alternative approaches?</li>
<li>How is mount point creation expected to interact with AFS volumes? Are =
there specific system calls or libraries you prefer for this functionality?=
</li>
<li>Are there any areas in the current afsio interface that need immediate =
improvement or could benefit from a redesign?</li>
<li>What testing methods do you recommend for different system configuratio=
ns (e.g., containers or VMs)?</li>
</ol>I would love to hear your thoughts on these focus areas and any rec=
ommended initial contributions before the application period. Please let me=
 know if you have any questions for me.

Thank you for your time. I look forward to your response and suggest=
ions.Best regards, Krishay Rathaure <a href=3D"https://www.lin=
kedin.com/in/krishay-rathaure/" target=3D"_blank">Linkedin</a> +91-98103=
09960</div>

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