[OpenAFS-devel] Introduction: Interested in contributing (Rx tooling)

[Michael Meffie]

On Wed, 18 Feb 2026 04:31:19 +0530
Aaditya Joil <aadityajoil100@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> My name is Aaditya Joil, and I am a computer science student with an 
> interest in network programming and low-level systems.
> 
> I recently started exploring OpenAFS and have set up a local test cell 
> (on Arch Linux), including configuring users and experimenting with 
> client/server setup. I’ve also read through the quick start guide and 
> portions of the administrator's and user’s guides to better understand 
> the architecture.
> 
> I am particularly interested in the proposed project involving a netcat 
> like tool for the Rx protocol. As an initial step, I reviewed the 
> contributor guide and looked through the current github issues, but I am 
> unsure which areas would be appropriate for a new contributor to start with.
> 
> Are there specific subsystems, smaller tasks, or documentation gaps that 
> would be good entry points while I continue learning the project's codebase?
> 
> Thank you,
> Aaditya Joil

Hello Aaditya,

Thank you for your interest in OpenAFS and reading the documentation.

The 'netcat for Rx' is an interesting project idea. For starting points, I'd
recommend looking at the current unit test suite for ideas, we can always use
more tests. Since you are interested in rx, you could see the simple-t in
tests/rx, which was recently added, to give you some ideas. That could be expanded
or you could think about other tests.

Best regards,
Mike 

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Michael Meffie <mmeffie@sinenomine.net>