Re: [9fans] Glendix?

[Anant Narayanan <anant@kix.in>]

> well, perhaps.  in this case, however, he's looking for a student project,
> and one that's essentially a load of grunge work isn't a good choice.

I don't think grunge work is bad if the result is usable. Hence, what I
am trying to evaluate via the discussion is whether the result is
something that can actually be used by developers.

> it might or might not have been a good gsoc project, but i don't think
> it's the best choice for a final year project, even if you're in Engineering not CS.
> (the aims are often quite different for gsoc projects than for a final-year project.)

Incidentally, I am pursuing Computer Engineering - but syllabi can be
easily mistaken for a CS course, there's no difference.

> if you're looking for something plan9-related, i'd pick an application area
> of interest to you that looks as though it could benefit from applying plan 9's
> techniques, mechanisms, etc., and apply them in an implementation.
> if you aim to finish in about 2 months, you should be done in time in 4, with write-up.
> a modular project is always good, so if you've actually got spare time
> at the end, you can add another component.  (for instance, if the project
> is split into 9p server and 9p clients, you can add a different type of client
> for the same service.)

Thanks, I'll look some more and see if I can find more ideas.
(Trouble is, I already registered glendix.org ;))

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Anant