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Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:18:13 -0400
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From: "Devon H. O'Dell" <devon.odell@gmail.com>
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	Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net>
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Subject: Re: [9fans] request for more GSoC project suggestions
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2009/3/26  <lucio@proxima.alt.za>:
>> so if you have any ideas you'd like to get on
>> there, just mail them to me, or to the plan9-gsoc mailing list and
>> I'll get them plopped up there.
>
> I'm actively working on GCC from two directions: a port of the Plan 9
> libraries to a cross-compilation environment under NetBSD (I have
> Ubuntu handy as well, so that becomes an option) and implementing ELF
> support in the Plan 9 kernel. =A0The latter requires familiarity with
> Linuxemu which in turns provides two useful extensions besides its own
> value: ELF and MMAP.
>
> MMAP is so ubiquitous, someone ought to be looking into it, but it
> won't be me until ELF is sorted out.

^

> I have no idea whether any of these are potential GSoC projects, but
> anyone who wants to contribute is welcome in whatever way they like.

Alright, sounds good. Are you signed up as a mentor? (I'm not an
admin, so I don't know).

I'll add this to the ideas page; if you're interested and able to
mentor, this would be a great project, I think.

--dho

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