THM 2005-05-19 Summary
D1273173173
Auriel
#Notes taken by [kuroneko]
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#Status reports:
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#20H
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#Multiauthdom:
# * It "takes the keys of the users on the other nodes and uses them
# for the tickets."
# * All done except for factotum
# * waiting on ddr.9grid.de to come back online
# * Authsrv + backend are working.
# * Code available in ddr.9grid.de
# * Still Private Key based
# * rsc9 suggests that this should be replaced to use public keys
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#Modularised Installer.
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#dtLinux v2.6 with v9fs.
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#BRUCEE
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#(via [boyd]) OzInferno is done but release on hold until docs are
#writen, "doesn't need much doc 'cause the vita stuff will largely
#do".
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#Will IRC first week of june when in paris.
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#ERICVH
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#(See [ericvh] for details)
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#9grid.us:
# * slowly coming to life.
# * main function to be a drawterm host
# * for checking out 9 vs real grid apps
# * should be available after the weekend
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#v9fs:
# * up to release canidate 5
# * complaints from pre-LKML community diminishing
# * likely to go to LKML on Monday
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#Summer projects:
# * reliability stuff
# * linux kernel server support (more than u9fs)
# * "want to be able to attach gateway devices, etc. directly to it."
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#Interested in:
# * authsrv for Linux
# * plan9ports being split up more linux-like
# * "split up the (p9p) components a bit so I can have people just
# grab the libraries and build environment to build synthetic file
# servers under Linux"
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#KURONEKO
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#(See [kuroneko] for details)
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#Sparc32:
# * up to MMU mapping
# * xalloc needs fixing
# * needs multiple arbitary zone allocation
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#Fs64:
# * need to retest
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#Fs:
# * jukebox behaviour workarounds
# * /n/sources/contrib/ccollins/fs
# * document build procedures
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#GDIAZ
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#9grid.org.es stalled due to workload.
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#Will talk to 20h about cross-domain auth.
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#MAJOR-WILLARD (BOYD)
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#Bad hand slowing work.
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#Compilers fix for to handle large macro expansions:
# * "99.9% done. the 0.1% is subtle"
# * cmd/8c and cmd/cc are on contrib/boyd
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#NASHI
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#Running tip9ug servers, "everyone behaves good on mordor."
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#Talking about multi authdom in tip9ug.
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#vt3 adds: "working on japanese fonts, finding security issues with
#venti, just being modest"
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#OKSEL
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#Interested in USB work, modified usbd to automatically load usbmouse
#when a mouse gets plugged in.
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#QUINTILE
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#Cifs, adding ntlmv2 auth, message signing, dfs support.
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#Seperating libasn1 from libsec, leading up to ldapfs, snmpfs and krb
#in factotum.
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#Chatfs as a /net service providing msim, yahoo, jabber, etc.
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#All incomplete - published when ready.
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#RMILLER
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#Working on usb storage improvements soon.
# * usb itself needs work as its too slow to be really usable for
# storage
# * many devices don't boey the spec either
# * poor performance attributed to "only being able to send one
# packet per usb frame"
# * forsyth may be looking at usb as well
# * usb booting should work if supported by bios(not sure about 9load)
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#RMINNICH
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#Port to Xen3.0
# * goes really slowly
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#Working with vic zandy'x xcpu:
# * "xcpu is really really nice"
# * server for remote execution
# * not released yet
# * for lightweight cluster nodes.
# * similar to linux bproc stuff
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#Strongarm
# * enet driver has issue
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#Try to work with k8 once jmk releases initial kernel code.
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#RSC9
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#Wkj has almost working sshv2.
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#Working on venti rewrite:
# * almost in a releaseable state
# * jmk + rsc9 will be deploying a new venti to test it
# * considerably faster than old venti
# * p9p release first, then plan9 native
# * available in the CVS as p9p
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#TMCM
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#Pointed out buffer overflow vulnerability report:
#http://schtarb.free.fr/plan9.txt rsc9 said he would look into it if
#he had some time, but asked for volunteers to do it.
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#URIEL
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#(See [uriel] for details)
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#Hacking on wiki and docs.
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