bagder: curl-www/docs _gsoc2008.html,1.3,1.4

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Update of /cvsroot/curl/curl-www/docs
In directory labb:/tmp/cvs-serv17175

Modified Files:
	_gsoc2008.html 
Log Message:
sorted it slightly and added some more blurb


Index: _gsoc2008.html
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RCS file: /cvsroot/curl/curl-www/docs/_gsoc2008.html,v
retrieving revision 1.3
retrieving revision 1.4
diff -u -d -r1.3 -r1.4
--- _gsoc2008.html	3 Mar 2008 11:26:39 -0000	1.3
+++ _gsoc2008.html	3 Mar 2008 11:43:56 -0000	1.4
@@ -29,25 +29,57 @@
  associated <a href="/mail/">mailing list</a>.
 
 
-SUBTITLE(Ideas for Projects)
+SUBTITLE(Ideas)
+<p>
+ <b>New Protocols</b>
+
 <ul>
 
-<li> SMTP
+<li> SMTP - although it isn't really yet determined that this would truly be a
+ good addition. Prepare to explain to use why it is!
 
-<li> native (i.e.: library-less) LDAP(S)
+<li> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data:_URI_scheme">data: URLs</a>
+ (mostly a case of completeness for applications that use libcurl for all
+ URLs)
 
-<li> data: URLs
+<li> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Time_Streaming_Protocol">RTSP</a>
+ is for streaming data
 
-<li> Preparing for fips accreditation (using openssl fips)
+<li> MMS:// streams. A Microsoft protocol for streaming content. See the
+ existing <a href="http://www.geocities.com/majormms/">mms client</a> source
+ code for inspiration and start.
 
-<li> RTSP
+<li> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Time_Messaging_Protocol">RTMP</a>
+A patch for parts of this is mentioned here:
+http://savannah.gnu.org/task/?5930#comment5
 
-<li> MMS:// streams
+<li> <a href="ftp://ftp.rfc-editor.org/in-notes/rfc3507.txt">ICAP</a>
 
-<li> RTMP?
+</ul>
+
+<p><b>Improving existing stuff</b>
+
+<li> native (i.e.: library-less) LDAP(S)
+
+<li> Preparing for fips accreditation (using openssl fips)
 
 <li> Complete Java integration/binding
 
+<li> Fix the last remaining blocking calls within libcurl
+
+<li> Fixing up lacking language bindings
+
+<li> make the curl tool use the multi interface and allow it to do parallel
+transfers
+
+<li> Test suite improvements: adding support for more protocols. Most notably
+ perhaps FTPS, telnet and ldap(s). Make a "native" stunnel version that works
+ with the selected SSL library of choice.
+
+</ul>
+
+<p><b>Provide New Functionality</b>
+<ul>
 <li> HTTP Caching<br>
   This isn't as simple a problem as it might seem as there are
   potential issues with security and also because depending on use cases, you
@@ -60,18 +92,9 @@
   Some aspects of the HTTP standard are not well-known and people are bound to
   get them wrong if they implement caching themselves, e.g. the "Vary" and
   "Etag" headers.
-
-<li> Fix the last remaining blocking calls within libcurl
-
-<li> Fixing up/replacing language bindings
-
-<li> make the curl tool use the multi interface and allow it to do parallel
-transfers
-
-<li> <a href="ftp://ftp.rfc-editor.org/in-notes/rfc3507.txt">ICAP</a>
-
 </ul>
 
+
 SUBTITLE(Mentors)
 <p>
  These guys are volunteering to mentor students:
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