Google Summer of Code project ideas

Hello,

As you are probably aware, the NetBSD project will once again participate
in the Google Summer of Code 2006.  We are currently compiling a list of
possible projects, but seeing how our userbase communicates primarily via
our mailing lists, I thought I should bring your attention to these
projects.

If you are interested in participating in the Summer of Code as as
student, it would be best if you would start discussing your proposal on
this list.  You also want to take a look at
http://www.netbsd.org/contrib/soc-application.html for a list of questions
you should be able to answer in your application.

The projects relating to topics on this mailing list are:

*  Support for MMU-less systems -- NetBSD currently requires a system
   with an MMU. This obviously limits the portability. We'd be
   interested in an implementation/port of NetBSD on/to an MMU-less
   system.

*  Port NetBSD to Sharp's Zaurus PDA.

*  Support for MIPS16e ISA -- NetBSD currently supports the MIPS32 ISA,
   but does not include support for the MIPS16e extension, which would
   be very useful for reducing the size of binaries for some kinds of
   embedded systems. This is very much like the ARM thumb instructions.

*  Support for MIPS64 ISA -- NetBSD currently runs on 64-bit MIPS
   processors, but only in 32-bit mode. It would be nice to be able to
   run a true 64-bit OS on those processors. 

*  Support for sun4v (UltraSPARC T1) -- It would be nice to support
   these newer highly SMP processors from Sun. A Linux port already
   exists, and Sun has contributed code to the FOSS community.

The complete list of project ideas is available online at
http://www.netbsd.org/contrib/projects.html

-Jan

P.S.: Discussions (and implementations) of any of these projects is of
course welcome regardless of whether or not you are a student or intend
to apply for the SoC. :-)

-- 
Tradition is the illusion of permanence. -- Woody Allen

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