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Adapt OpenAFS to the relevant Linux 2.6 kernel cataclysms.: Status: completed by Jonathan Curley.

What we need for a draft proposal:

Brief summary of what project does (link to summary page is fine)
Statement on what you want to add
Features of the code base:
- brief outline of chunks of code base (e.g., per-platform "modules", common-code "modules"), with lines-of-code breakdown by chunk
- approximate percentage which is assembly language
- status of compiler/linker/debugger tool chain (if non-standard)
- license flavor
- Standard acceptance process for code in this project
Details of what you propose to accomplish:
- Lines of code you expect to write
- Type of code you expect to write (plug-in, device driver, mutate 1% of every existing file, ...)
- List of rough milestones and time estimates (in weeks)
- estimated person responsibility breakdown (including estimated lines of code)
- Who else is working in the area
Resources:
- How many machines of what type will be necessary
- Which machines you plan to provide
- What will be resident in 412 "lab" (how many IP addresses?)

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