[in no particular order...]
* New client front-end -- The current client isn't built for doing a
number of things people have suggested (eg, offline processing, better
stop/start support, etc). If you're an experienced C programmer (Windows,
Unix), this would be an interesting project. This won't involve the
key-crunching core code, so you don't need to know anything about DES. :-)
* Enhanced graphs -- the graphs I'm doing are just plain-n-simple
GnuPlot. Have an idea for a different type of graph, or want to improve
their look? Maybe a Java program to let you do everything client-side?
* Enhanced statistics -- We're not interested in cloning DVG or SolNet,
but there's certainly room for improvement. This would involve writing
some code (Perl, most likely) to process the server log files. A releated
project could be to write a Graph-O-Matic type web form/CGI to let people
flexably view the statistics. This is already startign to get underway...
* Publicity -- We could use people to help quickly spread new press
releases. And of course, everyone can still contact people they know at
other companies or universities/schools that have unused computers. :-)
* Utilities/scripts -- A number of people have asked for stuff to adjust
priorities, automate client/dial-up execution, etc. If you're currently
using a setup that makes use of any 3rd party utilities (or you've written
your own scripts), we could use a write up on what you're doing, how to do
it, etc. This will make it easier for new people joining to contribute to
DESCHALL with less effort on their part. :-)
Justin Dolske <URL:http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/~dolske/>
(dolske@cis.ohio-state.edu)
Graduate Fellow / Research Associate at The Ohio State University, CIS Dept.
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