[Xorp-hackers] XRL/Thrift (was: Re: Omitting XrlDB from Router Manager)

[Bruce Simpson]

Ben Greear wrote:
>
> Do you have an estimate for when you plan to post your changes?

That's a very good question. At the moment, no, but I'll pick one out of 
the hat.

I'll be conservative, and say XRL/Thrift may be ready to go sometime in 
mid December; that's not an official milestone, and please, don't hold 
me to it.

It's the beginning of November now. I am the only developer, as far as I 
know, working near-full-time on the community XORP branch, so I'm sure 
you can appreciate there's a lot of pressure involved.

It's difficult to stay focused on that goal, and still provide lifeline 
support here, so I am trying to keep ahead as much as possible. I know 
I've had support requests from people on these lists which I have sadly 
had to drop packet on for this reason.

What I'll do now is post an update about where I'm at, and try to think 
of tasks which other people could potentially pitch in on.

For the foreseeable future, this is going to involve C++ hacking. That's 
just how it is -- but there are other ways in which people can get 
involved with the project, e.g. documentation, support, tracking down bugs.

One really interesting thing which people have asked for, is a Linux 
version of the LiveCD. This would be a great third party developer 
contribution for someone to get involved with.

thanks,
BMS