From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Mar 22 16:12:10 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B288D106578F for ; Sun, 22 Mar 2009 16:12:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from babkin@verizon.net) Received: from vms173011pub.verizon.net (vms173011pub.verizon.net [206.46.173.11]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 915288FC13 for ; Sun, 22 Mar 2009 16:12:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from babkin@verizon.net) Received: from vms181.mailsrvcs.net ([172.18.12.133]) by vms173011.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 6.3-7.04 (built Sep 26 2008; 32bit)) with ESMTPA id <0KGW007PLY7SUXHE@vms173011.mailsrvcs.net> for freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org; Sun, 22 Mar 2009 10:11:52 -0500 (CDT) Received: from 96.234.43.209 ([96.234.43.209]) by vms181.mailsrvcs.net (Verizon Webmail) with HTTP; Sun, 22 Mar 2009 10:11:52 -0500 (CDT) Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2009 10:11:52 -0500 (CDT) From: Sergey Babkin To: gabriele.modena@gmail.com Message-id: <81564424.534529.1237734712737.JavaMail.root@vms181.mailsrvcs.net> Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable X-Originating-IP: [96.234.43.209] X-Mailman-Approved-At: Sun, 22 Mar 2009 16:22:39 +0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: GSoC: Semantic File System X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2009 16:12:11 -0000 Sorry if this sounds like s tupid suggestion, but have you thought abou= t doing an user-space prototype first? It's usually much easier to deve= lop and modify. Then after the features get worked out, move it into the= kernel. -SB Mar 21, 2009 07:51:18 AM, [1]gabriele.mod= ena@gmail.com wrote: Hello, I am an AI master student at the university of = Amsterdam. On of my current research interests lays in the area of i= nformation retrieval and I would like to do a project within my Unive= rsity research group starting next june. I am actually studying back= ground literature about semantic filesystem and information retrieval ov= er local files. Being also quite interested in kernel development, I= would like to propose a proof of concept that implements such technique= s. My goal, though, would not be just a reimplementation of existing = code, but possibly some more extensive work that combines techniques alr= eady used in other domains of II. Could this be an interesting Summe= r of Code proposal for the FreeBSD Foundation? I plan to write down = some notes/ideas (and details) I have on a wiki starting from next week.= Regards. _______________________________________________ = [2]freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list [3]http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/fr= eebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[4]freebsd-hackers-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" References 1. 3D"mailto:gabr= 2. 3D"mailto:freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org" 3. 3D"http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers" 4. 3D"mailto:fr=