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Re: [Savannah-hackers] savannah.gnu.org: submission of Quartz
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Loic Dachary |
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Re: [Savannah-hackers] savannah.gnu.org: submission of Quartz |
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Tue, 11 Dec 2001 12:15:07 +0100 |
Hi,
Thanks for clarifying this and sorry for not understanding it
right away. Please re-submit the project, adding a line to make absolutely
clear that the project is to write a piece of software.
Thanks for your patience,
Sharath Udupa writes:
> hi,
>
> actually Quartz is a project to develop a web-based management tool to FCAPS
> a linux router (zebra). This software can be made to sit in a black box or
> included in a software distro. I hope I have clarified the project aim. If
> the explanation given earlier is confusing(in the website), I will rewrite
> and send it.
>
> see ya,
> Sharath
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> From: "Loic Dachary" <address@hidden>
> To: <address@hidden>
> Cc: <address@hidden>
> Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2001 8:48 PM
> Subject: Re: [Savannah-hackers] savannah.gnu.org: submission of Quartz
>
>
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Savannah does not host distributions (sets of software
> > packages), it hosts individual software or documentation
> > projects. Maybe you could submit various projects for specific
> > components of Quartz ?
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > address@hidden writes:
> > >
> > > A package was submitted to savannah.gnu.org.
> > > This mail was sent to address@hidden, address@hidden
> > >
> > >
> > > sharath udupa <address@hidden> described the package as follows:
> > > License: gpl
> > > Other License:
> > > Package: Quartz
> > > System name: quartz
> > > This package does NOT want to apply for inclusion in the GNU project
> > >
> > > This project is aimed at developing a comprehensive platform to provide
> routing functionality along with easy and effective QoS management services.
> > > This can be realised as an appliance or as software distro. As an
> appliance this would be a black box with can be plugged to the existing
> network infrastructure. This box behaves as a router along with providing
> QoS management services. Since this would be a black box, managing the box
> would be through a web interface which provides the administrator some
> freedom in choosing the location from where s/he would want to configure the
> device.
> > > This could also be realised as a software distro, i.e., we provide a cd
> packaged with the system(OS+platform) which when installed on a PC would
> provide the complete services.
> > >
> > > The first task on hand is integrating the several parts already
> available in linux needed to realise this platform. I would like to list a
> few of them (this by no way is a complete list) -
> > > *Linux kernel 2.4 - This should provide all the networking services
> needed,i.e, TCP/IP stack, QoS service (necessary options are chosen when
> compiling the kernel),etc.
> > > *Routing services - We could use existing applications such as Zebra or
> linuxrouter.
> > > *QoS services
> > > *APIs for using the kernel provided services.
> > > *Web based interface - this will the interface used by the
> administrator to configure the platform
> > >
> > >
> > > It does not exist yet but I\'m working on it.
> > >
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