Fwd: Contributing to glibc

[Bogdan Blidarescu]

Hello,

We would like to contribute to the glibc library. Looking at the
PROJECTS file, this sounds interesting:


> [ 8] If you enjoy assembler programming (as I do --drepper :-) you might
>      be interested in writing optimized versions for some functions.
>      Especially the string handling functions can be optimized a lot.
>      Take a look at
> Faster String Functions
> Henry Spencer, University of Toronto
> Usenix Winter '92, pp. 419--428
>      or just ask.  Currently mostly i?86 and Alpha optimized versions
>      exist.  Please ask before working on this to avoid duplicate
>      work.
>
> [11] Write access function for netmasks, bootparams, and automount
>      databases for nss_files, nss_nis, and nss_nisplus modules.
>      The functions should be embedded in the nss scheme.  This is not
>      hard and not all services must be supported at once.



We would appreciate some advice on getting started, as well as your
permission, of course.
Also, what SVN to use.

Thanks in advance,

Bogdan and Mihai
(Blid and SubZero)