From nobody Wed Nov 24 21:44:55 2021 X-Original-To: freebsd-hackers@mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6A1571893E37 for ; Wed, 24 Nov 2021 21:45:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from allanjude@freebsd.org) Received: from tor1-11.mx.scaleengine.net (tor1-11.mx.scaleengine.net [209.51.186.6]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4HzvgN3T34z4YYL for ; Wed, 24 Nov 2021 21:45:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from allanjude@freebsd.org) Received: from [10.1.1.3] (Seawolf.HML3.ScaleEngine.net [209.51.186.28]) (Authenticated sender: allanjude.freebsd@scaleengine.com) by tor1-11.mx.scaleengine.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 08F6A2FD2D for ; Wed, 24 Nov 2021 21:44:57 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Filter: OpenDKIM Filter v2.10.3 tor1-11.mx.scaleengine.net 08F6A2FD2D Message-ID: Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2021 16:44:55 -0500 List-Id: Technical discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Archive: https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-hackers List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:91.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/91.3.1 Subject: Re: Call for Foundation-supported Project Ideas Content-Language: en-US To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org References: <861r36xzpe.fsf@phe.ftfl.ca> From: Allan Jude In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4HzvgN3T34z4YYL X-Spamd-Bar: - Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=none; dmarc=none; spf=softfail (mx1.freebsd.org: 209.51.186.6 is neither permitted nor denied by domain of allanjude@freebsd.org) smtp.mailfrom=allanjude@freebsd.org X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-1.96 / 15.00]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; RCVD_VIA_SMTP_AUTH(0.00)[]; FREEFALL_USER(0.00)[allanjude]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_ALL(0.00)[]; MID_RHS_MATCH_FROM(0.00)[]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; PREVIOUSLY_DELIVERED(0.00)[freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org]; TO_DN_NONE(0.00)[]; R_SPF_SOFTFAIL(0.00)[~all:c]; RCPT_COUNT_ONE(0.00)[1]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-1.000]; DMARC_NA(0.00)[freebsd.org]; NEURAL_SPAM_SHORT(0.14)[0.143]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-1.000]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; R_DKIM_NA(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; ASN(0.00)[asn:6939, ipnet:209.51.160.0/19, country:US]; RCVD_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2]; RCVD_TLS_ALL(0.00)[]; TO_DOM_EQ_FROM_DOM(0.00)[] X-ThisMailContainsUnwantedMimeParts: N On 11/23/2021 9:01 PM, Miroslav Lachman wrote: > On 23/11/2021 23:41, Joseph Mingrone wrote: >> Hello FreeBSD community, >> >> The Foundation is seeking suggestions for new projects to support.  What >> gaps in the Project are not being addressed by the broader community? >> >> You can read about past Foundation-supported projects at >> https://freebsdfoundation.org/our-work/projects/ and the Foundation's >> four main areas of focus in the 'Technology Roadmap' article at >> https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/technology-roadmap/. >> >> Right now we are gathering ideas.  We will send out a call for project >> grant proposals soon.  If you prefer to send your project ideas directly >> to the Foundation, we will be monitoring responses at >> techteam@freebsdfoundation.org. > > I would really like to see Foundation sponsored project to bring SMBv2 > and SMBv3 support in to smbfs in base instead of deprecating smbfs / CIFS. > > FreeBSD is the only one widely used operating system lacking support for > modern SMB / CIFS versions. SMB is still widely used in desktops and > servers environment for mounting shares between different OSes. > > The latest thread from October with this discussion can be found in > freebsd-current@ archive > https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-current/2021-October/000893.html > And continuing in November > https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-current/2021-November/000915.html > > > Kind regards > Miroslav Lachman > Ed Maste and I looked at this a bit a few weeks ago, and it seems there is a version in IllumOS that is based on the old smbfs that is in FreeBSD, and it might be an "relatively" easy path forward. Just need someone with the interest, time, and background knowledge to actually work on it. -- Allan Jude