[MaraDNS list] Discussion: Putting ads on the MaraDNS web page

[JFC Morfin]

Sam,
I am certainly interested. However, what I would be happier with are:


1. a documented full fledge current MaraDNS off-the-shelf compilation 
suite installer. i.e.

- a bundled zip file of the current version and adequate Windows 
compilers (or URL to the most recent acceptable version) you can 
download on a machine or on a USB key
- a script to compile MaraDNS under Linux/MinGW/Cygwin and install it 
with a ready to run sample configuration.
- hopefully a Bind.db format support.

The document should come with MaraDNS

- architectural blocks and function descriptions.
- help you would like to get from external developper.
- a part to would-be developpers.

This is to permit a student, a medium level developper to best try 
and discuss MaraDNS with fellow students and FLOSS discussion lists.
And teachers to give an half-hour introduction to MaraDNS and to its 
code with little preparation.

I am ready to translate the documentation in French if you can 
compact a clear document in four pages.


2. I have a crazy OS in view.

It would be to integrate MaraDNS into an Inferno OS package. I do not 
know yet much of Inferno. It seems not much supported, however its 
architecture seems to fit many of the architectural needs I identify 
for the extended vision of the Internet we identified last year. Its 
origin is the most brillant one as an operational, commercial grade 
Plan 9, i.e. the Bell Labs successor to Unix. Making it the networked 
successor to Linux ?


3. In terms of IPv6 I am interested in RFC 6296. As an IUser 
(Intelligent Internet Use user) I support Fred Backer (Cisco is a 
good name :-)) and Margaret Wasserman concepts but whish to integrate 
them into the ... DNS in using digital names. Not much different from 
internationalized names but relating to an IDv6 (IPv6 local IID) 
rather than to a chinese name.


I do think that much of these concepts and extensions (part of the 
alfaDNS project) could be discussed if and until you can review or 
assist them. At the same time it would advertise MaraDNS. My main 
interest in an alfaDNS "fork that would not be a real fork" but an 
extperimental extension, is a different name that would serve as a 
lightning rod. So experienced errors would not to be associated to 
the "MaraDNS" brand. And to the countrary showing that only the 
robustness of MaraDNS makes it acceptable as a DNS experimental 
test-bed for all.

jfc

PS. I mailed $ 100 and I would suggest others do the same. Our common interest.

At 20:12 03/07/2011, Sam Trenholme wrote:
> > But as an individual searcher I am ready to allow a paypal
> > $ 100 @ month budget for the help I am expecting from a trested because
> > financially stabilized MaraDNS.
> > jfc
>
>If you are willing to give me $100/month to maintain MaraDNS, I am
>willing to provide the following additional support for MaraDNS:
>
>* I will apply patches to fix critical security problems in MaraDNS
>1.0 and MaraDNS 1.2, as well as patches that work around any changes
>to gcc that make it impossible to compile older versions in GCC 4.4.4
>(the version of GCC will be updated as RHEL/Scientific Linux gets
>updated to new versions)
>
>* Should this support continue, once IPv6 becomes widespread
>("widespread" meaning: A typical residential broadband account in the
>US comes with IPv6), I will test MaraDNS 2.0 to make sure it works
>well with IPv6 (the IPv6 code is there, but it hasn't had real-world
>testing)
>
>* I am willing to support one more operating system besides "home
>edition" Windows and Scientific Linux 6 (If the desired supported OS
>is MacOS or another non-FOSS OS, I will need to be given a computer
>that runs the OS in question)
>
>- Sam