Hi everyone, I've been lurking for the past few months and I've really enjoyed reading the messages from this list. I'm looking for some ideas or advice---here's the story: I'm pursuing a Master's degree in computer science at a small school with limited options for classes. I'm enrolled in a graduate-level course in distributed systems, but the material isn't on my level. The professor understands my predicament and might allow me to do an independent study on the subject, but I would need something specific to work on. I would love to do something with Plan 9...I'm just not sure what. Compare and contrast it with other systems? Find a novel use for 9P?
I'm not very good at coming up with creative topics, so any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. -Justin P.S. In what seems to be a grave injustice, the textbook only mentions Plan 9 on one page, and only points out the per-process namespaces and the ability to merge directories with bind. Absolutely nothing on 9P. Argh!
