This is a short list of fixes and features we plan to implement in Plan 9 from Bell Labs and Plan 9 from User Space. This list is not exhaustive and will likely change in the future.
Plan 9 from Bell Labs
| Components | Description | Type |
|---|---|---|
| /sys/src/cmd/fossil | Fix Fossil deadlock during snapshot. See stack traces with the original and the new Fossil. | Fixed |
| /sys/src/cmd/replica | Fix the problem which happened on 2011-11-09 and caused pull to return only after 78 minutes. | Bug |
| /sys/src/libventi /sys/src/cmd/venti |
Add authentication (SRP) support in the Venti protocol. | Feature |
| /sys/src/libventi /sys/src/cmd/venti |
Add encryption (SSL 3.0, TLS 1.0) support in the Venti protocol. | Feature |
| /sys/src/libventi /sys/src/cmd/venti |
Add compression (deflate, thwack) support in the Venti protocol. | Feature |
| /sys/src/libventi/rpc.c | Rewrite /sys/src/libventi/rpc.c using /sys/src/libmux. | Feature |
| /sys/src/cmd/fossil | Work on the tasks marked "BUG" and "TODO". | Feature |
| /sys/src/cmd/fossil | Replace QLock with Channel from libthread. | Feature |
| /sys/src/cmd/fossil | Add unvac command in fossilcons, to import a Vac archive in the Fossil hierarchy. | Feature |
| /sys/src/9/port /sys/src/cmd/ip |
Rewrite NAT either as user space program (like 6in4) or as kernel space devnat (like devbridge) | Feature |
| /sys/src/cmd/upas | Merge upas with plan9port. | Merge |
| /sys/src/cmd/faces | Merge faces with plan9port. | Merge |
Plan 9 from User Space
| Components | Description | Type |
|---|---|---|
| /src/cmd/fossil | Add fossilcons support | Requirement |
| /src/cmd/fossil | Add Plan 9 partitions support, like /src/cmd/venti/srv/part.c. | Requirement |
| /man/man4/fossil.4 /man/man4/fossilcons.4 |
Update manuals to reflect plan9port differences with Plan 9. | Requirement |
| /src/cmd/venti | Fix graphs in Venti httpd. | Bug |
Merges always imply to work on both Plan 9 from Bell Labs and Plan 9 from User Space. Merges are often "three-way". If a component A evolved in B in Plan 9 and C in plan9port, the Plan 9 history gives the A2B patch, the plan9port history gives the A2C patch. Basically, the merge is applying A2C to Plan 9, applying A2B to plan9port and keeping the smallest B2C (or C2B) set of platform differences. Of course, it is never that easy. There are often incompatible changes and choices have to be made.