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OpenAFS

An open source distributed filesystem.

OpenAFS is a distributed filesystem originally developed at Carnegie Mellon University and IBM. It offers a client-server architecture for federated file sharing and replicated read-only content distribution, providing location independence, scalability, security, and transparent migration capabilities. OpenAFS is available for a broad range of systems including UNIX, Linux, MacOS X, and Microsoft Windows.

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Project ideas

Its ideas page could not be split into separate ideas; read it yourself.

Read the ideas page. Ideas are for scope reference; never copy one into a proposal.

History

In GSoC since 2022, 3 years. Projects per year: '22: 2, '25: 2, '26: 3.

On GitHub

No GitHub organization found in its official listing.

Links and channels

Website: https://www.openafs.org
Ideas page: https://www.openafs.org/gsoc/project-ideas.html
Contributor guide: https://www.openafs.org/gsoc.html
Source code: https://git.openafs.org/?p=openafs.git;a=summary
Chat: https://www.openafs.org/support.html
Email: foundation@openafs.org
Mailing list: https://lists.openafs.org/mailman/listinfo

go deeper in your terminal

git-into-gsoc org "OpenAFS" --shortlist
git-into-gsoc repos "OpenAFS"
git-into-gsoc issues --org "OpenAFS"

or ask your assistant:
"Which OpenAFS repositories merge
newcomers' pull requests, and which beginner
issues are still free?"

Those commands read live data: which repositories merge outside pull requests, and which beginner issues nobody has claimed. Install in two minutes.