Add the TODO file that phk wanted. This file is just here temporarily during

2.0 development, then it'll migrate into doc someplace I suppose.
Submitted by:	jkh

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+** To skip this preamble, search forward for the pattern `**'.
+
+This file contains a list of ideas that people have come up for "good
+things to do" in FreeBSD 2.0.  These aren't necessarily things on the
+fast-track, and in fact consist mostly of things that the core team is
+never going to find the time to do so, if most things here are going
+to happen at all, they'll happen when someone reading this list steps
+forward and volunteers!
+
+That said, a lot of these ideas would be very nice to have and would
+add substantially to the perceived value of FreeBSD.  Some items on
+this list would add a LOT of value, for that matter, and are by no
+means trivial.  Take and fix an item with a (*) next to it and WC will
+even send you a free 2.0 CD for your troubles!  It's the least they
+can do for all notable contributors.
+
+This is a also good place to look if you're keen for a little
+assignment, whole project or just something random to do.  Many folks
+often feel intimidated by the sheer size of FreeBSD and think "I'd
+like to pitch in somehow, but god, what can _I_ do?  I can't possibly
+do any of the things the core team are doing - aiiggh!  They'll laugh
+at my code, I know it!  I can't do it!"
+Trust us, don't worry!  Take a dedicated stab at something on this
+list and most of us will applaud - even if you don't finish, you may
+stir someone else into picking it up where you left off.  Above all,
+pick something you'll have fun doing!
+
+There are small things and large things in this list, and we may
+periodically reshuffle it to mark things done, outdated or more
+important.  Tasks are tagged with a unique ID number (YYMMDDNNN) for
+later tracking and are also easily machine-parsable by those seeking
+to browse them with some home-rolled search program.  Some indication
+of relative difficulty level is also given for each task, though it
+should be kept in mind that one persons "easy" is anothers
+"impossible", so take the ratings with a grain of salt! :)
+
+If you start working on something from this list, we also suggest that
+you contact the email-address listed for more information and to
+provide some central coordination for your effort.  If the email
+address given is simply <foo> then the email address can be presumed
+to be <foo@freefall.cdrom.com>.  If no email address is listed, then
+simply send to <freebsd-hackers@freefall.cdrom.com>.
+
+Thanks!
+
+					The FreeBSD core team.
+
+** --- cut here ---
+
+TASKID:	940820001
+TASK:	Add interupts and pseudo-dma to pas.c
+DETAIL: { You'll need a manual for the ncr-5380 chip and possibly some
+doc on the PAS16.  Linux/NetBSD also have existing drivers to study. }
+EMAIL:	<phk>
+CATS:	kernel scsi
+GRADE:	ADVANCED
+STATUS:	OPEN
+	
+TASKID:	940820002
+TASK:	Add Linux/Crynwr compatible plip mode to lpt.c
+DETAIL: { Use IF_LLC0 as mode-flag.  Look at the crynwr packet-driver
+plip.asm (ftp::ftp.ftp.com) and the linux driver for reference. }
+EMAIL:	<phk>
+CATS:	kernel networking
+GRADE:	ADVANCED
+STATUS: OPEN
+
+TASKID:	940820003
+TASK:	Add laptop-feature to wd.c
+DETAIL:	{ If disk just spun up, do sync when we have it running.  Need
+to detect that disk was turned off, e.g. had a long delay in becomming
+ready again. }
+EMAIL:	<phk>
+CATS:	kernel laptop
+GRADE:	INTERMEDIATE
+STATUS:	OPEN
+
+TASKID:	940820004
+TASK:	Add hot-swap PCMICIA bus and driver support.
+DETAIL:	{ Several teams in Linux and one in NetBSD are working on providing
+hot insertion/removal and autoconfiguration of PCMCIA cards.  This task
+also requires some modification of existing drivers to support being used
+by PCMCIA cards.  This task is both really hard and comparatively easy;
+hard because it's a big job, easy because others have already gone much of
+the way and you have their work for reference. }
+EMAIL:	<jkh>
+CATS:	kernel laptop
+GRADE:	ADVANCED
+STATUS:	OPEN (*)
+
+TASKID:	940820005
+TASK:	Salvage seagate.c driver from 1.1.5.1
+DETAIL: { We've got a seagate driver that could use a little cleanup and
+migration effort }
+EMAIL:	<jkh>
+CATS:	kernel scsi
+GRADE:	BEGINNER
+STATUS:	OPEN
+
+TASKID:	940820006
+TASK:	Add bootp/DHCP to the generic ethernet code.
+DETAIL:	{ Implement an ioctl(), which will send a bootp on a particular
+interface and return the data in a usable format. OR make a program which uses
+existing ioctls to do it.  See RFC153[34] for information on DHCP. }
+EMAIL:	<phk>
+CATS:	kernel networking
+GRADE:	ADVANCED
+STATUS:	OPEN
+
+TASKID:	940820007
+TASK:	Add bootp/DHCP capability to slip driver.
+DETAIL: { Cisco's products implement this.  Both master and slave side would be
+desirable. }
+EMAIL:	<phk>
+CATS:	kernel networking
+GRADE:	ADVANCED
+STATUS:	OPEN
+
+TASKID:	940820008
+TASK:	Make the netboot.com program use all of the bootp-reply.
+DETAIL: { Make the netboot.com program use all of the bootp-reply.
+Presently it ignores the "gateway" field entirely. }
+EMAIL:	<phk>
+CATS:	kernel networking
+GRADE:	ADVANCED
+STATUS:	OPEN
+
+TASKID:	940820009
+TASK:	Make a freebsd.com MS-DOS boot program
+DETAIL:	{ This program should be able to boot like the boot-blocks, that is
+find a FreeBSD-partition and load the kernel from there, but it should
+also be able to load the kernel from an optional MS-DOS file. }
+EMAIL:	<phk>
+CATS:	kernel DOS
+GRADE:	ADVANCED
+STATUS:	OPEN
+
+TASKID:	940820010
+TASK:	Make iostat find the disks
+DETAIL:	{ This is actually mostly a change to the device-drivers to collect 
+the information in the first place. }
+EMAIL:	<phk>
+CATS:	kernel
+GRADE:	INTERMEDIATE
+STATUS:	OPEN
+
+TASKID:	940820011
+TASK:	Silence "cc -Wall"
+DETAIL:	{ Lots of warnings if you try this.  You will find this a challenge
+actually, and it is good training in the C language.}
+EMAIL:	<phk>
+CATS:	kernel user
+GRADE:	INTERMEDIATE
+STATUS:	OPEN