[Server-devel] interest in new proxy

2009-01-13 Thread Vivek Pai
Hi, My name is Vivek Pai and I'm new to the list. Forgive me if I'm missing anything relating to this query. A long time ago, I visited OLPC to discuss HTTP proxy needs for the schools, and our research group at Princeton had a project that looked like it might be a good fit. In particular, it's

Re: [Server-devel] interest in new proxy

2009-01-13 Thread Reuben K. Caron
Vivek, This sounds very interesting. Could you provide us with more information? Regards, Reuben Vivek Pai wrote: Hi, My name is Vivek Pai and I'm new to the list. Forgive me if I'm missing anything relating to this query. A long time ago, I visited OLPC to discuss HTTP proxy needs for

Re: [Server-devel] interest in new proxy

2009-01-13 Thread Martin Langhoff
On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 6:39 PM, Vivek Pai vi...@cs.princeton.edu wrote: A long time ago, I visited OLPC to discuss HTTP proxy needs for the schools, and our research group at Princeton had a project that looked like it might be a good fit. Hi Vivek, is it your original hashcache or related

Re: [Server-devel] interest in new proxy

2009-01-13 Thread Vivek Pai
Hi Reuben, The system is called HashCache, and it's a relatively recent development. We'd been corresponding with Jim Gettys and trying to get the license worked out with Eben Moglen. Jim knows the details, but it's basically a proxy built on a new storage engine that's optimized to reduce

Re: [Server-devel] interest in new proxy

2009-01-13 Thread Ed McNierney
Vivek - Jim Gettys passed on your information to me (he left OLPC last week) and I'd be happy to pick up the conversation with you. Thanks! - Ed Ed McNierney CTO / VP of Engineering One Laptop per Child e...@laptop.org +1 (978) 761-0049 On 1/13/09 9:32 PM, Vivek Pai

Re: [Server-devel] interest in new proxy

2009-01-13 Thread Martin Langhoff
On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 9:32 PM, Vivek Pai vi...@cs.princeton.edu wrote: write up the necessary license. It was basically Affero GPL + patent license for the GPL version. That sounds like it'd be workable for us. Fantastic news! m -- martin.langh...@gmail.com mar...@laptop.org -- School