Open Source Digital Library Program, Stanford University.
We're looking for a BSD hacker to help us transition from
OpenBSD to
FreeBSD. We need someone wonderful who wants to work with a
small team
of dedicated geeks.
LOCKSS [www.lockss.org] is a distributed digital
preservation system for
web-published content (periodicals, books, blogs, etc.). It
is normally
distributed as a live CD, currently based on OpenBSD. We'd
like to move
to FreeBSD, primarily to get the benefits of ZFS.
All LOCKSS software carries BSD-style licenses, and all
source code is
available through http://source
forge.net/projects/lockss/
Tasks include:
-- Build or adapt a bootable CD with signature verification
of all code,
download of software updates with signature verification and
automatic
install.
-- Harden and strip the configuration to the essentials.
-- Automate the build process so that we're always
up-to-date and in a
position to immediately apply and deploy security patches
when necessary.
-- Make it easy for sites to migrate to newer hardware as
necessary
(e.g., larger disks) with a minimum of help.
-- Develop a migration plan for current OpenBSD
installations, and
assist sites as necessary.
Libraries all over the globe use LOCKSS to preserve their
digital assets
(journals, books, etc.) and ensure their availability when
the provider
site is down or no longer available. The LOCKSS program
complements the
work of the Internet Archive.
Libraries have limited funds. To accommodate them, most
LOCKSS boxes run
as "preservation appliances": single function
boxes that a person
configures once and manages via a web UI.
The current system uses a BSD platform on a bootable CD
starts the
system to run the daemon. The daemon is Java code that
collects,
preserves and makes accessible content the libraries have
chosen as
important. For more information, see:
www.usenix.org/publications/library/proceedings/bsdcon03/tec
h/full_papers/rosenthal/rosenthal.pdf
The non-technical details:
-- We're sorry, no relocation assistance is available and
you must
must have the appropriate visa status to work in the US.
-- This is a contract or hourly position to start.
-- Work arrangements are flexible.
We look forward to hearing from you, please write to Vicky
Reich
[vreich at name of institution.edu]
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