TODO LIST AND MILESTONES
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o M1 (peti) [11-Jun-2001]
  - evaluation checklist for XDS and AMP
    done: 50% [-> EVAL]
  - prototype C++
    done: 0%

o M2 (peti+rse) [25-Jun-2001]
  - design/architecture paper (authentication+encryption framework)
    (< 10KB Text + 1x Figure)
    done: 30% [-> architecture.fig]

o M3 (peti+rse) [2-Jul-2001]
  - design libxds API
    done: 100% [-> libxds/xds.h + libxds/xds.pod]

o M4 (peti) [3 weeks until 23-Jul-2001]
  - implementation of libxds library framework
    done: 100% [-> libxds/*.c]
  - implementation of libxds SunRPC/XDR and XML-RPC backends
    for basic data types:
    o integer:
      - short
      - unsigned short
      - int
      - unsigned int
      - long 
      - unsigned long 
    o floating point:
      - float
      - double
    o pointer:
      - void *
      - void(*)()
    o string
      - char * (end is NUL)
      - unsigned char * (end is NUL)
    o octet-stream 
      - void * (end is after given length)
    Function prototype is xds_engine_t.
    Function name scheme is:
      {xdr,xml}_{en,de}code_{[u]short,[u]int,[u]long,
                             float,double,voidptr,funcptr,
                             [u]string,octets}
  - regression tests for libxds (make check)

o M5 (peti+rse) [1 week until 30-Jul-2001]
  - [peti] documentation for libxds (xds.pod)
  - [rse]  OSSP adjustments for libxds

o M6 (peti+rse) [1 week until 06-Aug-2001]
  - design API for libamp

o M7 (peti) [3 week until 27-Aug-2001]
  - implementation of libamp library framework
  - implementation of libamp backends SHM, TCP and UDP
  - regression tests for libamp

o M8 (peti+rse) [1 week until 03-Sep-2001]
  - [peti] documentation for libamp
  - [rse]  OSSP adjustments for libamp