CS601R

Don't forget to create a Mantis account

Mantis is the bug tracking software we're using for the semester project. Several have signed up for accounts, but not everyone. I know, I know. It should really be OpenID enabled, but I have no desire to hack on it to put it in.

So, Signup, then drop me a note so I can make you all "developers".

Getting access to the code repository

We're using subversion for version control. The repository is on one of the ECLab servers and is not publicly accessible. In order to get access you need to generate a public/private keypair for ssh.

On your virtual machine run the following command:

	ssh-keygen -t dsa -b 2048

When prompted about where to store the keys, accept the default location. (".ssh/")

Don't include a passphrase unless you want to type a lot while working with the code.

This generated two keys, a public and a private. You need to send me the public key. It will be something like "/home/student/.ssh/id_dsa.pub". Email is fine.

Parallels VMs

The Parallels vm image is available.
MD5 = df5842ab236a7125645c3cc85edf84d1

Get your red hot virtual machines

The VMWare image is available. It's a zip file, which will result in a directory called "Pythia", which is the cool name for the reputation framework.

Username: student
password: reputation
MD5 (pythia.zip) = f4bd6ec5b9c91b4db875af41b1242cac
Download size: 745 MB
Uncompressed size: approx 2.3 GB

Matt and Jun got this virtual machine to run without incident with the VMWare Player.

Project Warm-Up

I've put a warm-up project on the Course Project page. Devlin can help with the details.

Karen Stephenson

This is the talk by Karen Stephenson that I want you to listen to in lieu of class on Tuesday. Thanks.

Welcome to CS601R for Winter 2007

Welcome to CS601R for Winter 2007. Please review the grading policies and course schedule on the right.

Course Evaluations

Online course evaluations are available on Route Y. Please take a minute to fill one out so I can tell what you liked and didn't like about the class.

Mantis

I have installed Mantis at http://classes.eclab.byu.edu/601/mantis. You can go there and create an account if you have not done so. I have also put a link on the web page on the right hand side that you can click to get to the Mantis site.

Basecamp

The Basecamp project has been set up and you've all beemn given accounts.

SXORE

SXORE is a reputation system for blogging based on SXIP. My initial thought is that we might build something like this for Wordpress or MovableType based on XRI and then generalize that into a framework for building these systems in general. Read through it and the XRI docs I link to below and see what you think.

XRI Papers

Here's some information on XRI.

CS601R for Winter 2006

My plan for CS601R (Middleware) for Winter semester 2006 is to operate the class in a workshop format. In that format, we will study a specific topic, including current research, in detail and, as a class, develop a platform as a vehicle for conducting research in that area. While, this is still subject to change and updating, my current thinking is that we will develop a framework for building reputation systems on top of XRI/XDI.

Literature Reviews

I've noticed that people aren't getting their literature reviews written and linked to the course calendar. My preference would have been that those were done when you spoke, but its too late for that now. I do think that they're important for the record, however. In many instances they're the only metadata we have about the paper without doing a search all over again. So, I'm going to subtract 25 points from your score on any presentation if the literature review isn't done when I complete grading for the semester. You have until then to get them finished.

Invited Talk: Dr. Harold Carr

Dr. Harold Carr of Sun Microsystems will give an invited talk on the PEPt Service Oriented Architecture in CS601R on March 30.