Add IcedTea FIFO bug to project ideas - this could be a good, simple task for someone...

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 A [[list from 2008-2009|/doc/project-ideas]] may also have some relevant ideas.
 
 
 A [[list from 2008-2009|/doc/project-ideas]] may also have some relevant ideas.
 

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 ## "add me to this list" button
 
 If I'm a webmaster for some group with an announcement list, it would be
 ## "add me to this list" button
 
 If I'm a webmaster for some group with an announcement list, it would be


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 _Contact: xavid_
 
 
 _Contact: xavid_
 

+## Fix AFS support in IcedTea
+
+The [IcedTea](http://icedtea.classpath.org/wiki/Main_Page) open-source Java plugin currently [doesn't support having users with AFS homedirs](http://icedtea.classpath.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=166). The plugin creates a pair of sockets in your homedir that are used to communicate between the applet viewer and the browser plugin. Since AFS doesn't support FIFOs, this fails.
+
+It should be relatively simple to patch both the applet viewer and the browser plugin to simply use `/tmp`, or possibly fall back on `/tmp` if opening the FIFO in `$HOME` doesn't work - just find all the places in the code those paths get used.
+
+(See also [the bug we filed](http://icedtea.classpath.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=312), which lists a couple more paths to look for)
+
+_Contact: broder, debathena_
+

 ## Your Project Here
 
 SIPB can help you out in terms of both computing resources and
 ## Your Project Here
 
 SIPB can help you out in terms of both computing resources and