If you want to work on one of these items, please let orbit-list or me know and we'll make sure not to step on toes :-) [This list is out of date.] . Implement dynany . Test suite. . Security: . Improve error handling. . Comment & document the source code. . Thread safe design & impl. (Sebastian did work here. Needs wide review.) . Rewrite IDL compiler backend. . Rewrite libIIOP (multiprotocol, possible threading, etc.) . Less major fixes: . Remove memory chunk usage in allocators, & clean up. . Replace cdr.[ch] usage with direct GIOP{Send,Recv}Buffer usage in many cases. . Reorganize: orbit_object.c+corba_object.c, poa.c+orbit_poa.c+server.c, env.c+corba_env.c, ir.c+corba_typecode*+typecode.*+orbit_typecode.c, options.c, orb.c+orbit.c, sequences.c, . Cleanup/optimize/document: src/orb/*.c -- Elliot