From owner-freebsd-drivers@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 16 07:03:20 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 40F5F16A419 for ; Sun, 16 Dec 2007 07:03:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bright@elvis.mu.org) Received: from elvis.mu.org (elvis.mu.org [192.203.228.196]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2DA9613C468 for ; Sun, 16 Dec 2007 07:03:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bright@elvis.mu.org) Received: by elvis.mu.org (Postfix, from userid 1192) id A5B9B1A4D80; Sat, 15 Dec 2007 22:47:10 -0800 (PST) Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2007 22:47:10 -0800 From: Alfred Perlstein To: Sean Bruno Message-ID: <20071216064710.GY16982@elvis.mu.org> References: <47642003.3080202@miralink.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <47642003.3080202@miralink.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i Cc: freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Kernel "Newbies" X-BeenThere: freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Writing device drivers for FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2007 07:03:20 -0000 * Sean Bruno [071215 10:42] wrote: > I noticed that the Linux folks have started up a "newbies" project > recently that allows mentoring and growth of new kernel programmers as > well as a conduit for manufacturers to get drivers written and bugs fixed. > http://kernelnewbies.org/ > > Is there any interest in starting up such an endeavor in the FreeBSD > community? I think I could spend ~10 hours a week on such a project, > but my kernel programming skills are mediocre at best. That would be interesting, to at least set up a mailing list for kernel-newbies@freebsd.org sort of like questions@freebsd.org but only for kernel questions. -- - Alfred Perlstein