From nobody Thu Nov 7 20:33:46 2024 X-Original-To: freebsd-hackers@mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4Xkv1W38ngz5cYrp for ; Thu, 07 Nov 2024 20:34:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@ny-central.org) Received: from mail2.ny-central.com (mail2.ny-central.com [173.212.246.2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4Xkv1V2lP4z4v6P for ; Thu, 7 Nov 2024 20:34:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@ny-central.org) Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=pass header.d=ny-central.org header.s=202405 header.b=SxV+JiW0; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of freebsd@ny-central.org designates 173.212.246.2 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=freebsd@ny-central.org; dmarc=pass (policy=none) header.from=ny-central.org X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at ny-central.com DKIM-Filter: OpenDKIM Filter v2.10.3 mail2.ny-central.com 445291AF183 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=simple/simple; d=ny-central.org; s=202405; t=1731011645; bh=H2GJPCbtYQgH2+Ahw8szDICJNweTsm0tQcCexlByW6U=; h=Date:From:To:Subject:In-Reply-To:References; z=Date:=20Thu,=207=20Nov=202024=2021:33:46=20+0100=20(CET)|From:=20 Chris=20Moerz=20|To:=20freebsd-hackers@fre ebsd.org|Subject:=20Re:=20Seeking=20Guidance=20for=20FreeBSD=20Pro jects|In-Reply-To:=20<2f2d88d9-f0dc-b71a-294c-736ccce11940@ny-cent ral.org>|References:=20=20<2f2d88d9-f0dc-b71a-294c-736ccce11940@ny-central.org>; b=SxV+JiW0lVIDEOXh674n3AhL9x0hEUx37m3P06+6YI8htGfRW7AffTky6EPBDtBdK VEE3Ad98Zhi2VXONKQJNzQ3P4/zm998YJmvniGF6ymsfkMj9QSWwDlzX4eITpq7ujJ GHsRX0XShW3csvMM25VvO2rkgXYnBePjqvp3gDbilMOpkwMwyjZlNsrwXBIxLbosaI AvMvsLEMZlagK8XV881EqKasUY3tKfD+dFy7Yai8h2pBmH1h4H31+Bf5orU3WGeheU YeDhjRTYQFoDH6SqD787VdFvbjqDDhHFQhLtC4eydA4pdb0E6fUQU+rj54Se3J24kS d+0g3g20/Vx/JZAax9oJFpIIA9GDIOOXijXDNv5U8f25BUUfWQn110BMrZNb6lgBz+ PvxqhmWJiCPewtsXbhzhlYxJ7BE7gr0bIt+wOAfALoiIfROxBTIfD7wrS7WMhghZnB 18M2DwBeDRtQaIN2OOM47lyidxDQ6kkywTSq29UBwWYjxoo6kdSU8ebgRKIgHiJ6KD lIYsUsQvY+X5xvhr/MS7aLbhWzwjbGWBXrNKDTZSMIeA9Bm46b5W3/5Q/YpXxzy48J Ab+4a3Zx0v0rlEKUIrEU42OS8WzWuJ+5BpQtoanu706ul/W9L9W4FzS3QzzH6gKbyZ W4in/6xVrb6sago/xgZirIPQ= Received: from tenforward.ny-central.local (unknown [192.168.11.104]) by mail2.ny-central.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 445291AF183 for ; Thu, 07 Nov 2024 21:33:55 +0100 (CET) Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2024 21:33:46 +0100 (CET) From: Chris Moerz To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Seeking Guidance for FreeBSD Projects In-Reply-To: <2f2d88d9-f0dc-b71a-294c-736ccce11940@ny-central.org> Message-ID: References: <2f2d88d9-f0dc-b71a-294c-736ccce11940@ny-central.org> List-Id: Technical discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Archive: https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-hackers List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="3328038562-1995239470-1731011635=:20890" X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.9 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=4.0.1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.1 (2024-03-26) on mail2.ny-central.com X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-2.90 / 15.00]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-1.000]; CTYPE_MIXED_BOGUS(1.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-1.000]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-1.00)[-1.000]; DMARC_POLICY_ALLOW(-0.50)[ny-central.org,none]; R_DKIM_ALLOW(-0.20)[ny-central.org:s=202405]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+a:c]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[multipart/mixed,text/plain]; RCVD_NO_TLS_LAST(0.10)[]; RCVD_COUNT_ONE(0.00)[1]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+,1:+]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_ALL(0.00)[]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; ASN(0.00)[asn:51167, ipnet:173.212.240.0/21, country:DE]; RCPT_COUNT_ONE(0.00)[1]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; RCVD_VIA_SMTP_AUTH(0.00)[]; MISSING_XM_UA(0.00)[]; PREVIOUSLY_DELIVERED(0.00)[freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org]; TO_DN_NONE(0.00)[]; MLMMJ_DEST(0.00)[freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; MID_RHS_MATCH_FROM(0.00)[]; DKIM_TRACE(0.00)[ny-central.org:+] X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4Xkv1V2lP4z4v6P X-Spamd-Bar: -- This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. --3328038562-1995239470-1731011635=:20890 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT Hi Leonardo, I stumbled across this reading the quarterly report. That one is probably the best link to really get you started towards Google Summer of Code: https://wiki.freebsd.org/SummerOfCodeIdeas chris On Thu, 7 Nov 2024, Chris Moerz wrote: > Hi Leonardo, > > not sure whether you already received a reply, so I figure I'll attempt to > help connect some dots. > > There's a wiki page that lists a handful of people who are helpful > contacts for various topics and areas of development, who you could reach > out - obviously, this would apply primarily if, down the road, you > identify a particular topic area you realize you're very much interested > in. > > See https://wiki.freebsd.org/MentorMatch > > There is an article on Contributing to FreeBSD on the docs site, which > helps with getting an overview of the various development parts of > FreeBSD: https://docs.freebsd.org/en/articles/contributing/ > > There are various projects listed on the wiki, which could potentially be > a good starting point: https://wiki.freebsd.org/CategoryProject > > However, since this may be too much choice, maybe you want to focus on the > "junior jobs" first: https://wiki.freebsd.org/JuniorJobs > > Hope this helps. I'll ask around for further pointers in the meantime. > Let me know if there's any further or other questions. > > Thanks > chris > > On Wed, 6 Nov 2024, Leonardo Pio Francesco Gallina wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I’m Leonardo Pio Francesco Gallina, a computer engineering student at Politecnico di Torino, currently pursuing a master’s in Embedded Systems. I plan to participate in Google Summer of Code with FreeBSD to gain real-world project experience and make helpful contributions to the project. > > > > At the moment, I’m familiar with C, MIPS, and ARM, and I’m taking courses in Computer Architecture and Operating Systems for Embedded Systems. I was thinking of starting by reading the FreeBSD Handbook and writing some basic device drivers to gain practical experience with FreeBSD’s codebase. > > > > I’d appreciate any guidance on beginner-friendly projects or areas within FreeBSD that could help me get ready for a GSoC application. > > > > Thanks in advance, > > Leonardo > > --3328038562-1995239470-1731011635=:20890--