Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2020 12:24:08 +0100 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: Saurabh Sihag <sihag.iitkgp@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Seeking guidance for contribute in FreeBSD Message-ID: <20200106122408.d56ff02c.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <CA%2Bo5G47FpFSqd4HqPV7H7spPfZbBUC_nc=DR5x5vmR4awGXCjw@mail.gmail.com> References: <CA%2Bo5G44TuEyDgckJVXAeHYX7bnWL0K94CP5UUiMmkJ8dLRP08A@mail.gmail.com> <CA%2Bo5G47FpFSqd4HqPV7H7spPfZbBUC_nc=DR5x5vmR4awGXCjw@mail.gmail.com>
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On Mon, 6 Jan 2020 13:27:21 +0530, Saurabh Sihag wrote: > Hello Everyone, > I am Saurabh Sihag, new to the developers world. I would like to start > contributing to open source and start working FreeBSD. > I am highly proficient in C++/C, python and Docker(for deployment). > Can you suggest me the skills I should start working on so that i can start > contributing in FreeBSD, also some good beginners bug. For the basics, I'd suggest to have a look at the following resources: https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/developers-handbook/ https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/ This should provide a good introduction on the toolchains and workflow. Rquipped with this knowledge, you should have a good starting point within FreeBSD development and contribution. General overview on contribution possibilities: https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/contributing/index.html Furthermore, the FreeBSD source code is of high educational value, so studying interesting parts of it is helpful. Regarding bugs: https://www.freebsd.org/support/bugreports.html https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/query.cgi?format=advanced -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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