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[85.76.81.215]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id d13sm148124lfa.40.2019.04.08.15.48.33 for (version=TLS1_3 cipher=AEAD-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Mon, 08 Apr 2019 15:48:34 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: Regarding mentorship for GSOC 2019 To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org References: <1C4595D2-B150-460F-9161-89A1A8865830@freebsdfoundation.org> From: Paavo-Einari Kaipila Message-ID: <4c1362c2-8b9b-ec5d-506a-36ceed38d43d@gmail.com> Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2019 01:48:30 +0300 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; FreeBSD amd64; rv:60.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/60.6.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Language: en-US Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: D7C4D8F3E8 X-Spamd-Bar: ------ Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=pass header.d=gmail.com header.s=20161025 header.b=HeD//hMO; dmarc=pass (policy=none) header.from=gmail.com; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of pkaipila@gmail.com designates 2a00:1450:4864:20::12f as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=pkaipila@gmail.com X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-6.81 / 15.00]; RCVD_VIA_SMTP_AUTH(0.00)[]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+ip6:2a00:1450:4000::/36]; FREEMAIL_FROM(0.00)[gmail.com]; TO_DN_NONE(0.00)[]; RCVD_COUNT_THREE(0.00)[3]; DKIM_TRACE(0.00)[gmail.com:+]; MX_GOOD(-0.01)[cached: alt3.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com]; DMARC_POLICY_ALLOW(-0.50)[gmail.com,none]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-1.00)[-0.996,0]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; RCVD_TLS_LAST(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; FREEMAIL_ENVFROM(0.00)[gmail.com]; ASN(0.00)[asn:15169, ipnet:2a00:1450::/32, country:US]; MID_RHS_MATCH_FROM(0.00)[]; DWL_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[gmail.com.dwl.dnswl.org : 127.0.5.0]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-1.000,0]; R_DKIM_ALLOW(-0.20)[gmail.com:s=20161025]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_ALL(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-1.000,0]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; PREVIOUSLY_DELIVERED(0.00)[freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org]; RCPT_COUNT_ONE(0.00)[1]; IP_SCORE(-2.81)[ip: (-9.40), ipnet: 2a00:1450::/32(-2.38), asn: 15169(-2.18), country: US(-0.06)]; RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[f.2.1.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.2.0.0.4.6.8.4.0.5.4.1.0.0.a.2.list.dnswl.org : 127.0.5.0] X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2019 22:48:39 -0000 On 2019-04-08 11:06, Lorenzo Salvadore via freebsd-hackers wrote: > ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ > On Monday 8 April 2019 07:48, Mahesh Tudu wrote: > >> Hello, >> It's me again. Now I am left with only a single day and so I am getting a >> very uneasy feeling. Please help me with my issue, I really need a mentor >> to help me review my proposal. It would be very kind of you if you please >> respond with a positive answer as soon as possible. >> >> Thank You >> >> On Mon, Apr 8, 2019 at 11:16 AM Mahesh Tudu mahesh86701997@gmail.com >> wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> It's me again. Now I am left with only a single day and so I am getting a >>> very uneasy feeling. Please help me with my issue, I really need a mentor >>> to help me review my proposal. It would be very kind of you if you please >>> respond with a positive answer as soon as possible. >>> Thanking You >>> On Sun, Apr 7, 2019 at 5:06 PM Mahesh Tudu mahesh86701997@gmail.com >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hello, >>>> Thank you for your response. Please help me solve my matter a bit faster >>>> as the days are passing by very fast and now there are just two days left. >>>> I am in a great need of a mentor to review my proposal before final >>>> submission. >>>> Thank You again. >>>> On Sun, Apr 7, 2019 at 4:58 PM Mahdi Mokhtari mmokhi@freebsd.org wrote: >>>> >>>>> Dear Mahesh, >>>>> I'm aware that people at gsoc team are trying to find someone >>>>> appropriate to take the responsibility for you. >>>>> I apologize you are facing delay, but don't worry we are caring about it. >>>>> Just one small side-point, >>>>> The mail-tracker you use caused your email ending up in my spam folder >>>>> and I got notified by someone about it otherwise I might not have found it. >>>>> so use it with caution IMO :) >>>>> On Sat, Apr 6, 2019 at 11:39 PM Mahesh Tudu mahesh86701997@gmail.com >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hello, >>>>>> Kindly respond. >>>>>> [image: Mailtrack] >>>>>> https://mailtrack.io?utm_source=gmail&utm_medium=signature&utm_campaign=signaturevirality5& Sender >>>>>> notified by >>>>>> Mailtrack >>>>>> https://mailtrack.io?utm_source=gmail&utm_medium=signature&utm_campaign=signaturevirality5& 04/07/19, >>>>>> 3:08:44 AM >>>>>> On Sun, Apr 7, 2019 at 2:40 AM Mahesh Tudu mahesh86701997@gmail.com >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hello, >>>>>>> I have sent a message earlier regarding mentorship for the project *Verification >>>>>>> of bhyve's instruction emulation. *Since there are only 3 days left >>>>>>> for the final submission, I am really in great need of a mentor to review >>>>>>> my proposal before final submission. >>>>>>> I know that you are surely working hard on solving my query, but still >>>>>>> it would be very kind of you to let me know about the progress. >>>>>>> Thanking You >>>>>>> [image: Mailtrack] >>>>>>> https://mailtrack.io?utm_source=gmail&utm_medium=signature&utm_campaign=signaturevirality5& Sender >>>>>>> notified by >>>>>>> Mailtrack >>>>>>> https://mailtrack.io?utm_source=gmail&utm_medium=signature&utm_campaign=signaturevirality5& 04/07/19, >>>>>>> 2:34:44 AM >>>>>>> On Thu, Apr 4, 2019 at 10:07 PM Mahesh Tudu mahesh86701997@gmail.com >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thank you for your response. >>>>>>>> [image: Mailtrack] >>>>>>>> https://mailtrack.io?utm_source=gmail&utm_medium=signature&utm_campaign=signaturevirality5& Sender >>>>>>>> notified by >>>>>>>> Mailtrack >>>>>>>> https://mailtrack.io?utm_source=gmail&utm_medium=signature&utm_campaign=signaturevirality5& 04/04/19, >>>>>>>> 10:07:28 PM >>>>>>>> On Thu, Apr 4, 2019 at 9:32 PM Anne Dickison < >>>>>>>> anne@freebsdfoundation.org> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hi Mahesh, >>>>>>>>> We’re working on the matter and will be in touch as soon as we have >>>>>>>>> more information. Thank you for your patience. >>>>>>>>> Anne >>>>>>>>> On behalf of FreeBSD GSoC admins >>>>>>>>> On Apr 4, 2019, at 10:45 AM, Mahesh Tudu mahesh86701997@gmail.com >>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> Hello, >>>>>>>>> I have already sent an email regarding mentorship for the project *Verification >>>>>>>>> of bhyve's instruction emulation. *But I have still got no response >>>>>>>>> from your side. I have done lot of research work on this project and I am >>>>>>>>> sure that I will complete it. >>>>>>>>> I would be very pleased if you look into my matter and send me a >>>>>>>>> response soon. >>>>>>>>> Thank you. >>>>>>>>> [image: Mailtrack] >>>>>>>>> https://mailtrack.io?utm_source=gmail&utm_medium=signature&utm_campaign=signaturevirality5& Sender >>>>>>>>> notified by >>>>>>>>> Mailtrack >>>>>>>>> https://mailtrack.io?utm_source=gmail&utm_medium=signature&utm_campaign=signaturevirality5& 04/04/19, >>>>>>>>> 9:12:16 PM >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Best regards, MMokhi. >> >> freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list >> https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > Hello, > > I would be glad to help you, unfortunately I do not have the knowledge (yet) to do so, > thus I will only try to point you in the right direction. > > I think you already found the FreeBSD wiki pages about the Summer of Code, but if you > did not, here they are: > https://wiki.freebsd.org/SummerOfCode > And in particular you are probably interested now in > https://wiki.freebsd.org/SummerOfCodeStudentChecklist > > I read you are suggested to write to the hackers mailing list as you are doing. However, > this mailing is list not much used, not as much as others and as irc at least; of course I hope > potential mentors are subscribed, but you are more likely to receive quick response if you also > join irc. I remember a few days ago someone talking about the Summer of Code, maybe > it was you (if it was you, I found cool your idea and I would probably benefit from its realization: > definitely hope you found your mentor!): try again and make it clear that you are in search > for a mentor. > We are always busy doing plenty of things, we might read quickly, see the cool > idea, but forget to notice about the mentorship need. Or, even worse, many of us use an irc > bouncer: thus we go to sleep or at work receiving everything, but when we come back at > irc we just look at things where we were mentioned. Since you do not know the name of > your future mentor, you cannot mention him and he would not see your request. > Thus, do not just say "I am searching for a mentor", say "do you know who could like to become my > mentor"? And someone will answer "maybe x". And x wil be mentioned and see it when > he comes back on irc. > > It could also help you to get a copy of the source (see > https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/makeworld.html ), enter into the directory that you would > most probably work with (for example, if you will work on virtual memory, sys/vm) then look > to the last people that worked in there with a "svn log -l5": they know the part of the source you > want to work on, then they have the technical knowledge needed for being your mentor. Then you > can try to contact them on irc or by e-mail. > For this last part you could find useful the following: > https://wiki.freebsd.org/IRC/Nicknames > https://people.freebsd.org/homepage.html > https://www.freebsd.org/administration.html > > I wish you to find your mentor. > > Lorenzo Salvadore. > > > Sent with ProtonMail Secure Email. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > Hey Would you like to share the proposal document either here on the mailing list or privately? I am also applying and my project didn't yield conversation in the mailing list either. I have, however, had some conversations on IRC and privately with community members and I could take a look if your application could benefit from the same suggestions that I've gotten. regards, Paavo-Einari Kaipila