From owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 22 09:52:28 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EA50516A4CE for ; Tue, 22 Mar 2005 09:52:28 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mailout.zetnet.co.uk (mailout.zetnet.co.uk [194.247.47.231]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2F0F243D5A for ; Tue, 22 Mar 2005 09:52:28 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from frank@esperance-linux.co.uk) Received: from irwell.zetnet.co.uk ([194.247.47.48] helo=zetnet.co.uk) by mailout.zetnet.co.uk with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1DDg3n-0004OL-00 for ; Tue, 22 Mar 2005 09:52:27 +0000 Received: from esperance.zetnet.co.uk (bts-0899.dialup.zetnet.co.uk [194.247.51.131]) by zetnet.co.uk (8.13.3/8.13.3/Debian-9) with ESMTP id j2M9qPxx021508 for ; Tue, 22 Mar 2005 09:52:25 GMT Received: (qmail 649 invoked by uid 1001); 22 Mar 2005 09:51:41 -0000 From: "Frank Shute" Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 09:51:41 +0000 To: siraj kutlusan Message-ID: <20050322095141.GA431@peach.veggie.com> Mail-Followup-To: siraj kutlusan , freebsd-chat@freebsd.org References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 4.11-PRERELEASE i386 X-Organisation: 'Esperance Linux' cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: freebsd kernel developing X-BeenThere: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Frank Shute List-Id: Non technical items related to the community List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 09:52:29 -0000 On Mon, Mar 21, 2005 at 05:28:24PM +0200, siraj kutlusan wrote: > > This may sound like a silly question but do the FreeBSD kernel > developers come form all around the world or are they only in one > place? And if they are all around the world. Do you need any special > qualifications to become one? Since you're a young guy, I'm guessing you haven't used FreeBSD much. As such I'd lurk on hackers and maybe current or stable or questions for a bit. Get a "feel" for the place first. I'd start on docs first. Write some corrections and patches (a translation perhaps?), learn how to use send-pr(1), diff(1) etc. As for meeting girls of about 14 who are interested in C, astrophysics, maths and FreeBSD: the chances here or anywhere are remote (short of uni). I'm a sexist pig and the girls I meet only need to meet one requirement: they've got to be friendly. (Who though I was going to say "big jugs"? Shame on you!) That requirement usually rules out all the really physically attractive ones - they think they don't have to try. That doesn't matter, to quote WC Fields with regards women: "Anything more than a handful is a waste" ;) Try and take an interest in what girls are interested in. If you show an interest in their interests they're likely to show an interest in you. Maybe some graphic design with the Gimp? A bit of web design? Babe: "I want help with my website" You(now): "Sorry, I'm a kernel hacker" You(soon): "Sure I can help. I can do graphic design, mark-up etc. Perhaps I can call around and help when your parents are out" ...[later]... Babe: "How can I ever thank you....." You: "I'll think of something..." =P In short, use your l33t haXor skills to break into places (and I'm not talking about computers :) I think I better stop here before I get busted for inciting a minor or something... Disclaimer: I'm probably one of those Internet perverts you read about in the newspapers. All the best! -- Frank print "f r a n k @ e s p e r a n c e - l i n u x . c o . u k" | sed 's/ //g' --->PGP keyID: 0x10BD6F4B<---