Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 06:38:20 -0500 From: Mark Saad <nonesuch@longcount.org> To: Peter Pentchev <roam@ringlet.net> Cc: Alan Somers <asomers@freebsd.org>, Rui Paulo <rpaulo@me.com>, "freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org" <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org>, "Wojciech A. Koszek" <wkoszek@freebsd.org>, FreeBSD CURRENT <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>, Luigi Rizzo <rizzo@iet.unipi.it> Subject: Re: comments on code-in tasks for FreeBSD (Re: FreeBSD + Google Code-In 2014 = we need ideas.) Message-ID: <CDA08A44-C9EF-40DD-903A-04E0D7EB0BAA@longcount.org> In-Reply-To: <20141114092726.GH3196@straylight.m.ringlet.net> References: <CA%2BhQ2%2BgM1y25ZWnM-oCVtx9EenP4_JknQZC_0vV4-DWB_LFRQw@mail.gmail.com> <2FA736F4-8D06-4BBC-81DC-3E3A646BD391@me.com> <20141114092726.GH3196@straylight.m.ringlet.net>
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> On Nov 14, 2014, at 4:27 AM, Peter Pentchev <roam@ringlet.net> wrote: >=20 >> On Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 07:55:16PM -0800, Rui Paulo wrote: >>> On Nov 13, 2014, at 17:40, Luigi Rizzo <rizzo@iet.unipi.it> wrote: >>> But please nuke the current list -- it is completely inadequate >>> for the code-in candidates and misleading for whoever wants to >>> suggest new tasks. Again i am not saying that the projects >>> suggested there are not important, just belong somewhere else >>> e.g. gsoc. >>=20 I have a few ideas for younger and or less experienced google code in people= 1. Analyze the CD/USB install process .=20 Does the actual process match the guide and or general docs .=20 2. Analyze / comment on the automated install process "jumpstart ". Does the= guide and general docs match the actual process . 3. Test the virtual machine images as vagrant box images , and create vagran= t box images from the official vm images .=20 4. Create a script for the installer "bsd install" to use glabel to label gp= arts slices as /dev/label/$NAME=20 5. Test the ami images , again can the docs be improved are they accurate . The=20 Now let me preface the docs tasks , by no means am I saying that the docs te= am has made lots of mistakes and their work needs to be rechecked . The task= s are small enough that most high school aged people could grasp the issue, w= ith out any prior experience in BSD world . Rechecking the docs is always a g= ood idea .=20 They should allow the code in members to make some good contributions ; and m= aybe even some good improvements .=20 >> I refrained from voicing my opinion while the call for help was going >> on, but I completely agree that the target age of this Google initiative >> is inadequate to FreeBSD. The target population is 13 years to 17 years >> old and I cannot even imagine a 13 year old knowing what FreeBSD is. >=20 > ...and yet there was pat@ becoming a ports committer at the age of 16 > and chris@ becoming a docs committer at the age of 14 :) I think hmp@, > alepulver@, issyl0@ and jmallett@ were pretty young when they joined, > too. >=20 > Just an observation, I know that one or two isolated cases do not prove > a point :) >=20 > G'luck, > Peter >=20 > --=20 > Peter Pentchev roam@ringlet.net roam@FreeBSD.org p.penchev@storpool.com > PGP key: http://people.FreeBSD.org/~roam/roam.key.asc > Key fingerprint 2EE7 A7A5 17FC 124C F115 C354 651E EFB0 2527 DF13 Mark saad | mark.saad@longcount.org=20=
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