Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2022 11:13:26 -0700 From: Alan Somers <asomers@freebsd.org> To: brian <brian@sonicboom.org> Cc: freebsd-jobs@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Student Opportunities Message-ID: <CAOtMX2jR3scct-v14o2BnzYTP3bvVCiv%2BYVvB8A5No3D9374og@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <645c226d-c6d6-74b1-9f66-6564b707ad08@sonicboom.org> References: <CAOgZAGaZzf2vVtz=ad7DjTrTYZikYovXrTYG4-U46gW%2BvFEfDg@mail.gmail.com> <645c226d-c6d6-74b1-9f66-6564b707ad08@sonicboom.org>
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I just added another GSoC project idea to the list that would be good for a beginner with a little bit of Python experience. https://wiki.freebsd.org/SummerOfCodeIdeas#PJDFSTest_rewrite On Tue, Mar 8, 2022 at 10:33 PM brian <brian@sonicboom.org> wrote: > > Because of its licensing, FreeBSD is actually used in a lot of commercial= apps. I do not have any first hand knowledge of openings currently, but se= arching indeed or other job boards for freebsd gives some matches. > > Brian > > On 3/8/2022 1:18 PM, Jake Freeland wrote: > > Hi there, > > I am currently a freshman majoring in computer science at the University = of Minnesota. I've been actively maintaining at-home FreeBSD and other UNIX= -like servers for years now, and I have recently started researching and ti= nkering with operating system development. Although I am certainly a beginn= er, I have already fallen in love with low-level programming and I am eager= to experience what it's like to work on a large-scale team. > > On all the UNIX-like systems that I have worked with, I always find mysel= f leaving the Linux world and coming back to BSD. I run FreeBSD on my deskt= op and I can attest to the cleanliness of the operating system itself and t= he user-friendliness that comes with the documentation. > > Over the last month I've contemplated writing this email, but I figured i= t would not hurt to ask. Are there any potential internship opportunities a= vailable among developers of FreeBSD? > > I would love to provide a resume and talk to a team member about my exper= ience. I hope we can sort something out here. I am extremely excited to tak= e my passion to the next level. > > Thank you for your time, > Jake Freeland
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