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Subject: GSOC 2015 - Idea: Overhaul the config system
From: Subhashish Pradhan <sprkv5@gmail.com>
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Hello,

I'm Subhashish Pradhan, a 3rd year CS undergrad from India. I am
interested in the following idea: "Overhaul the config system".

I see that this project requires C, some scripting (I guess
Makefiles), and some kernel skills. I believe I have these skills
thanks to my GSOC project with GNU/Hurd last year and from writing
basic kernel modules for the Eudyptula Challenge.

Since this task is limited to base-system, what could be some basic
work that can be done to demonstrate proficiency while working on
base-system, related to this project?

I guess, I need to understand the specifics of rebuilding a kernel,
don't I? (then I'll try to rebuild and study makefiles and
dependencies)

Any helpful directions/commments will be appreciated.

Cheers,
Subhashish
nick: sprkv5