Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2024 21:33:46 +0100 (CET) From: Chris Moerz <freebsd@ny-central.org> To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Seeking Guidance for FreeBSD Projects Message-ID: <b2d5aff9-5111-a13d-00f6-8624fde9c81a@ny-central.org> In-Reply-To: <2f2d88d9-f0dc-b71a-294c-736ccce11940@ny-central.org> References: <ACBEE650-100F-4504-9F78-C4DA7E5833C3@gmail.com> <2f2d88d9-f0dc-b71a-294c-736ccce11940@ny-central.org>
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This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. --3328038562-1995239470-1731011635=:20890 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT Hi Leonardo, I stumbled across this reading the quarterly report. That one is probably the best link to really get you started towards Google Summer of Code: https://wiki.freebsd.org/SummerOfCodeIdeas chris On Thu, 7 Nov 2024, Chris Moerz wrote: > Hi Leonardo, > > not sure whether you already received a reply, so I figure I'll attempt to > help connect some dots. > > There's a wiki page that lists a handful of people who are helpful > contacts for various topics and areas of development, who you could reach > out - obviously, this would apply primarily if, down the road, you > identify a particular topic area you realize you're very much interested > in. > > See https://wiki.freebsd.org/MentorMatch > > There is an article on Contributing to FreeBSD on the docs site, which > helps with getting an overview of the various development parts of > FreeBSD: https://docs.freebsd.org/en/articles/contributing/ > > There are various projects listed on the wiki, which could potentially be > a good starting point: https://wiki.freebsd.org/CategoryProject > > However, since this may be too much choice, maybe you want to focus on the > "junior jobs" first: https://wiki.freebsd.org/JuniorJobs > > Hope this helps. I'll ask around for further pointers in the meantime. > Let me know if there's any further or other questions. > > Thanks > chris > > On Wed, 6 Nov 2024, Leonardo Pio Francesco Gallina wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I’m Leonardo Pio Francesco Gallina, a computer engineering student at Politecnico di Torino, currently pursuing a master’s in Embedded Systems. I plan to participate in Google Summer of Code with FreeBSD to gain real-world project experience and make helpful contributions to the project. > > > > At the moment, I’m familiar with C, MIPS, and ARM, and I’m taking courses in Computer Architecture and Operating Systems for Embedded Systems. I was thinking of starting by reading the FreeBSD Handbook and writing some basic device drivers to gain practical experience with FreeBSD’s codebase. > > > > I’d appreciate any guidance on beginner-friendly projects or areas within FreeBSD that could help me get ready for a GSoC application. > > > > Thanks in advance, > > Leonardo > > --3328038562-1995239470-1731011635=:20890--
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