Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2017 19:44:36 +0530 From: rahul gupta <rkg10100@gmail.com> To: Shivansh Rai <shivansh@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Need Help regarding contribution to Free BSD Projects Message-ID: <CANvmR=Zb2xCNjDkfeqVkC7ioa2SV-mm1iK6gr2Gy3injf2QVLA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAF%2Bp1Hu79JfS-WS=HfQM9WU=YjO0koJvdY%2BE4NqpOrTz1r6=%2Bg@mail.gmail.com> References: <CANvmR=bqjOh2xcLR%2B%2Bz_pGpueuswOscKLAeLHYwUU_9q1G6buQ@mail.gmail.com> <CAF%2Bp1Hv3-CPi48EubzO%2B4=3NbJ4cQELwRtAwDT5S1MmX1oRKpQ@mail.gmail.com> <CANvmR=Yw3kfKt-q2Na%2BE1Knspq3s1jK5oURGwy0A89Xjxhce_A@mail.gmail.com> <CANvmR=ZprNBq%2B%2BKwb7%2BfY1s9QV=Y6%2BUXRpO8gyJH3ZqN2vPXiQ@mail.gmail.com> <CANvmR=anYJ=YrEaqJ6GfL9E1Ex3JZZpntZLrkSMwLNNr%2BJTJKw@mail.gmail.com> <CAF%2Bp1Hu79JfS-WS=HfQM9WU=YjO0koJvdY%2BE4NqpOrTz1r6=%2Bg@mail.gmail.com>
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Thanks a lot. On 10-Aug-2017 7:41 PM, "Shivansh Rai" <shivansh@freebsd.org> wrote: > Hi Rahul, > > Corresponding to each of the projects listed on that page, you'll see a > field named "Technical Contact". You can simply click on the link in that > field to visit the wiki page of the developer concerned with that project. > The common email format is something like this - if the id in "Technical > Contact" is for e.g. xyz@ then the corresponding email address will be > xyz@freebsd.org > > Hope this helps. > Regards, > -- Shivansh > > On Thu, Aug 10, 2017 at 6:15 PM rahul gupta <rkg10100@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi Shivansh, >> >> I show some of small projects in : https://wiki.freebsd.org/JuniorJobs >> >> but i dont know to whom i should contacts for getting invole in this >> projects , i am really keen to work in this please help me out >> that how i can get involved in the development of this projects. >> I have very good knowledge of C, CPP and data structure and algorithm and >> i want to use my skills for this Dev and i am also interested to work in >> kernel side . >> >> On Thu, Aug 10, 2017 at 5:02 PM, rahul gupta <rkg10100@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi Team, >>> Actually I am looking for Some Dev and i keen to work on File system so >>> please any body assigned me some work related to file system and guide me >>> the way that how can start contributing because i am quite beginner to this >>> so please help me . >>> >>> Thanks in advanced >>> >>> On Wed, Aug 9, 2017 at 7:31 PM, rahul gupta <rkg10100@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> This is great, thank you! >>>> >>>> On 09-Aug-2017 7:06 PM, "Shivansh Rai" <shivansh@freebsd.org> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Rahul, >>>>> >>>>> I can say that your interests greatly match with mine so I'd write >>>>> here what I did when I first got introduced to FreeBSD. It is possible that >>>>> you might find the following very easy as I'm a beginner :-) >>>>> >>>>> * I made my first contribution during Google Summer of Code '16. The >>>>> project ideas proposed every year are very cool and I'd suggest having a >>>>> look at some of the previous years' ideas as not all of them are taken up >>>>> (you can also have a look at the previous projects). A good thing about >>>>> them is that they have a mention of the difficulty level and the domain >>>>> knowledge required to participate, so you can easily filter out the ones >>>>> you might be interested in - https://wiki.freebsd.org/ >>>>> SummerOfCodeIdeas. >>>>> >>>>> * Look up the src tree and try to find a piece of code which interests >>>>> you (for e.g. it may be a base utility, say ls). Read through the code to >>>>> see how it works. It is a fun activity which I occasionally do. It is also >>>>> possible that in the process you might come up with an improvement. >>>>> >>>>> * *Testing* >>>>> I have come to realize that testing is a great way to explore and >>>>> learn a lot very fast (according to me). Firstly, you get to study how >>>>> things work. For e.g. if you want to perform testing of the TCP stack, you >>>>> might first start off learning about how TCP works. Since it is very >>>>> extensive, at a time you can pick up a single functionality (say, selective >>>>> acknowledgements) and study it end to end after which you try to come up >>>>> with ways of testing it. So you didn't study the entire theory behind TCP, >>>>> but now you know how this specific functionality works very well. Then you >>>>> proceed on with other functionalities and in some time you'll cover a lot >>>>> of theory. Secondly, the process of coming up with ways to test a specific >>>>> functionality proves to be a great (and fun) way to learn. And it is also a >>>>> great way of applying what you just learnt. Last (but not the least) you >>>>> are in luck if you come across a bug or an unexpected behavior! >>>>> If you are interested in testing, I'd suggest having a look at the >>>>> documentation of the FreeBSD testsuite: https://wiki.freebsd.org/ >>>>> TestSuite and also the TCP testsuite: https://github.com/freebsd- >>>>> net/tcp-testsuite (I am only familiar with these, other members might >>>>> add more to the list). >>>>> >>>>> * To start off contributing right away, I'd suggest having a look at >>>>> some of these links: >>>>> - https://wiki.freebsd.org/IdeasPage >>>>> - https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/describecomponents.cgi >>>>> - https://wiki.freebsd.org/JuniorJobs >>>>> >>>>> * Ask questions! The community members are extremely friendly (and >>>>> highly experienced, so you get to learn something new everytime you ask). >>>>> >>>>> * Also, you can have a look at how some of the community members first >>>>> started off (it is quite interesting): https://wiki.freebsd.org/ >>>>> HowWeGotHere. >>>>> >>>>> Over time I got to realize that the key is to always keep learning and >>>>> enjoying the entire process. In these fields (and any CS field for that >>>>> matter) you never get to stop being amazed by something new everyday. I >>>>> think I'm starting to go off-topic so I'll stop. >>>>> >>>>> PS. I am relatively very new to the community (around only 2 years) so >>>>> I'm sure the experienced and senior members will have some great and better >>>>> advice to share. My apologies in advance if I wrote something wrong above. >>>>> >>>>> Hope this helps. Thank you for your interest! >>>>> With best regards, >>>>> Shivansh Rai >>>>> https://wiki.freebsd.org/ShivanshRai >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Aug 9, 2017 at 5:35 PM rahul gupta <rkg10100@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi Team, >>>>>> >>>>>> As I am working in Dell EMC in Isilon Product , >>>>>> and i want to contribute in Free BSD Open source projects as i love >>>>>> to do >>>>>> codning, >>>>>> My Area of interested is Data Structure and Algorithm and i have fond >>>>>> of >>>>>> learn system related coding. >>>>>> kindly request you help me how i can help in the development of free >>>>>> BSD OS >>>>>> and >>>>>> also help me out that i how can contribute to free BSD and what is >>>>>> smallest >>>>>> thigh from i can start to contribute. >>>>>> >>>>>> your valuable help and guidance are awaited.. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Thanks & Regards >>>>>> Rahul Gupta >>>>>> Dell EMC Isilon Engineering Team >>>>>> +917200744656 <+91%2072007%2044656> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list >>>>>> https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers >>>>>> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscribe@ >>>>>> freebsd.org" >>>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Thanks & Regards >>> Rahul Gupta >>> Dell EMC Isilon Engineering Team >>> +917200744656 <+91%2072007%2044656> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Thanks & Regards >> Rahul Gupta >> Dell EMC Isilon Engineering Team >> +917200744656 <+91%2072007%2044656> >> >
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