Date: Wed, 03 Jun 2020 15:54:28 -0600 From: Brandon Helsley <brandon.helsley@hotmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Mininal skills Message-ID: <CY4PR19MB0104A2C03F4D66A1DA251A23F9880@CY4PR19MB0104.namprd19.prod.outlook.com>
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I've searched around FreeBSD documentation and have found that most of the = contributions require at least minimal programming skills=2E My question is= whether or not there is anything I can contribute or maintain for freebsd = without any skills=2E What direction should I take my education if I wish t= o be able to maintain a port=2E Is c++ programming required? What else is r= equired? --=20 Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail=2E Please excuse my brevity=2E From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Wed Jun 3 22:56:37 2020 Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 99B1D2F5C8B for <freebsd-questions@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org>; Wed, 3 Jun 2020 22:56:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from roberthuff@rcn.com) Received: from smtp.rcn.com (smtp.rcn.com [69.168.97.78]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 49ckmh24pLz3y1M for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>; Wed, 3 Jun 2020 22:56:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from roberthuff@rcn.com) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; d=rcn.com; s=20180516; c=relaxed/simple; q=dns/txt; i=@rcn.com; t=1591224995; h=From:Subject:Date:To:MIME-Version:Content-Type; bh=dhzFtNqpO/dF/SWOlZ1ouBN52Pg=; b=MwgKbffeeM6dcMJyiz2NWDWNh5u0bDhKrW3kt58vVHTjxOvUQV3uGNHjRvshhRQ4 nsYnloOF2LymMEHLQDgM+8CCRsZ5gOrG1GBkuN/c5d6Ol3XT8b7bXS1/YYIs7EeQ j4xNm1HXfydj6by0KjYAKimz4/oTYd2c5ARNuiSxOcRxV4S2PZejCWqaZu0sO7R3 ld+S1SHZk3A/Ypthu8cgJdSwr6xeBuDW9kQP/EFtfdXfU38fiQ1ufENTw8wFDY21 4JTVcg7TYEiFFY2Zb9f6f1rcsI3b9FivmuvuTMSDPBgHSDrJ1fbGsJvccLV9YUKC 13/JMdYt2m0QoyWJXUyTww==; X_CMAE_Category: , , X-CNFS-Analysis: v=2.3 cv=Z5uS40ZA c=1 sm=1 tr=0 a=9TgA2UwI6Wy+6BV4wQM/cQ==:117 a=9TgA2UwI6Wy+6BV4wQM/cQ==:17 a=KGjhK52YXX0A:10 a=kj9zAlcOel0A:10 a=XRQyMpdBKAEA:10 a=nTHF0DUjJn0A:10 a=48faUk6PgeAA:10 a=LzgL_C7WRFEPg-ZNIl8A:9 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 X-CM-Score: 0 X-Scanned-by: Cloudmark Authority Engine X-Authed-Username: cm9iZXJ0aHVmZkByY24uY29t Received: from [209.6.230.48] ([209.6.230.48:38046] helo=jerusalem.litteratus.org.litteratus.org) by smtp.rcn.com (envelope-from <roberthuff@rcn.com>) (ecelerity 3.6.25.56547 r(Core:3.6.25.0)) with ESMTPSA (cipher=AES256-GCM-SHA384) id 01/A0-10869-2AA28DE5; Wed, 03 Jun 2020 18:56:35 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <24280.10914.189765.715831@jerusalem.litteratus.org> Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2020 18:56:34 -0400 From: Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com> To: Brandon Helsley <brandon.helsley@hotmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Mininal skills In-Reply-To: <CY4PR19MB0104A2C03F4D66A1DA251A23F9880@CY4PR19MB0104.namprd19.prod.outlook.com> References: <CY4PR19MB0104A2C03F4D66A1DA251A23F9880@CY4PR19MB0104.namprd19.prod.outlook.com> X-Mailer: VM 8.2.0b under 26.3 (amd64-portbld-freebsd13.0) X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 49ckmh24pLz3y1M X-Spamd-Bar: ---- Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=pass header.d=rcn.com header.s=20180516 header.b=MwgKbffe; dmarc=pass (policy=none) header.from=rcn.com; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of roberthuff@rcn.com designates 69.168.97.78 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=roberthuff@rcn.com X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-4.57 / 15.00]; RCVD_VIA_SMTP_AUTH(0.00)[]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; R_DKIM_ALLOW(-0.20)[rcn.com:s=20180516]; RWL_MAILSPIKE_POSSIBLE(0.00)[69.168.97.78:from]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; TO_DN_SOME(0.00)[]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+ip4:69.168.97.0/24]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.05)[-1.050]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.01)[-1.006]; DWL_DNSWL_LOW(-1.00)[rcn.com:dkim]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_SOME(0.00)[]; DKIM_TRACE(0.00)[rcn.com:+]; RCPT_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2]; DMARC_POLICY_ALLOW(-0.50)[rcn.com,none]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-0.42)[-0.416]; FREEMAIL_TO(0.00)[hotmail.com]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; ASN(0.00)[asn:36271, ipnet:69.168.97.0/24, country:US]; RCVD_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2]; RCVD_TLS_ALL(0.00)[]; RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW(-0.10)[69.168.97.78:from] X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.33 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions <freebsd-questions.freebsd.org> List-Unsubscribe: <https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/options/freebsd-questions>, <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe> List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/>; List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=help> List-Subscribe: <https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe> X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 03 Jun 2020 22:56:37 -0000 Brandon Helsley writes: > I've searched around FreeBSD documentation and have found that most > of the contributions require at least minimal programming > skills. My question is whether or not there is anything I can > contribute or maintain for freebsd without any skills. What > direction should I take my education if I wish to be able to > maintain a port. Is c++ programming required? What else is > required? Try updating documentation. This is which is very useful, can require no coding skills (or can be used to improve them), and - regrettably - brings little glory. If you are proficient in a language other than English, that makes you even more of an asset. Respectfully, Robert Huff
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