Re: Seeking Guidance for FreeBSD Projects

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
> >