On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 6:41 PM, Flava <hasselha...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi mailing list, > Because I'm busy this time of year and I don't want to waste anyone else's > time either, I want to list my credentials and humbly ask if I should even > bother applying. I'm concerned about this question because my only formal > training in OS internals is an OS class I'm taking right now over MINIX. So > far this semester, we've written a command-interpreter, trap handler, and a > file system. That's the only experience I have in this area. However, I'm a > quick learner with very good abstract thinking skills, a solid grasp on C, > and a strong desire to learn OS internals. I've also been a Linux user for > about 4 years. This is definitely my first choice for Summer of Code but if > the hammer's going to be dropped on me I would like it to happen as soon as > possible. Thank you guys for your time! > For the majority of projects -- I doubt you would be proposing to port DragonFly to ARM or something like that -- the kernel is no different than any other very large and complex program, there really isn't anything mythical, magical or scary about it just because it's a kernel. Based on your stated experience, if you are motivated there is no reason you could not do a successful GSoC project for DragonFly BSD. That said, we do expect you to do enough due diligence / research on your own to put together a well-informed and thorough proposal for whatever project you might want to do (keep in mind the projects on the project page are just ideas, you can diverge/alter or come up with your own, although you should discuss your own ideas with us for feasibility). We are happy (eager, even) to help you answer any _specific_ questions you might have as part of this discovery process. Best, Sam
