Re: Want to Contribute

[Thomas Schwinge]

Hello!

On Sun, Jul 19, 2009 at 12:01:00AM +0600, Salahuddin Pasha wrote:
>    I would like to contribute in GNU/HURD.

Thanks for your interest!


> - What areas are you interested in contributing to?

For the curious ones: these questions are from the questionnaire I once
put up at
<http://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/contributing/questionnaire.html>.  If
you have suggestions or ideas about how to improve that one, please
simply change or add them.


> I would like to contribute in "Porting Packages", I have previous  
> experience of creating Debian GNU/Linux packages from source.

OK, that's fine for starters.  As referenced from
<http://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/hurd/running/debian/porting.html>,
there is a list of packages that need work at
<http://unstable.buildd.net/buildd/hurd-i386_Failed.html>.  The former
page also has additional information about porting issues.  Of course,
not all packages are considered likewise important, so you could ask on
<debian-hurd@lists.debian.org> if you're unsure which one to start with.


> - How is your expertise about system and kernel programming?
> 
> I have basic knowledge about system and kernel programming. I just  
> finished my undergrad and need to study details on these.

The GNU Hurd project covers all areas of systems' programming and thus
has enough areas to work on to keep you busy for years.  Have fun
exploring these!


Regards,
 Thomas

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