Re: Fwd: GSOC Network Configuration Libraries

Hi Joe,

Thank you for the advice. I will try to cover more information in
later communications.


Thanks,

Hanwen


On Wed, Mar 6, 2024 at 10:28 AM Joseph Mingrone <jrm@freebsd.org> wrote:
>
> Hi Hanwen,
>
> It's great to hear from potential GSoC contributors already running
> FreeBSD.  And, It sounds like you're on the right track by starting
> early and contacting Allan, the proposed mentor.  It's important that
> you two discuss the project early on to ensure everyone's expectations
> align.  You should cover key points, such as required skills, project
> difficulty, and duration.  Allan may also recommend some ways you could
> explore the project more, such as investigating some related bugs.
>
> If you both decide that this is something you want to spend your summer
> on, this page has some tips for writing a good proposal.
>
> https://google.github.io/gsocguides/student/writing-a-proposal
>
> You probably found it already, but we also have information about
> FreeBSD and GSoC at https://www.freebsd.org/projects/summerofcode/.
>
> Feel free to post any technical questions about the project here, or
> contact soc-admins@FreeBSD.org with any other questions about the
> FreeBSD GSoC application process.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Joe
>
> On Mon, 2024-03-04 at 22:55, Hanwen Gu <allezvicki@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> > From: Hanwen Gu <allezvicki@gmail.com>
> > Date: Mon, Mar 4, 2024 at 10:50 PM
> > Subject: GSOC Network Configuration Libraries
> > To: allanjude@freebsd.org <allanjude@freebsd.org>
> > Cc: <hackers@freebsg.org>
>
>
> > Hi,
>
> > I am a second year student at Huazhong University of Science and
> > Technology (Wuhan, China), and I'm interested in working with FreeBSD
> > on the Network Configuration Libraries project for GSOC 2024.
>
> > FreeBSD has been my daily driver for several months now and I'd really
> > love to contribute back to the community. I am familiar with C systems
> > programming and networking, and I've been able to configure ipfw NAT
> > for my bhyve vms.
>
> > I am planning on working on a proposal for this project. If you could
> > provide me with more guidance or suggestions, I would greatly
> > appreciate it.
>
> > Thanks for reading!
>
> > Regards,
> > Hanwen Gu