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[207.231.232.106]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id af79cd13be357-7c573d89448sm719220385a.90.2025.03.18.05.54.23 (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-ECDSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305 bits=256/256); Tue, 18 Mar 2025 05:54:24 -0700 (PDT) From: Joseph Mingrone To: Priyabrata Saha Cc: hackers@freebsd.org, Alexander Chernikov , Gleb Smirnoff Subject: Re: Need info regarding GSOC 2025 In-Reply-To: References: Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2025 09:54:23 -0300 Message-ID: <86bjtya48w.fsf@asn.ftfl.ca> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/31.0.50 List-Id: Technical discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Archive: https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-hackers List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Spamd-Result: default: False [1.10 / 15.00]; NEURAL_SPAM_LONG(1.00)[1.000]; NEURAL_SPAM_MEDIUM(0.99)[0.994]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-0.99)[-0.992]; FORGED_SENDER(0.30)[jrm@FreeBSD.org,jrm@ftfl.ca]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+ip4:209.85.128.0/17:c]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; DMARC_POLICY_SOFTFAIL(0.10)[freebsd.org : SPF not aligned (relaxed), No valid DKIM,none]; RCPT_COUNT_THREE(0.00)[4]; RCVD_TLS_LAST(0.00)[]; FREEMAIL_TO(0.00)[gmail.com]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; TO_DN_SOME(0.00)[]; FREEFALL_USER(0.00)[jrm]; ASN(0.00)[asn:15169, ipnet:209.85.128.0/17, country:US]; RCVD_VIA_SMTP_AUTH(0.00)[]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_SOME(0.00)[]; RCVD_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2]; FROM_NEQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[jrm@FreeBSD.org,jrm@ftfl.ca]; RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[209.85.222.172:from]; PREVIOUSLY_DELIVERED(0.00)[hackers@freebsd.org]; R_DKIM_NA(0.00)[]; MLMMJ_DEST(0.00)[hackers@freebsd.org]; RBL_SENDERSCORE_REPUT_8(0.00)[209.85.222.172:from]; RWL_MAILSPIKE_POSSIBLE(0.00)[209.85.222.172:from]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[] X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4ZHBcd3ty0z3YDX X-Spamd-Bar: + On Mon, 2025-03-17 at 14:53, Priyabrata Saha wrote: > I am a professional software engineer working in the core networking and > network security domain for the last 5 years. In my tenure so far, I have > worked mostly with protocols such as IPsec, TLS/SSL to support VPNs across > various use cases, alongside authoring a couple of patents. However, I > never got my hands on open source contributions and would like to change > that starting with this year's GSOC. > After browsing the freebsd page, I found out a project titled "Implement > MPLS support for FreeBSD" which piqued my interest and was wondering if > this is something that could be taken up this year. > Would like some guidance regarding this on how and where to get > started on. Hi Priyabrata, I've copied Alexander, the listed mentor for this project, as well as Gleb, a FreeBSD developer who has mentored networking projects in the past. The next step would be to engage with Alexander (and Gleb if he's interested) to determine whether this is still a viable project and whether you, the project, and the mentor(s) are a good fit. Your background suggests you would be well-qualified for this or other networking-related projects. It's also important to keep track of the GSoC timeline. The application period opens on March 24 at 18:00 UTC: https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/timeline You can find resources on writing a proposal at: - https://www.freebsd.org/projects/summerofcode/#proposals - https://google.github.io/gsocguides/student/writing-a-proposal Feel free to respond to me, Alexander, and Gleb off-list if you have any other questions. Kind regards, Joe