Hi, On Tue, Apr 01, 2008 at 05:04:41PM +0200, Richard Braun wrote: > On Tue, Apr 01, 2008 at 03:15:02PM +0200, Mohammed Gamal wrote:
> > I am familiar with the Linux kernel, although on a basic "big > > picture" level, and I am also familiar with its device driver > > subsystem. However the whole point of GSoC is to develop one's > > skills by getting involved in the FOSS community, so I really don't > > mind learning a lot of things, the question is whether it'd be > > feasible to learn and acquire the skills needed for this project in > > the scope of GSoC? > > Honestly, I doubt it. Keep in mind that the project must be in a > working state by the end of August. This means that you must acquire > the knowledge and thinking required to develop in Mach and the Hurd, > and also take some time to write down the detailed design, Well, stesie did the PCMCIA implementation in a similar timeframe IIRC, having no previous Hurd knowledge, and I'd say that the task is roughly comparable? (I may be wrong of course.) So I think it *is* possible -- at least for some people. The question is whether it's possible for *him* :-) > including the kernel/userspace interface (we probably won't support > anything like ALSA). When using glue code with foreign drivers, isn't the interface pretty much fixed by that?... -antrik-
