On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 11:33 AM, Loganaden Velvindron <logana...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 11:35 AM, Tomas Bodzar <tomas.bod...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 6:34 AM, Loganaden Velvindron >> <logana...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> I came across this: >>> http://google-opensource.blogspot.com/2012/02/mentoring-organization-applications-now.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+GoogleOpenSourceBlog+%28Google+Open+Source+Blog%29 >>> >>> The deadline is the 29th. >>> >>> I'd be interested in accelerating the port of capsicum :-) >> >> Check archives like >> http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&w=2&r=1&s=Google+Summer+of+code&q=b , >> OpenBSD tried to apply at least two times or so, but was not chosen. >> >> The question is if there's real potential in that for some really new >> stuff. Personally I think that developers which hacks in their free >> time work on needed features anyway even without GSoC and probably >> don't have free summer because of that and regular job (but probably >> money from GSoC may be of some use for them as for anyone). Then >> there's quality - OpenBSD model proved during years that really only >> skilled people (or those which want to be skilled) are getting inside >> dev team and we can use high quality results of that. Seems like >> OpenBSD has much more higher standards for quality of code, >> documentation and skills of programmers then GSoC can offer most of >> the times. >> >> Examples of outputs related to BSD are eg. here: >> >> http://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/posix_spawn_syscall_added >> http://www.shiningsilence.com/dbsdlog/2011/09/15/8368.html >> >> but when testing those you can see that they are mostly not so stable >> as OpenBSD wants. Here something gets implemented when it's really >> ready and stable as much as possible. This doesn't seems to be same >> for GSoC results. Style is something like >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Release_early,_release_often >> >>> >>> //Logan >>> C-x-C-c >>> -- >>> Brightest day, >>> Blackest night, >>> No bug shall escape my sight, >>> And those who worship evil's mind, >>> be wary of my powers, >>> puffy lantern's light ! >>> > > Ok, instead of at least trying something, we're not going to do anything, > Why ? because, the intermediate results is crap.
I did not say that ;-) I'm not a developer of OpenBSD, just user so I can provide only my view on that. Another question is "market share" because there's not much hype around OpenBSD so it doesn't have attention like Linux or whatever. No one is saying that people can't hack on OpenBSD to improve/implement something new. Someone who is really willing to do that can do that even without big brother behind him/her. Something similar says Justin Sherrill here http://bsdtalk.blogspot.com/2012/02/bsdtalk212-justin-sherrill-from.html (like - not much people which want to hack on something just because it's fun or because they want to do that, but instead they "need" big company/money/whatever behind them to be safe). But again. OpenBSD tried at least two times before to apply, but was not accepted by Google and what's more important where are emails of students or developers on Google pages or here in misc@, www@ that they want to do something for OpenBSD, are willing to do that as part of GSoC and all they need is some mentor from OpenBSD team (I'm quite sure that there's a lot of them which can and want to help, but if no one is asking for help....). > > -- > Brightest day, > Blackest night, > No bug shall escape my sight, > And those who worship evil's mind, > be wary of my powers, > puffy lantern's light !
