Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2016 00:03:29 +0100 From: Bertram Scharpf <lists@bertram-scharpf.de> To: Anil Gulati <gulati.au@gmail.com>, freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Subject: Re: What are the criteria for contributing to development and testing? Message-ID: <20160217230329.GA6120@becker.bs.l> In-Reply-To: <CABb3=2t5HnGyRqUhP1vU%2Bp=0efi-Fv5mLERzx71kKu38PPoDvA@mail.gmail.com> References: <CABb3=2t5HnGyRqUhP1vU%2Bp=0efi-Fv5mLERzx71kKu38PPoDvA@mail.gmail.com>
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Dear Anil, On Thursday, 18. Feb 2016, 02:07:16 +1100, Anil Gulati wrote: > [...] buying > an Intel NUC or System 76 with 5th Gen Broadwell Intel i3/i/5/i7 would be a > no go for X11 on FreeBSD. > > Is it possible for me to contribute to the development and testing of > driver support to get these chips working with the Intel HD Graphics 6000 > 6100 etc? > > [...] > > What are the criteria for contributing to development and testing? Patience, patience, and again patience. Two and a half months ago I made the same offer to contribute because I own a Broadwell and because I'm an experienced programmer. The only thing I asked for was some instructions where to start from as I'm new to the FreeBSD kernel. There are two types of answers I get. Either it is a link to a web page I could also have found by Google, or it is the information that my request is on the schedule and will be processed in the near future. In ten weeks I probably could have produced some working code. It'a a pity that so much precious time was lost. I experienced the same on <http://bugs.freebsd.org>. If you aren't part of the FreeBSD mishpocha, they will treat you like a leper, no matter how good your code is or how willing you are. Good luck! Bertram -- Bertram Scharpf Stuttgart, Deutschland/Germany http://www.bertram-scharpf.de
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