Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 06:55:09 -0800 From: "Chris H" <bsd-lists@bsdforge.com> To: Luigi Rizzo <rizzo@iet.unipi.it>, Rui Paulo <rpaulo@me.com> Cc: "freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org" <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org>, FreeBSD CURRENT <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>, "Wojciech A. Koszek" <wkoszek@freebsd.org>, Alan Somers <asomers@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: comments on code-in tasks for FreeBSD (Re: FreeBSD + Google Code-In 2014 = we need ideas.) Message-ID: <121786de210f46237d17adb9b4febc53@ultimatedns.net> In-Reply-To: <2FA736F4-8D06-4BBC-81DC-3E3A646BD391@me.com> References: <CA%2BhQ2%2BgM1y25ZWnM-oCVtx9EenP4_JknQZC_0vV4-DWB_LFRQw@mail.gmail.com>, <2FA736F4-8D06-4BBC-81DC-3E3A646BD391@me.com>
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On Thu, 13 Nov 2014 19:55:16 -0800 Rui Paulo <rpaulo@me.com> wrote > On Nov 13, 2014, at 17:40, Luigi Rizzo <rizzo@iet.unipi.it> wrote: > > But please nuke the current list -- it is completely inadequate > > for the code-in candidates and misleading for whoever wants to > > suggest new tasks. Again i am not saying that the projects > > suggested there are not important, just belong somewhere else > > e.g. gsoc. > > I refrained from voicing my opinion while the call for help was going on, but > I completely agree that the target age of this Google initiative is > inadequate to FreeBSD. The target population is 13 years to 17 years old and > I cannot even imagine a 13 year old knowing what FreeBSD is. > > I'm not sure we should participate in Code In ever again and perhaps we > should focus our efforts on Summer of Code only. @Luigi Very insightful. Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts. :) @Rui Would tasks in re, or Mk/ be too far off base? --Chris > > -- > Rui Paulo > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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