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| = FOSS Outreach Program for Women (OPW) and Project Ascend Alumni = Please see the [https://wiki.gnome.org/OutreachProgramForWomen FOSS Outreach Program for Women homepage] for an introduction to the program. |
## page was renamed from OPWIntro = Outreachy (formerly FOSS Outreach Program for Women (OPW) and Project Ascend Alumni) = Please see the [[https://www.gnome.org/outreachy/|Outreachy homepage]] for an introduction to the program. |
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| We are looking for round 9 [:OPWSponsor:funding sponsors] and Linux kernel [:OPWMentor:mentors]. Please see the linked FAQ pages if you want to help out. | The application period for '''Round 17''' is '''now open'''! Please follow the [[https://kernelnewbies.org/OutreachyfirstpatchSetup| setup directions]] and complete the [[Outreachyfirstpatch|first patch tutorial]] before submitting patches to the mailing list. |
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| Welcome OPW applicants! Our [:OPWSponsor:round 9 sponsors] have generiously donated funds for internships for women, genderqueer, genderfluid, or genderfree people, and alumni from the Ascend Project to work on the Linux kernel. The kernel is the most basic layer of the Linux operating system. It encompasses many things: hardware drivers, filesystems, security, task scheduling, and much more. | '''Important Update''' This year, applicants are expected to check their [[https://www.outreachy.org/apply/eligibility/|eligibility]] before getting started with patch submissions. Welcome Outreachy applicants! Our [[OutreachySponsor|round 17 sponsors]] have generously donated funds for internships for women, genderqueer, genderfluid, or genderfree people, and residents and nationals of the United States of any gender who are Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander to work on the Linux kernel. The kernel is the most basic layer of the Linux operating system. It encompasses many things: hardware drivers, filesystems, security, task scheduling, and much more. '''News''' This year, we ask that you send all patches to the appropriate staging driver maintainers, as well as to the outreachy mailing list. See [[FirstKernelPatch#submit+a+patch|Submit a patch]] for more information. '''For IIO patches, be sure to send them to linux-iio@vger.kernel.org''' |
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| The application period for OPW Round 8 is September 8 to October 31. Most OPW organizations have an application deadline of October 22, however, the Linux kernel application period will be put on temporary hold from October 10 to October 20. Most kernel mentors will be attending conferences (LinuxCon Europe, Linux Plumbers Conf, and Embedded Linux Conference Europe) during that time. During the hold period, no new kernel application patches will be accepted or reviewed, and mentors may not be available on the IRC channel. Therefore, it is important to start sending patches early in the application period. We suggest that you tackle a medium-sized advanced project during that week, rather than preparing to send many small clean up patches after the hold period is finished. Please fill our your [https://live.gnome.org/OutreachProgramForWomen#Application_Process initial application] by October 22nd, and complete your initial kernel patch by October 31. Applicants that do not complete the first patch will not be considered for an internship. Please take a look at our [:OPWApply:application FAQ] for more info on how to fill our your initial application. Applicants will be notified on November 12 if they have been accepted. |
The application period for Outreachy Round 17 is September 19, 2018 to November 6, 2018. Please fill your [[https://outreachy.gnome.org/|application]] by '''November 6''', and complete your kernel patch by '''November 6''' also (7pm UTC in both cases). Applicants that do not complete the first patch will not be considered for an internship. Please take a look at the [[https://www.outreachy.org/apply/|application FAQ]] for more info on how to fill out your application. |
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| * Join the [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/opw-kernel opw-kernel mailing list] * Join the #opw IRC channel on irc.gnome.org * Join the #kernel-opw IRC channel on irc.oftc.net * Read our [:OPWApply:instructions for applying], and apply by October 31. * Use our [:OPWfirstpatch:tutorial] to send in your first kernel patch by October 31. |
* Join the [[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/outreachy-kernel|outreachy-kernel mailing list]] * Join the #outreachy IRC channel on irc.gnome.org * Join the #kernel-outreachy IRC channel on irc.oftc.net * Read our [[https://www.outreachy.org/apply/|instructions for applying]], and apply by November 6. * Use our [[Outreachyfirstpatch|tutorial]] to send in your first kernel patch by November 6. |
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| Some projects will have small tasks that OPW applicants can complete. In order to ensure applicants aren't working on the same task, we need your help in coordinating who is working on what task. Please see the OPWTasks page for details before starting on a task! | Some projects may have small tasks you can complete as part of the application process. '''Do not''' start on these tasks until after you complete the [[Outreachyfirstpatch|first patch tutorial]] and Greg Kroah-Hartman has accepted at least ten of your cleanup patches and two of your patchsets. In order to ensure applicants aren't working on the same task, we need your help in coordinating who is working on what task. Please see the [[OutreachyTasks|Outreachy tasks page]] for details before starting on a task! |
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| Round 9 projects: | = Round 17 projects = Previous projects, from round 16 projects are available [[OutreachyRound16|here]]. For each project, if you click on the proposer's name, you may find more information. |
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| == Kernel tinification == | == Adding support for stateless codecs in the Virtual Codec Driver (vicodec) == ''Mentor:'': Hans Verkuil and Helen Koike == dri-devel aka kernel GPU subsystem == ''Mentor:'': [[Daniel_Vetter|Daniel Vetter]], Mansi Navare and Harry Wentland == Improving stable patch testing in the Linux Kernel == ''Mentor:'': Sasha Levin == Improve Linux kernel support for running as a guest on the Hyper-V hypervisor == ''Mentor:'': Michael Kelley and Long Li == Enhance graphic experiences for Linux VMs on Hyper-V == ''Mentor:'': Haiyang Zhang |
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| ''Mentor:'': Josh Triplett | |
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| Over time, the Linux kernel has grown far more featureful, but it has also grown significantly larger, even with all the optional features turned off. I'd like to reverse that trend, making the kernel much smaller, to enable ridiculously small embedded applications and other fun uses. In this project, you'll start from "make allnoconfig", and then try to shrink the kernel even further. You'll learn how to work with the kernel configuration system, Kconfig, and use scripts/bloat-o-meter to measure the size impact of a change. This is a highly incremental project: each feature you make optional or kernel component you shrink will mostly stand alone, and you can develop and submit each change independently. Some of these tinification goals will work well during the application period; others will require a substantial time investment, and will primarily make sense during the full internship. Before working on any of these, especially during the application period, you should send a quick note to the OPW kernel mailing list to coordinate, and avoid duplicated effort. Please see https://tiny.wiki.kernel.org/ for more details on this effort. See https://tiny.wiki.kernel.org/projects for a list of possible projects. The projects listed as "small" can potentially be done during the application period, or by an intern accepted to work on this project. The projects listed as "large" should wait until the internship. (Note to mentors and prospective applicants: Josh plans to present the tinification effort and list of projects at Linux Kernel Summit, and may add, remove, or edit items on this list based on feedback obtained there.) == Coccinelle == [http://coccinelle.lip6.fr Coccinelle] is a program matching and transformation tool for C code that has been used extensively in contributing to the Linux kernel, for both code evolutions and bug fixes. Coccinelle is driven by specifications, known as semantic patches, that use a notation based on C code, and are this fairly easy to develop. Around 40 semantic patches are included with the Linux kernel source code, in scripts/coccinelle, and are used in the continuous testing service provided by Intel. Recently, we have used Coccinelle in an extensive study of [http://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/docs/01/02/27/04/PDF/faults-in-linux-2.6-tocs.pdf faults in Linux 2.6]. The goal of this project is to extend the results to more recent versions of Linux, and to facilitate the extension of the work to subsequent versions. This will entail: 1. Running the Coccinelle scripts that have been developed to collect data. 1. Evaluating the resulting reports to identify real bugs and false positives. 1. Submitting patches to the Linux kernel to fix the identified real bugs that are still present in the kernel. 1. Updating a database with the results. 1. Creating graphs to summarize the results. ''Mentor:'' [http://kernelnewbies.org/JuliaLawall Julia Lawall] |
Please check the [[https://www.outreachy.org/communities/cfp/linux-kernel/| Linux kernel page]] on the Outreachy website for detailed project descriptions. |
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| * Join the [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/opw-kernel opw-kernel mailing list] * Join the #opw IRC channel on irc.gnome.org * Join the #kernel-opw IRC channel on irc.oftc.net * Read our [:OPWApply:instructions for applying], and apply by October 22. * Use our [:OPWfirstpatch:tutorial] to send in your first kernel patch by October 31. |
* Join the [[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/outreachy-kernel|outreachy-kernel mailing list]] * Join the #outreachy IRC channel on irc.gnome.org * Join the #kernel-outreachy IRC channel on irc.oftc.net * Read our [[https://www.outreachy.org/apply/|instructions for applying]], and apply by October 30. * Use our [[Outreachyfirstpatch|tutorial]] to send in your first kernel patch by October 30. * After you have 10 cleanup patches and at least two patchsets, choose some [[OutreachyTasks|small tasks]] to complete. |
Outreachy (formerly FOSS Outreach Program for Women (OPW) and Project Ascend Alumni)
Please see the Outreachy homepage for an introduction to the program.
The application period for Round 17 is now open! Please follow the setup directions and complete the first patch tutorial before submitting patches to the mailing list.
Important Update This year, applicants are expected to check their eligibility before getting started with patch submissions.
Welcome Outreachy applicants! Our round 17 sponsors have generously donated funds for internships for women, genderqueer, genderfluid, or genderfree people, and residents and nationals of the United States of any gender who are Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander to work on the Linux kernel. The kernel is the most basic layer of the Linux operating system. It encompasses many things: hardware drivers, filesystems, security, task scheduling, and much more.
News This year, we ask that you send all patches to the appropriate staging driver maintainers, as well as to the outreachy mailing list. See Submit a patch for more information. For IIO patches, be sure to send them to linux-iio@vger.kernel.org
How to apply
The application period for Outreachy Round 17 is September 19, 2018 to November 6, 2018. Please fill your application by November 6, and complete your kernel patch by November 6 also (7pm UTC in both cases). Applicants that do not complete the first patch will not be considered for an internship. Please take a look at the application FAQ for more info on how to fill out your application.
If you are interested in being a Linux kernel intern, please:
Join the outreachy-kernel mailing list
- Join the #outreachy IRC channel on irc.gnome.org
- Join the #kernel-outreachy IRC channel on irc.oftc.net
Read our instructions for applying, and apply by November 6.
Use our tutorial to send in your first kernel patch by November 6.
Participating Linux kernel projects
Applicants for all projects should have basic experience with C or C++ and boolean algebra. Optionally, we would love it if you have basic operating system knowledge, know your way around a Linux/UNIX command line, and/or know the revision system called git. Please note that these three skills can be learned during the internship.
Some projects may have small tasks you can complete as part of the application process. Do not start on these tasks until after you complete the first patch tutorial and Greg Kroah-Hartman has accepted at least ten of your cleanup patches and two of your patchsets. In order to ensure applicants aren't working on the same task, we need your help in coordinating who is working on what task. Please see the Outreachy tasks page for details before starting on a task!
Round 17 projects
Previous projects, from round 16 projects are available here. For each project, if you click on the proposer's name, you may find more information.
Adding support for stateless codecs in the Virtual Codec Driver (vicodec)
Mentor:: Hans Verkuil and Helen Koike
dri-devel aka kernel GPU subsystem
Mentor:: Daniel Vetter, Mansi Navare and Harry Wentland
Improving stable patch testing in the Linux Kernel
Mentor:: Sasha Levin
Improve Linux kernel support for running as a guest on the Hyper-V hypervisor
Mentor:: Michael Kelley and Long Li
Enhance graphic experiences for Linux VMs on Hyper-V
Mentor:: Haiyang Zhang
Please check the Linux kernel page on the Outreachy website for detailed project descriptions.
Yeah, that sounds cool!
If you are interested in being a Linux kernel intern, please:
Join the outreachy-kernel mailing list
- Join the #outreachy IRC channel on irc.gnome.org
- Join the #kernel-outreachy IRC channel on irc.oftc.net
Read our instructions for applying, and apply by October 30.
Use our tutorial to send in your first kernel patch by October 30.
After you have 10 cleanup patches and at least two patchsets, choose some small tasks to complete.