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| = Outreach Program for Women (OPW) Intro = | = FOSS Outreach Program for Women (OPW) = Please see the [https://wiki.gnome.org/OutreachProgramForWomen FOSS Outreach Program for Women homepage] for an introduction to the program. |
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| The Linux Foundation is sponsoring internships for women to work on the Linux kernel. The kernel is the most basic layer of the Linux operating system. The kernel encompasses many things: hardware drivers, filesystems, security, task scheduling, and much more. | We are looking for round 8 [:OPWSponsor:funding sponsors] and Linux kernel [:OPWMentor:mentors]. Please see the linked FAQ pages if you want to help out. |
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| Currently, we have two participating projects. | Welcome OPW applicants! The Linux Foundation is sponsoring internships for women and genderqueer/genderfluid people 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. |
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| === USB === | = How to apply = The application period for OPW Round 8 is Feb 25th to March 19th. Please fill our your [https://live.gnome.org/OutreachProgramForWomen#Application_Process initial application] and complete your initial kernel patch by March 19th. 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 in late March if they have been accepted. |
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| The Linux kernel includes a USB stack that communicates with the hardware behind your USB ports (USB host controller drivers), and includes USB device drivers that talk to your USB devices (USB device drivers). Working on USB is fun because you get to make all sorts of interesting USB devices work. | If you are interested in being a Linux kernel intern, please: |
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| Sarah Sharp is sponsoring an intern to work on the USB 3.0 host controller driver. The Linux kernel USB 3.0 driver was introduced in 2009, and works 10 times faster than USB 2.0 devices. The USB 3.0 driver still needs a lot of work, so there are plenty of small bug fixes that interns can tackle. If time permits, interns could also work on small to medium features. | * 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 March 19th. * Use our [:OPWfirstpatch:tutorial] to send in your first kernel patch by March 19th. |
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| FIXME: add links to kernel.bugzilla.org entries for these tasks. | = 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.'' |
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| Necessary skills: Experience in C or C++ Optional but learnable skills: Knowledge of operating systems, USB |
Round 8 (May to August 2014) projects: |
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| Suggested reading for accepted interns: * [http://lwn.net/Kernel/LDD3/ Linux Device Drivers] * [http://www.beyondlogic.org/usbnutshell/usb1.shtml USB in a Nutshell] |
== Coccinelle == |
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| == Ethernet == | [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 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. |
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| Carolyn Wyborny and Anjali Jain are sponsoring a project to work on 1 gig ethernet. (More info coming soon.) | The goal of this internship is to help build up the set of semantic patches that are included in the Linux kernel. This will involve primarily hardening semantic patches that have been developed previously, and putting them in the form used in the semantic patches Linux kernel. There is ample opportunity to contribute patches to Linux source code as part of the semantic patch hardening process. |
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| [http://kernelnewbies.org/JuliaLawall Julia Lawall] | |
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| = Getting Started = | = Yeah, that sounds cool! = If you are interested in being a Linux kernel intern, please: |
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| TODO: * Intro, what the goals are, why they should be excited about developing for the kernel. :) * What skills are good to have (e.g. having taken an OS class is good), or how they can get those skills later on, like by reading Linux Device Drivers * Outline of what this tutorial covers * If you run into any issues, ask on the opw irc channel, or email sarah.a.sharp at linux.intel.com * Step 0: install Linux on a home computer (alternative instructions for installing in a VM would be good, but I have no background in that). * Build a custom kernel * Find out which drivers you have installed (maybe plug in any USB devices on hand) * Make small change in one of the drivers (e.g. run checkpatch over them, or fix some grammer in the printks) * Or maybe pick a driver in staging and run checkpatch on it * Test your patch (may need to enable debugging) * Make a patch (link to art of patch description creation) * Send patch to kernel newbies mailing list as RFC (perhaps we need a separate mailing list?) |
* 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 Nov 11th. * Use our [:OPWfirstpatch:tutorial] to send in your first kernel patch by Nov 11th. == Creative Commons Photo Credits == [http://tux.crystalxp.net/ Pink Tux], [http://www.flickr.com/photos/paolomargari/4946053155/ Messy Stairs] |
FOSS Outreach Program for Women (OPW)
Please see the [https://wiki.gnome.org/OutreachProgramForWomen FOSS Outreach Program for Women homepage] for an introduction to the program.
We are looking for round 8 [:OPWSponsor:funding sponsors] and Linux kernel [:OPWMentor:mentors]. Please see the linked FAQ pages if you want to help out.
attachment:pinktux.png
Welcome OPW applicants! The Linux Foundation is sponsoring internships for women and genderqueer/genderfluid people 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.
How to apply
The application period for OPW Round 8 is Feb 25th to March 19th. Please fill our your [https://live.gnome.org/OutreachProgramForWomen#Application_Process initial application] and complete your initial kernel patch by March 19th. 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 in late March if they have been accepted.
If you are interested in being a Linux kernel intern, please:
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 March 19th.
Use our [:OPWfirstpatch:tutorial] to send in your first kernel patch by March 19th.
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.
Round 8 (May to August 2014) projects:
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 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.
The goal of this internship is to help build up the set of semantic patches that are included in the Linux kernel. This will involve primarily hardening semantic patches that have been developed previously, and putting them in the form used in the semantic patches Linux kernel. There is ample opportunity to contribute patches to Linux source code as part of the semantic patch hardening process.
[http://kernelnewbies.org/JuliaLawall Julia Lawall]
Yeah, that sounds cool!
If you are interested in being a Linux kernel intern, please:
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 Nov 11th.
Use our [:OPWfirstpatch:tutorial] to send in your first kernel patch by Nov 11th.
Creative Commons Photo Credits
[http://tux.crystalxp.net/ Pink Tux], [http://www.flickr.com/photos/paolomargari/4946053155/ Messy Stairs]