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| = Outreach Program for Women (OPW) = | = 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 9 [:OPWSponsor:funding sponsors] and Linux kernel [:OPWMentor:mentors]. Please see the linked FAQ pages if you want to help out. |
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| The official deadline for applying to OPW is May 1st. However, we joined OPW late, so that deadline is flexible. Please fill our your initial application, and then update it with your initial patch by May 17th. Applicants will be notified by May 27th if they have been accepted. | attachment:pinktux.png |
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| == Participating kernel projects == | Welcome OPW applicants! Our [:OPWSponsor:round 8 sponsors] have generiously donated funds for 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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| Currently, we have two participating projects. | = 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 on April 21st if they have been accepted. |
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| === USB === | If you are interested in being a Linux kernel intern, please: |
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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. | * 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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| 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. | We also encourage all OPW applicants that are students to also apply to [http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2014 Google Summer of Code], and in particular the [http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/org2/google/gsoc2014/lf Linux Foundation projects]. The Google Summer of Code projects are separate from the projects listed below, so you will need to work on applications for both programs. |
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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 9 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] |
== Kernel tinification == |
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| == Ethernet == | ''Mentor:'': Josh Triplett |
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| Carolyn Wyborny and Anjali Jain are sponsoring a project to work on 1 gig ethernet. (More info coming soon.) | 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. |
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| 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. | |
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| = Getting Started = | 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. |
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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?) |
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.) = 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 March 19th. * Use our [:OPWfirstpatch:tutorial] to send in your first kernel patch by March 19th. == Creative Commons Photo Credits == [http://tux.crystalxp.net/ Pink Tux] |
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 9 [: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! Our [:OPWSponsor:round 8 sponsors] have generiously donated funds for 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 on April 21st 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.
We also encourage all OPW applicants that are students to also apply to [http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2014 Google Summer of Code], and in particular the [http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/org2/google/gsoc2014/lf Linux Foundation projects]. The Google Summer of Code projects are separate from the projects listed below, so you will need to work on applications for both programs.
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 9 projects:
Kernel tinification
Mentor:: Josh Triplett
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.)
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 March 19th.
Use our [:OPWfirstpatch:tutorial] to send in your first kernel patch by March 19th.
Creative Commons Photo Credits
[http://tux.crystalxp.net/ Pink Tux]