From d82bd3ca7760ddf093cae9e5100fad213d69dbf4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Norman Feske Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2017 11:32:43 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] News item about Google Summer of Code --- doc/news.txt | 44 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 44 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/news.txt b/doc/news.txt index dd62ca737..6144d620a 100644 --- a/doc/news.txt +++ b/doc/news.txt @@ -4,6 +4,50 @@ =========== +Google Summer of Code | 2017-03-01 +################################## + +| Genode will participate under the umbrella of the FOSDEM microkernel +| devroom as mentoring organization in this year's Google Summer of Code +| program. + +Thanks to the initiative of Jakub Jermar and Martin Decky of the +HelenOS project, multiple prominent open-source microkernel projects submitted +a joint application to this year's Google Summer of Code (GSoC) program under +the umbrella of FOSDEM microkernel devroom. + +As announced on the umbrella's [http://gsoc.microkernel.info - official GSoC page], +the involved projects are HelenOS, Redox, MINIX 3, and Genode. In anticipation +of the application, we have largely revisited our list of future technical +challenges: + +*Genode-related topics:* [https://genode.org/about/challenges] + +Those topics are meant as inspiration. It goes without saying that we +welcome other suggestions. If you are interested to participate in this +year's GSoC with a Genode-related topic, the following steps are best way +to get started: + +Learn the basics about Genode by skimming through the +[https://genode.org/documentation/genode-foundations-16-05.pdf - Genode Foundations book], +downloading the code, and experimenting with a few simple example scenarios. +You will find the steps described in the book. + +If this experience leaves a good impression on you, please continue with +making yourself known at the +[https://genode.org/community/mailing-lists - Genode mailing list] by posting +a short introduction of yourself, your primary interests, and possibly a topic +that you'd like to engage in. Please don't hesitate to consult the list with +any technical questions you might have. Note that the mailing list will be the +tool of choice for mentoring you during GSoC. Hence, you should be comfortable +in using it. Please keep in mind that friendly and concise written +communication is crucial for our project, and will thereby be an important +criterion for considering your application. + +We thank Google for accepting the microkernel devroom as a mentoring +organization this year and look forward to GSoC students engaging with us! + + Genode OS Framework release 17.02 | 2017-02-28 ##############################################