Changes between Version 6 and Version 7 of GSoC/GettingStarted


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01/21/09 02:48:53 (15 years ago)
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    88GSoC 2008 was the first time the RTEMS Project participated in the Google Summer of Code.  After talking to mentors from other projects, we noticed that we all suffered from a "getting started" issue.  You are more likely to have a successful project for any organization in GSoC if you are able to build their code, run their examples and make minor modifications.  The quicker you cross this hurdle, the sooner you will be doing "real" work.
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    10 You will be best served by using a GNU/Linux distribution for which we provide RPMs.  The core RTEMS developers use Fedora.  As of January 20 2008, most core RTEMS developers have moved to Fedora 10.  We will ALWAYS be on a version that is supported by the distribution.
     10Please join the RTEMS Mailing List and speak up.  Ask questions.  Help correct any deficiency in code or documentation you spot.  The ultimate goal of GSoC is not money, it is getting students to participate in the open source community.  We don't want this to be a one shot thing.
    1111= Configure a Development Computer =
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     14You will be best served by using a GNU/Linux distribution for which we provide RPMs.  The core RTEMS developers use Fedora and we are best able to support you when we are all on the same development host operating system.  As of January 20 2008, most core RTEMS developers have moved to Fedora 10.  We will ALWAYS be on a version that is supported by the distribution.
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    1416This step involves the following steps.
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    8789GSoC 2008 was the first time the RTEMS Project participated in the Google Summer of Code.  After talking to mentors from other projects, we noticed that we all suffered from a "getting started" issue.  You are more likely to have a successful project for any organization in GSoC if you are able to build their code, run their examples and make minor modifications.  The quicker you cross this hurdle, the sooner you will be doing "real" work.
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    89 You will be best served by using a GNU/Linux distribution for which we provide RPMs.  The core RTEMS developers use Fedora.  As of January 20 2008, most core RTEMS developers have moved to Fedora 10.  We will ALWAYS be on a version that is supported by the distribution.
     91Please join the RTEMS Mailing List and speak up.  Ask questions.  Help correct any deficiency in code or documentation you spot.  The ultimate goal of GSoC is not money, it is getting students to participate in the open source community.  We don't want this to be a one shot thing.
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     95You will be best served by using a GNU/Linux distribution for which we provide RPMs.  The core RTEMS developers use Fedora and we are best able to support you when we are all on the same development host operating system.  As of January 20 2008, most core RTEMS developers have moved to Fedora 10.  We will ALWAYS be on a version that is supported by the distribution.
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    9397This step involves the following steps.