[gentoo-soc] Could I have some advice on soc projects?

[gentoo-soc] Could I have some advice on soc projects?

[Mu Qiao]

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Hello everyone,

I'm a graduate student who is really interested in Gentoo soc and want to
join the contest. I hope one day, I could be a real Gentoo developer :-)

I've been using Linux for years and have Gentoo installed in my own laptop.
I'm familiar with C in Unix, Python, Shell and Java.

I've read the google summer of code 2010 ideas for several times and I find
myself interested in two projects.

One is "*improve NetworkManager integration with gentoo*". I think it's a
very very helpful project and my NetworkManager does not work well in
Gentoo. I've already have some ideas on how to improve the integration.
But there are some difficulties. I see that this project needs GObject C and
I haven't used it before. I've only used NetworkManager, but I have no idea
on how to write a plugin for it right now. Could I learn the needed
knowledge from now and finish the project? Could anyone give me some advice?

The other is *"g-pypi rewrite"* which I also think is a very very helpful
project. Although I'm very familiar with Python, I haven't got very much
experience in writing ebuilds. I think I could spend enough time in learning
it. Shall I work on this project?

I'm well prepared for learning and full filled with enthusiasm. I'm not sure
whether I can participate in and which project I'm fit for. Could you give
me some advice?

Sorry for my poor English :-(

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Best wishes,
Qiao Mu

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Re: [gentoo-soc] Could I have some advice on soc projects?

[Nirbheek Chauhan]

On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 1:41 PM, Mu Qiao <qiaomuf@gmail.com> wrote:
> One is "improve NetworkManager integration with gentoo". I think it's a very
> very helpful project and my NetworkManager does not work well in Gentoo.
> I've already have some ideas on how to improve the integration.
> But there are some difficulties. I see that this project needs GObject C and
> I haven't used it before. I've only used NetworkManager, but I have no idea
> on how to write a plugin for it right now. Could I learn the needed
> knowledge from now and finish the project? Could anyone give me some advice?
>

GObject is just the name given to a set of C utility functions for
strings, arrays, etc, the mainloop, and other things provided by glib,
which is used by all of GNOME. Take a look at the following:

http://library.gnome.org/devel/gobject/
http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/

You should also be able to find tutorials on the web for the same.

For the plugin, NM already has plugins for redhat and ubuntu which do
similar things, so you can just take a look at those for information.

-- 
~Nirbheek Chauhan

Gentoo GNOME+Mozilla Team

Re: [gentoo-soc] Could I have some advice on soc projects?

[Mu Qiao]

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Thanks, that really helps!! [?]

On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 7:48 PM, Nirbheek Chauhan <nirbheek@gentoo.org>wrote:

> On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 1:41 PM, Mu Qiao <qiaomuf@gmail.com> wrote:
> > One is "improve NetworkManager integration with gentoo". I think it's a
> very
> > very helpful project and my NetworkManager does not work well in Gentoo.
> > I've already have some ideas on how to improve the integration.
> > But there are some difficulties. I see that this project needs GObject C
> and
> > I haven't used it before. I've only used NetworkManager, but I have no
> idea
> > on how to write a plugin for it right now. Could I learn the needed
> > knowledge from now and finish the project? Could anyone give me some
> advice?
> >
>
> GObject is just the name given to a set of C utility functions for
> strings, arrays, etc, the mainloop, and other things provided by glib,
> which is used by all of GNOME. Take a look at the following:
>
> http://library.gnome.org/devel/gobject/
> http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/
>
> You should also be able to find tutorials on the web for the same.
>
> For the plugin, NM already has plugins for redhat and ubuntu which do
> similar things, so you can just take a look at those for information.
>
> --
> ~Nirbheek Chauhan
>
> Gentoo GNOME+Mozilla Team
>
>


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Best wishes,
Qiao Mu

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Re: [gentoo-soc] Could I have some advice on soc projects?

[Sebastian Pipping]

On 03/23/10 09:11, Mu Qiao wrote:
> The other is *"g-pypi rewrite"* which I also think is a very very
> helpful project. Although I'm very familiar with Python, I haven't got
> very much experience in writing ebuilds.

if you're fluent with bash i wouldn't worry about the ebuild writing
half of it too much.

what do you have in mind for the re-write of g-pypi?
how would it be implemented?



sebastian