I imagine there are some projects that need some love that are on the back burner at the moment that could use some hacking; even if it is totally redone later by someone that wants to refactor it for privsep and such. On Tue, Apr 4, 2017 at 4:21 PM Theo de Raadt <[email protected]> wrote:
> Pete, you propose a waste of time. > > Everyone has the source code. Everyone can run it. Everyone can see > the problems other people report, and the things which are not supported. > > Everyone already can tell what needs improving. Everyone has a brain, > and can come up with their own goals. > > If they don't come up with goals, there's nothing we can write which > will change anything. > > Finally, not everyone has time. It would not be time spent well making > lists for other people who may or may not perform. > > > Would the devs consider compiling a list of specific improvements they'd > like > > to see volunteer'd upon this summer? I'd love to help especially if it > was a > > group effort/friendly competition. > > > > ________________________________________ > > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Bob > Beck > > <[email protected]> > > Sent: April 2, 2017 10:16:21 PM > > To: Luke Small > > Cc: openbsd-misc > > Subject: Re: Why isn't OpenBSD in Google Summer of Code 2017?... > > > > We tried it for two years, it was too much effort on the part of the > > foundation organizers mentors to deal with the bureaucracy involved, and > we > > didn't really see enough > > return in terms of new developers to the project, which, frankly being > > selfish on OpenBSD's part is the only reason for us to do it. > > > > Both Ken Westerback and I organized our end of it and dealt with the > google > > paperwork the two years we did it, Neither of us is willing to do it > again, > > and while I won't > > directly speak for Ken, I would not support us spending effort on this > when > > there are lots of other things to do.. It just doesn't have the benefit > for > > OpenBSD, especially > > in light of the effort of the volunteers necessary to participate. > > > > > > > > On Sun, Apr 2, 2017 at 8:54 AM, Luke Small <[email protected]> wrote:
