Re: [Wireshark-dev] Joint project with Git for outreachy

From: Richard Sharpe <realrichardsharpe@gmail.com>
Date: Sep 19, 2020, 16:17 UTC
Message-ID: <CACyXjPzNCvFznmu9ARaUt_gsQ+fUMgYsHtBFDDziWRmsWJyq7A@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20200918222103.GA3352870@google.com>

On Sat, Sep 19, 2020 at 8:21 AM Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> wrote:

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> Hi wiresharkers,
>
> Outreachy <https://www.outreachy.org/> is a program similar to the
> Google Summer of Code, providing internships to work on open source
> projects.
>
> Emily (cc-ed) and I would be interested in mentoring an outreachy
> intern on adding support for the Git protocol to wireshark.  We think
> this would be helpful for documenting the spec better, for making
> debugging easier for future Git developers, and for helping people
> working on systems involving Git (e.g. CI systems) to understand the
> behavior of the systems they oversee.  We think that a co-mentor
> within wireshark would be helpful for making sure an intern is set up
> for success (helping them find pointers, making sure their approach is
> on the right track, etc).
>
> This would be a project under the Git umbrella
> <https://www.outreachy.org/communities/cfp/git/>.
>
> What do you think?  Does this sound interesting to you?

Replying again to all this time.

We welcome any one who wants to write a dissector or help out in any area of Wireshark, as Ronnie said.

I am more than happy to offer advice and ideas and look at code to get new Wireshark developers going.

-- 
Regards,
Richard Sharpe
(何以解憂？唯有杜康。--曹操)(传说杜康是酒的发明者)