On Fri, 2008-12-19 at 13:20 +0000, Spyros Lyberis wrote:> Hi,
>
> I heard of the btrfs development and I''d like to know how can I
contribute to
> the project. My apologies if this is the wrong place to post, but I
couldn''t
> find any contribution-related information in the wiki or elsewhere.
>
> I am a 30-yr old experienced hardware design engineer, who currently works
as a
> software development lead for an Electronic Design Automation software
startup.
> I''m experienced in straight C development (over 12 years),
algorithmic
> development as well as lower level programming (e.g. I have programmed
device
> registers, implemented an I2C controller for linux parallel port, built a
simple
> MIDI sound card device driver for x86 Solaris back in 98, etc).
>
> I heavily use the linux raid for almost all my workstations and servers for
> years now, and having had some bad experiences I''m very interested
in the
> integrated approach that btrfs is taking.
Btrfs is a fairly complex project, and so it is best to start small.
The first thing to do is give btrfs a try and look for bugs ;) Feel
free to ask questions here or on irc about how the code works.
Reading it is a great start, as it trying your workloads and seeing how
well it works.
-chris
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