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

[Richard Sharpe <realrichardsharpe@gmail.com>]

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