[ossig] [myoss] Google Summer of Code

[Colin Charles]

Ezwan Aizat Bin Abdullah Faiz wrote:

>> For a little more challenge, IPv6 support will rock, and will give you a 
>> greater understanding of mysql internals, as well as how to hone 
>> networking code
> 
> I thought participants were supposed to generally know the codebase, and
> other stuff before committing oneself.

No, codebase knowledge is not a pre-requisite. Its helpful, but you can 
learn along the way

Of course knowing the language its written in, is important. Don't 
expect to learn C++ during summer. Thats what the interview process is 
about (and we'll weed you out then)

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"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you,
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