Ashwin, I can't speak for our fearless leader (namely, Geir Magnusson, Jr., the list moderator), but I can say that if you simply jump in and join this list, you will surely find something that either (1) interests you, or (2) you know something about, or (3) both.
We need people who _do_ know something about a topic as well as people who do _not_ know. For example, myself. I have worked with Java for a good while, and I have some good experience in Unix, Windows, and real-time systems. Therefore, I felt I could write a JVM for this project. However, I do _not_ know anything about Java memory allocation and de-allocation (known as "garbage collection") systems, as is evident from recent list postings. However, several other people do. Their experience will fill in my gap and I will learn something along the way. We encourage your participation at whatever level you would like to contribute. Keep reading and you will find your niche! Best regards, Dan Lydick > [Original Message] > From: Stuart, Ashwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Apache Harmony Bootstrap JVM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <harmony-dev@incubator.apache.org> > Date: 10/24/05 12:20:38 AM > Subject: RE: Get involved on Harmony > > Hi guys, > > I've had a similar thing to say as Joao. I didn't write to the mailing li= > st because I wanted to be sure the instructions/details in the page were = > sufficient. However, I haven't found one piece of information on the harm= > ony pages: what are the exact technologies you want people to know so as = > to participate in this venture. I am very excited about this project and = > this clarification will help a lot. > Thanks, > Ashwin > > > =20 > > -----Original Message----- > > > Good afternoon, Jo=E3o, and welcome! > > I'm not Geir, but I would like to greet you anyway. My name is Dan Lydic= > k. I'm in just about the same place you are, having joined up only recen= > tly with the ASF. You don't have to be a committer to be involved. > Just follow this e-mail list to see what is going on and add your comment= > s to the discussion. > > I have just written a Java Virtual Machine as a starting point for the Ha= > rmony project and I would welcome your evaluation and comments on it. My= > next cut will have all of the Java bytecodes implemented and Java progra= > ms will be able to be run on it then. > If you will look at the Harmony e-mail archive for the past few days, you= > will find that I have been having an e-mail discussion with several peop= > le. Please feel free to add to this discussion and to find a subject of = > interest. Start your own thread on questions you may have. We are all i= > n this project together and your contribution is important! > > > Best regards, > > Dan Lydick
