[outreachy] Question about overall projects

[Victor Julien]

Hi Branden,

On 12-03-19 14:33, Branden Bonaby via Outreachy wrote:
> Just wanted to introduce myself, my names Branden Bonaby and I was
> interested Suricata for its ability for intrusion detection and
> prevention. I'm up in Canada so hope time zone issues wont be a problem.

One of our mentors is in Canada, so that should not be a problem.

> I wanted to ask, what metrics do you guys over in the Suricata team use
> when deciding if we all meet the minimum to be considered. Im asking
> because helping to fix bugs and add new features are fine but I was
> looking more for community knowledge sharing and building. I'm also

In addition to the tickets we also appreciate additions and fixes to
documentation. Helping community members on the projects support
channels (irc, mailinglists, or even twitter) is valuable too.

> interested in ways that the OISF can make suricata and suricata better,
> but I wouldn't say that I have the best command of the python and C
> language, though I do currently use both. As someone who is still
> passionate about software develoment but new to open source, what about
> the Suricata and suricata-update projects set them apart from the rest?

What sets Suricata apart technically is something you can read about on
our website, here: https://suricata-ids.org/

The OISF is a non-profit foundation that drives the development and pays
for developers. I think our community is mostly a community of
professionals who use Suricata as part of their jobs. This reflects in
simple things like low community activity in weekends and holidays.

I think we have plenty of beginner level tickets/tasks you could try to
see if you python and/or C skills match the project.

Best regards,
Victor

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