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1 Introduction

As you read the project list, look for things that you think are within your capabilities to either work on, or to help test, or even simply to help document. If you think of something interesting that either needs doing by yourself or someone else, send that suggestion to the maintainer of this list. Tackle as big or as small of a project as your skills and available time permits. Think of it as "adopting a program".

If you do want to take on one of the projects mentioned in this file, send email to gg-projects@ninemoons.com to inquire the latest status of the project and to introduce yourself as a volunteer for it.

Besides tackling projects there are many more options to participate in the Geek Gadgets Projects. For details and a few motivating thoughts about this community effort, be sure to read section `Participation' in The Geek Gadgets Project Documentation.

1.1 Rewards

For certain projects we may offer small rewards to the first person or team of persons to complete them. If you can't help with a project, perhaps you or the company you work for can contribute to an award for a specific project. You can pledge an award for any project you wish.

BTW. It's the Projects Manager's job to make sure rewards are sent off when they have been earned, so don't forget to let me know when you think you've earned it.

We currently have just one (special) type of reward and that's the:

Cronus credit
Where a reward says $40 Cronus credits, Cronus will give you a $40 (US Dollars) credit toward any product that Cronus carries, which includes of course Geek Gadget CDs. The credits can only be used for products. The Cronus Website is at http://www.ninemoons.com.

1.2 Project difficulty

Each project has a rating of how difficult it is. This is an educated guess only, so in reality it may turn out to be easier/more difficult than expected.

In general, easy projects can be done by anyone with some C programming knowledge, and preferably some knowledge about tools like 'make'. If you get stuck, just ask. There are always people willing to help out.

Projects of average difficulty can be done by anyone who has a reasonable C programming experience and a more than passing knowledge of Unix-like systems. Again, if you get stuck somewhere, just ask.

Finally, difficult projects require a solid knowledge about Unix and C programming. You must be aware of the Unix kernel functions and about the pitfalls and complexities of programming in a multitasking evironment. Also knowledge about 680x0 programming is required for some projects. As usual, if you get stuck, ask.

Often, the difficulty rating is a range (easy-average, average-difficult). In that case it wasn't possible to make a very educated guess because nobody had really looked into it to find out what exactly needs to be done. So you'll have to find out as you go along.

1.3 Project categories

The existing projects can be roughly divided into the following categories:

A complete chronological listing off all projects is available via the section Project Index.

1.4 Acknowledgements


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