# FreeBSD Foundation Intern Jim Huang Chen on Raspberry Pi Support and Open Source

DevFeed: [FreeBSD Foundation Intern Jim Huang Chen on Raspberry Pi Support and Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/freebsd-foundation-intern-jim-huang-chen-on-raspberry-pi-support-and-open-source-38860.md>)

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Author: Florine Kamdem

Published: 2026-08-21T13:29:17Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [FreeBSD Foundation](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/freebsd-foundation.md>)

Topics: [Raspberry Pi](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/raspberry-pi.md>), [Software Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software-engineering.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>), [Programming](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/programming.md>), [Linux](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/linux.md>)

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## AI overview

The article profiles FreeBSD Foundation intern Jim Huang Chen, describing his path into systems programming and his summer work contributing to Raspberry Pi support in the FreeBSD codebase. His projects included porting Raspberry Pi Imager to FreeBSD.

## Source excerpt

When Jim Huang Chen began his internship with the FreeBSD Foundation, he was only finishing his first year as a Software Engineering student at the University of Waterloo. A few months later, he had spent the summer working inside the FreeBSD codebase, contributing to Raspberry Pi support, learning from longtime developers, and gaining a much [...] The post FreeBSD Foundation Intern Jim Huang Chen on Raspberry Pi Support and Open Source first appeared on FreeBSD Foundation.