Add draft for October status update

Author: phil-opp

content/this-month/2021-10/index.md

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+title = "This Month in Rust OSDev (October 2021)"
+date = 0000-01-01
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+[extra]
+month = "October 2021"
+authors = [
+    "phil-opp",
+    # add yourself here
+]
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+
+Welcome to a new issue of _"This Month in Rust OSDev"_. In these posts, we give a regular overview of notable changes in the Rust operating system development ecosystem.
+
+<!-- more -->
+
+This series is openly developed [on GitHub](https://github.com/rust-osdev/homepage/). Feel free to open pull requests there with content you would like to see in the next issue. If you find some issues on this page, please report them by [creating an issue](https://github.com/rust-osdev/homepage/issues/new) or using our [_comment form_](#comment-form) at the bottom of this page.
+
+<!--
+    This is a draft for the upcoming "This Month in Rust OSDev (October 2021)" post.
+    Feel free to create pull requests against the `next` branch to add your
+    content here.
+    Please take a look at the past posts on https://rust-osdev.com/ to see the
+    general structure of these posts.
+-->
+
+## Project Updates
+
+In this section, we give an overview of notable changes to the projects hosted under the [`rust-osdev`] organization.
+
+[`rust-osdev`]: https://github.com/rust-osdev/about
+
+### [`x86_64`](https://github.com/rust-osdev/x86_64)
+
+The `x86_64` crate provides various abstractions for `x86_64` systems, including wrappers for CPU instructions, access to processor-specific registers, and abstraction types for architecture-specific structures such as page tables and descriptor tables.
+
+In October, …
+
+## Call for Participation
+
+Want to contribute to a Rust OSDev project, but don't know where to start? Pick up one of these outstanding
+issues in one of our projects and get started!
+
+<!--
+Please use the following template for adding items:
+- [(`repo_name`) Issue Description](https://example.com/link-to-issue)
+-->
+
+<span class="gray">
+
+_No tasks were proposed for this section._
+
+</span>
+
+If you maintain a Rust OSDev project and are looking for contributors, especially for tasks suited to people
+getting started in this space, please [create a PR](https://github.com/rust-osdev/homepage/pulls) against the
+`next` branch with the tasks you want to include in the next issue.
+
+
+## Personal Projects
+
+In this section, we describe updates to personal projects that are not directly related to the `rust-osdev` organization. Feel free to [create a pull request](https://github.com/rust-osdev/homepage/pulls) with the updates of your OS project for the next post.
+
+### [`phil-opp/blog_os`](https://github.com/phil-opp/blog_os)
+
+<span class="gray">(Section written by [@phil-opp](https://github.com/phil-opp))</span>
+
+This month, ...
+
+## Join Us?
+
+Are you interested in Rust-based operating system development? Our `rust-osdev` organization is always open to new members and new projects. Just let us know if you want to join! A good way for getting in touch is our [gitter channel](https://gitter.im/rust-osdev/Lobby).
+
+
+<!--
+TODO: Update publication date
+-->