Re: Contribute - How to

[ram mohan]

I am interested to work in the following areas:
1. embedded systems
2. networking

I was wondering how can I contribute in embedded
without actual hardware.

Thanks.



--- "Randy.Dunlap" <rddunlap@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> ram mohan wrote:
> > Hi,
> > I am willing to contribute to the development of
> Linux
> > kernel. I googled a bit and found that I should
> join
> > the list and then I can go ahead.
> 
> > I would like to know.
> > 1. What are the features currently being worked
> upon?
> It's all over the map:
> Large-systems performance & scalability.
> Embedded.  Desktop issues.
> Journaling + extents-based filesystems.
> Drivers (new development in Infiniband and iscsi).
> VM fixes.  Processor scheduling improvements.
> IO scheduler improvements.
> Fixing bugs.  :)
> 
> > 2. Are there any things-to-do lists maintained?
> There are by some projects, others are more informal
> and
> just discuss TODO on a mailing list.
> 
> > 3. How are new features selected?
> a. scratch your favorite itch
> or
> b. what someone pays for
> 
> What do you want to work on?
> 
> > 4. Can I suggest new features?
> Of course.  But part of the Linux culture is that
> ideas/suggestions don't carry much weight.  It's
> sometimes phrased as:
>    Shut up and code.
> or
>    Show us the code.
> so send patches too.  :)
> 
> -- 
> ~Randy
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