TODO: framebuffer?

TODO: framebuffer?

[Jason Victor]

Hi,
I'm Jason, I'm 14, and all I wanna do is work on the
Linux kernel (Linus is my hero :). I'm a newbie, so I
was looking to start off with something easy. Should I
write a set of functions to make it easier to draw in
the framebuffer? If that's not the sort of thing
you're looking for, what should I do?

Thanks for your help,
Jason

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Re: TODO: framebuffer?

[Rik van Riel]

On Wed, 1 Aug 2001, Jason Victor wrote:

> I'm Jason, I'm 14, and all I wanna do is work on the
> Linux kernel (Linus is my hero :). I'm a newbie, so I
> was looking to start off with something easy. Should I
> write a set of functions to make it easier to draw in
> the framebuffer? If that's not the sort of thing
> you're looking for, what should I do?

There are a large number of things that need to be done
for the kernel. ;))

If you are looking for a project which is relatively
easy, helps you learn a lot about the kernel and has
a bunch of friendly people who can help you, I have
a few URLs for you:


A website, mailing list and irc channel to help you
learn about the kernel. You can always find a few
kernel hackers here, too...
	http://kernelnewbies.org/


A project that maintains a list of possible bugs in
the kernel and then goes around searching through the
kernel to see where else they happen:
	http://sourceforge.net/projects/kernel-janitor/


regards,

Rik
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Re: TODO: framebuffer?

[Matthew Gardiner]

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

On 8/2/01, 2:20:08 PM, Jason Victor <sloppyj123@yahoo.com> wrote regarding 
TODO: framebuffer?:


> Hi,
> I'm Jason, I'm 14, and all I wanna do is work on the
> Linux kernel (Linus is my hero :). I'm a newbie, so I
> was looking to start off with something easy. Should I
> write a set of functions to make it easier to draw in
> the framebuffer? If that's not the sort of thing
> you're looking for, what should I do?

> Thanks for your help,
> Jason

The ACPI is screwed, you could always have a look over that, else, there 
is always code auditing ;)

Matthew Gardiner

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