From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261419AbULCKRg (ORCPT ); Fri, 3 Dec 2004 05:17:36 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262142AbULCKRg (ORCPT ); Fri, 3 Dec 2004 05:17:36 -0500 Received: from web90003.mail.scd.yahoo.com ([66.218.94.61]:17569 "HELO web90003.mail.scd.yahoo.com") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S261419AbULCKR2 (ORCPT ); Fri, 3 Dec 2004 05:17:28 -0500 Comment: DomainKeys? See http://antispam.yahoo.com/domainkeys DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; b=0luwLJr0xLyBGiQqwhCbGVmmt4QVhzbi7uQONsCAoTa0wt4Yu8c8ATALPnzfQlDZulRpI5oFLVW/+5Tj3sWBBAhwcuBsMGGK3yf7sNvRAjuKeJnbDgVz79MtlvWWqYqJxaLUd+PJxcXahcJCqX0ADQUlFgdaaABzenBhWKNpNIc= ; Message-ID: <20041203101727.33227.qmail@web90003.mail.scd.yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2004 02:17:27 -0800 (PST) From: ram mohan Subject: Re: Contribute - How to To: manu@kromtek.com Cc: "Randy.Dunlap" , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <200412031346.24920.manu@kromtek.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org way suggested looks interesting .. i was thinking of contributing in terms of device drivers/low level stuff .. searching for a todo list in this area.. --- Manu Abraham wrote: > On Fri December 3 2004 8:39 am, ram mohan wrote: > > 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. > > Well, to contribute you should have the hardware and > or the documentation, > depend on what you would like to contribute. You can > work on with an initrd, > if you are looking at embedded development on the > x86 platform. > > Even a retarded old PC can be considered as a > development platform for x86 > embedded development. > > Manu > > > > Thanks. > > > > --- "Randy.Dunlap" 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 > > > - > > > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line > > > "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > > > the body of a message to > majordomo@vger.kernel.org > > > More majordomo info at > > > http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > > > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > All your favorites on one personal page – Try My > Yahoo! > > http://my.yahoo.com > > - > > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line > "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > > More majordomo info at > http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line > "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at > http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 250MB free storage. Do more. Manage less. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250