linux kernel

That is an interesting question.

I did find this URL:

I'm not a Linux insider by any means ... but it seems that some people find technical niches ...

The two people I would contact for insight are (and don't laugh at me here):

a)Linus Torvalds,

b)Donald Becker,

My reasons for suggesting you contact Linus are obvious ... if anyone has the big picture, it would be him. However, I suspect Linus is very constrained for time and very difficult to reach.

As far as Donald ... Donald works in a technical niche ... and he would probably have insight into how to contribute as well ...

It might also make sense to post your inquiry to one of the Linux newsgroups ...

The Lizard.

Give up and focus on commercial skills. One day you may need to make changes to the kernel but why bother until the need arises?

That's like with many open source projects: You start by creating some useful things, e.g. a patch for a bug, because I think big projects like Linux attracts many wannabes, so this is a good prove what you can do. Then you write about it, e.g. in the linux.kernel newsgroup. Maybe your patch will be applied, after reviewed from others. You can discuss in this newsgroup how you can help more. Another good idea is to write a driver for some new hardware, which are not supported.

Un bel giorno leilei digitò:

As far as I know, everyone can post his own patches on LKML. FAQ is here: