Hi, > > humm ... does that mean, that one should start playing around with minix first before > working with the linux kernel? > i'm pretty confused about what i should do now, because i've bougth two books > about linux kernel (development), namely Understanding The Linux Kernel and > Writing Linux Device Drivers. > They're said to be a great start for every kernel newbie ... but should a real (unix) > kernel newbie really start with linux? > These are really very good books. I started using the same books. Start off and try doing projects on your own. You may have to get use to a bit of code reading initially - but you will definitely enjoy it after some time. -- -Pradeep ----------------------------------- Let us be the change, we wish to see in this world. --- Mahatma Gandhi ----------------------------------- Pradeep Jagannath pradeep@it.iitb.ernet.in http://www.it.iitb.ernet.in/~pradeep ----------------------------------- -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ IRC Channel: irc.openprojects.net / #kernelnewbies Web Page: http://www.kernelnewbies.org/