Hello all,
I am also a newbie that intends to get her way into kernel development. Something about me: I have some experience as software tester. My question is: do you thing that systematically testing the kernel may be the way to go for me to get into the Linux kernel? Maybe joining the Linux Test Project? I am mainly (but not only) interested in virtualization because I am somewhat familiar with it and I find it necessary and interesting. I know I have a lot to learn, and I noted all the advice you gave Varad. If you have any further advice of any kind, I will really thank you for it.
María.
On 4 September 2013 15:41, <Valdis.Kletnieks@xxxxxx> wrote:
On Wed, 04 Sep 2013 07:22:14 +0200, michi1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx said:Exactly. This is the point a lot of people miss.
> 1) Find something you do not like.
Personally, I mostly stick to "badly written Kconfig entries" and
"stuff in linux-next that makes my Dell laptop misbehave", because
that's stuff I can actually test/report/fix, and stuff that ticks me off. ;)
Writer's block is when you can't find a rhyme for the 23rd line, or can't
> > it's like
> > saying, "i really want to write a book, but i have no idea what i
> > should write about. can you give me some ideas for a plot? and
> > characters? and possibly an ending?" yes, it's that silly.
>
> Isn't this called "writer's block"? To me this does not sound like a silly
> thing to say at all.
figure out how to make your villain drop out in chapter 5 so he can re-appear
in chapter 9. If you need ideas for plot, characters, and ending, you're
not a writer.
Horror writer Steven King was once asked "Why do you write such dark scary
stuff?". He replied "What makes you think I have any choice in the matter?"
Now that dude is a *writer*.
And quite frankly, unless somebody have similar feelings about coding, they
probably shouldn't be hacking the kernel.
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