Hi Nick, I came across some G+ posts from kernel developers discussing you and your recent patch submissions. I must say you're pretty (in)famous! :) Jokes aside, why not just follow on the advice given to you by so many people, i.e pick an area of interest (in the various kernel subsystems) for yourself, first pick really small ossues (but not the code formatting ones as they only tend to generate noise for the maintainer and not really fix anything), create the patch, see if the kernel builds with. TEST IT, most importantly (if you don't have the requisite hw then either acquire one, or pick another issue where you CAN test it). Basically check everything thats mentioned here: https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/SubmittingPatches http://kernelnewbies.org/OPWfirstpatch Trust me, if you _do_ go through this process and submit a 'good' patch, all past issues that you've had with other developers will be forgotten. Don't be in a rush to get 'something' in the kernel. I know its a big deal to get things in one of the coolest piece of software on this planet, but you'll need a lot perseverance and patience to be a kernel contributor. HTH, -mandeep On Tue, Aug 5, 2014 at 10:42 AM, Nick Krause <xerofoify@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I have sent out just ten bad patches and the developers seem very > annoyed with me and > think I am trolling. If someone on this list can find a way for me to > improve my relationship > with them and let me continue my work here that would be great. > Nick > > _______________________________________________ > Kernelnewbies mailing list > Kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies _______________________________________________ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies
