2015-03-12 17:33 GMT-03:00 <Valdis.Kletnieks@xxxxxx>: > On Thu, 12 Mar 2015 13:27:21 -0300, Leonardo Ariel Carreras Rodríguez said: > >> I am new here, and I want to know how to get started, maybe with the >> simplest way available. > > Something the others haven't addressed - do you have an understanding of > *why* you are here? As the "how to get started" will be different for > different answers... > I am here because I am curious about how the kernel is developed. If I have to blame to something, that would be taking the LFS101x course. I have been using some distros since ages, but I never had enough time to be involved in anything (lots of things to do). I finished university recently, and I have some free time to do what I like. > Are you here because you're a professional programmer who's done a > lot of userspace work, and your company just re-assigned you to write > an FPGA driver for a new product? > > Are you here because you got a project assignment from a professor? > > Are you here because you just bought a Brand X laptop and the sound > card is supposedly supported, but it plays everything in reverse? > > Are you here because you have a device that has no driver in Linux? > > Are you here because you're a troll? > Oh, I am sure that I am not a troll (maybe my questions seems to be about simple topics or vague in some way, but that is because I still don't know enough to be specific). > Are you here because you think kernel hacking is a good way to improve > your resume? > > Are you here because you've been using Linux, and you want to give back > but have no idea how? > This questions seems to be in the direction of my feelings. I am not sure about which part of the system I would like to be involved with. > We've seen all of the above here - and each of these should probably > be heading in a different direction. There isn't really a one size > fits all best way to get started. I know that, but I wanted something that helps me to have a narrower set of possible choices. Thanks Valdis! _______________________________________________ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies
