On Mon, Apr 01, 2019 at 06:19:12PM +0200, Andrea Laisa wrote: > Hi! > > I'm a student that want to do a google summer of code with you during this > summer. Who is "you" here? What project specifically are you looking to apply to that asked you to post on the kernelnewbies list? > My idea is to write a Linux driver for a proprietary network protocol used > by the outdoor Gemtek antennas(which are essentially a LTE modem) to > communicate over ethernet+LLC to the indoor Gemtek Access Points. My goal is > to allow anyone to use any Linux-based router (like a Turris Omnia/openwrt) > instead of a Gemtek Access Point. > > I think it's a great idea but I have some questions. > > -In which area my idea is located? networking? > -Should the idea implemented as Linux driver or as userspace program? Step back and answer these questions: - do you have documentation for how this protocol works? - do you have access to hardware where you could test these kernel changes? If you don't have that, then this might not be the best project to work on :( thanks, greg k-h _______________________________________________ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies