linux-kernel - Re: Student Project Idea

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Message-ID: <aedb14900908262318t50b3a8f9l1d42aa9cd7a9dc04@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:48:59 +0530
From:	Satyam Shekhar <satyamshekhar@...il.com>
To:	James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Student Project Idea

Thanks for replying.

> As a student it helps if you come out of the inhibition that only
> kernel level projects are great and other disciplines don't worth a
> dime for a fresh grad. Kernel development is generally meant for
> experienced developers who already did non-kernel, system level
> development for some time.

Thats not why I want to get into kernel projects. I like the area and will
enjoy my project if it is something I like. I have worked on developing
PINTOS as a part of my course work, which I thoroughly enjoyed.

> Get involved in the Kernel Newbies project:
> http://kernelnewbies.org/
>
> There's more than enough information and support there to help you get
> started and find something interesting to work on.
>
> Kernel hacking is where it's at, don't listen to naysayers :-)
>
> Here's some slides from a talk I gave on this topic at foss.in a couple of
> years back:
>
> http://namei.org/presentations/fossin2007-kernel-hacking.pdf

Thanks. :)
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