Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 02 Dec 2004 20:27:52 -0800 | From | "Randy.Dunlap" <> | Subject | Re: Contribute - How to |
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ram mohan wrote: > Hi, > I am willing to contribute to the development of Linux > kernel. I googled a bit and found that I should join > the list and then I can go ahead.
> I would like to know. > 1. What are the features currently being worked upon? It's all over the map: Large-systems performance & scalability. Embedded. Desktop issues. Journaling + extents-based filesystems. Drivers (new development in Infiniband and iscsi). VM fixes. Processor scheduling improvements. IO scheduler improvements. Fixing bugs. :)
> 2. Are there any things-to-do lists maintained? There are by some projects, others are more informal and just discuss TODO on a mailing list.
> 3. How are new features selected? a. scratch your favorite itch or b. what someone pays for
What do you want to work on?
> 4. Can I suggest new features? Of course. But part of the Linux culture is that ideas/suggestions don't carry much weight. It's sometimes phrased as: Shut up and code. or Show us the code. so send patches too. :)
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