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SubjectRe: Contribute - How to
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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~Randy
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