From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1754942Ab0EYHkG (ORCPT ); Tue, 25 May 2010 03:40:06 -0400 Received: from [61.177.137.56] ([61.177.137.56]:55490 "HELO mail.semico.com.cn" rhost-flags-FAIL-FAIL-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1753723Ab0EYHkE (ORCPT ); Tue, 25 May 2010 03:40:04 -0400 X-Greylist: delayed 1824 seconds by postgrey-1.27 at vger.kernel.org; Tue, 25 May 2010 03:40:03 EDT Message-ID: <01a101cafbdd$6fa10c10$3701a8c0@wxintech.com> From: "zhanglx" To: "Neil Brown" Cc: "Nick W" , References: <20100525165152.1ecfadd4@notabene.brown><017601cafbd9$30924dd0$3701a8c0@wxintech.com> <20100525172218.79e3d325@notabene.brown> Subject: Re: The Future of the Linux Kernel Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 15:39:40 +0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from base64 to 8bit by alpha.home.local id o4P7eWaS002831 I will not say interest or no interest on Linux kernel. I just want to know how it runs on earth because a lot of talent people working on it. :) I do not know how to submit patches. Is it processed by GIT tool? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Neil Brown" To: "zhanglx" Cc: "Nick W" ; Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2010 3:22 PM Subject: Re: The Future of the Linux Kernel > On Tue, 25 May 2010 15:09:17 +0800 > "zhanglx" wrote: > >> Good answer, the future is determined by now. >> But the kernel is very complex. It's too difficult for beginners. :( > > We were all beginners once! > Yes, the kernel is much more complex than it once was, so understanding a > whole subsystem is a more daunting task than it once was. But there is still > room to start. www.kernelnewbies.org/ is supposed to be a good place to > start. > > We all learn to read before we can write. I recommend the same with the > kernel. Read lots of code, improve the documentation as you go, submit > little patches for little bugs that you find, get interested, build courage, > see where you end up. > > NeilBrown > > >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Neil Brown" >> To: "Nick W" >> Cc: >> Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2010 2:51 PM >> Subject: Re: The Future of the Linux Kernel >> >> >> > On Tue, 25 May 2010 18:34:36 +1200 >> > Nick W wrote: >> > >> >> Hi guys I am new to the LKML so Hi! Anyway I think the Linux Kernel is >> >> great! (Love C development on anything what so ever!) But what do you >> >> think the future of it is? Please can you guys have a think and we can >> >> decide! >> > >> > Yes said that already... if you are going to say it again at least you could >> > try saying it differently. >> > >> > We don't plan and decide the future. We create possible small steps >> > into the future and see if they survive testing and peer-review. The future >> > we end up with is simple the sum of lots of these small steps. >> > >> > What would *you* like the future to be? Please answer in the form of a patch. >> > >> > NeilBrown >> > -- >> > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in >> > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org >> > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html >> > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/{.n++%ݶw{.n+{G{ayʇڙ,jfhz_(階ݢj"mG?&~iOzv^m ?I