Bad Patches and Issues with other devolopers

[Mandeep Sandhu]

Hi Nick,

I came across some G+ posts from kernel developers discussing you and
your recent patch submissions. I must say you're pretty (in)famous! :)

Jokes aside, why not just follow on the advice given to you by so many
people, i.e pick an area of interest (in the various kernel
subsystems) for yourself, first pick really small ossues (but not the
code formatting ones as they only tend to generate noise for the
maintainer and not really fix anything), create the patch, see if the
kernel builds with. TEST IT, most importantly (if you don't have the
requisite hw then either acquire one, or pick another issue where you
CAN test it). Basically check everything thats mentioned here:

https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
http://kernelnewbies.org/OPWfirstpatch

Trust me, if you _do_ go through this process and submit a 'good'
patch, all past issues that you've had with other developers will be
forgotten.

Don't be in a rush to get 'something' in the kernel. I know its a big
deal to get things in one of the coolest piece of software on this
planet, but you'll need a lot perseverance and patience to be a kernel
contributor.

HTH,
-mandeep


On Tue, Aug 5, 2014 at 10:42 AM, Nick Krause <xerofoify at gmail.com> wrote:
> I have sent out just ten bad patches and the developers seem very
> annoyed with me and
> think I am trolling. If someone on this list can find a way for me to
> improve my relationship
> with them and let me continue my work here that would be great.
> Nick
>
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