Intoduction

[Okash Khawaja]

On Thu, Jul 10, 2025 at 5:48 AM Ezra Buehler <ezra at easyb.ch> wrote:

> On 10 Jul 2025, at 12:55, Samiksha Palav <samiksha.palav27 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> 
> Hi everyone,
>
> I’m Samiksha (a.k.a. Shdwcodr), an undergrad BCA student from India with a
> relentless drive to get deep into the Linux kernel. I've recently begun my
> journey contributing to the kernel, focusing on staging drivers, learning
> the kernel development workflow, and understanding the culture of patch
> submission and review.
>
> Over the past few days, I’ve:
> - Set up a local kernel build and testing workflow.
> - Sent out my first real patch (not a dummy), with more lined up.
> - Subscribed to key mailing lists and joined IRC channels to stay in the
> loop.
> - Started tracking patch feedback and diving into `scripts/checkpatch.pl`,
> git send-email, and the entire mailing list-based workflow.
>
> My short-term goal is to get multiple patches accepted into staging by
> early 2025, and long-term I’m aiming for the **LFX Kernel Mentorship
> Program in 2026**.
>
>
> I’ll be lurking, learning, and asking questions when stuck. Thanks in
> advance to everyone who shares knowledge and guidance — it means a lot to
> newcomers like me.
>
>
> Looking forward to learning from you all and giving back as I grow.
>
> Cheers,
> Samiksha (Shdwcodr)
> [GitLab/GitHub link if you want to include one]
>
>
> Here some unsolicited piece of advice:
>
> Try writing e-mails without the help of “AI”.
>
Please there is no need for this. Not everyone is native English speaker.




>
> ;-)
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