<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 6:58 PM, Sakshi Malhotra <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mails01@rediffmail.com">mails01@rediffmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<span><span>Hi,<br><br>Maybe I am not the first one to ask such a question...but couldnt stop myself either...<br>I have read all the relevant books on linux...such as LKD & LDD. I have tried getting some projects on <a href="http://soureforge.net" target="_blank">soureforge.net</a> as well ...however, i have not been lucky so far.<br>
I want to land up with a job in Linux Kernel but everywhere I get rejected for lack of practical experience.<br>Dont know what to do to get relevant practical experince which gets counted and helps me land up with a job.<br>
I am low on morale and confidence...pls suggest.<br><br>Regards,<br><br>Sakshi</span></span><br></blockquote></div><br>This is annoying, two mail with same contents.<br>this explains why thing are not working for you. Be a bit patient while group replies to you mail.<br>
Besides your focus is wrong, please try to learn as much as you can rather just thinking about the job.<br>Yes most companies wont take you until you have relevant experience and/or you got a patch submitted upstream.<br>
so, i would suggest start working with user space stuff for some company and in the mean time hone your skills.<br><br>My faq page on newbies will soon be up, you can get more info from there.<br><br><br>