<div dir="ltr">Hello all,<div><br></div><div style>I am also a newbie that intends to get her way into kernel development. Something about me: I have some experience as software tester. My question is: do you thing that systematically testing the kernel may be the way to go for me to get into the Linux kernel? Maybe joining the Linux Test Project? I am mainly (but not only) interested in virtualization because I am somewhat familiar with it and I find it necessary and interesting. I know I have a lot to learn, and I noted all the advice you gave Varad. If you have any further advice of any kind, I will really thank you for it.</div>
</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div>Marķa.<br></div>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 4 September 2013 15:41, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu" target="_blank">Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div class="im">On Wed, 04 Sep 2013 07:22:14 +0200, <a href="mailto:michi1@michaelblizek.twilightparadox.com">michi1@michaelblizek.twilightparadox.com</a> said:<br>
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> 1) Find something you do not like.<br>
<br>
</div>Exactly. This is the point a lot of people miss.<br>
<br>
Personally, I mostly stick to "badly written Kconfig entries" and<br>
"stuff in linux-next that makes my Dell laptop misbehave", because<br>
that's stuff I can actually test/report/fix, and stuff that ticks me off. ;)<br>
<div class="im"><br>
> > it's like<br>
> > saying, "i really want to write a book, but i have no idea what i<br>
> > should write about. can you give me some ideas for a plot? and<br>
> > characters? and possibly an ending?" yes, it's that silly.<br>
><br>
> Isn't this called "writer's block"? To me this does not sound like a silly<br>
> thing to say at all.<br>
<br>
</div>Writer's block is when you can't find a rhyme for the 23rd line, or can't<br>
figure out how to make your villain drop out in chapter 5 so he can re-appear<br>
in chapter 9. If you need ideas for plot, characters, and ending, you're<br>
not a writer.<br>
<br>
Horror writer Steven King was once asked "Why do you write such dark scary<br>
stuff?". He replied "What makes you think I have any choice in the matter?"<br>
<br>
Now that dude is a *writer*.<br>
<br>
And quite frankly, unless somebody have similar feelings about coding, they<br>
probably shouldn't be hacking the kernel.<br>
<br>
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