academia contribution to the kernel

[Greg KH]

On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 11:45:45AM +0200, Pierre Vorhagen wrote:
> But I really wonder which type of Master (if any?) would maximize my 
> chances of being hired by a company working on kernel development and 
> related matters. Surely, a MSc in Computer Engineering would be more 
> on-topic than a "traditional" MSc in Computer Science for instance, no? 
> What *is* the best way to go about a Master that would be related to 
> Linux development as much as possible? (thinking about a future career 
> in the field)

What companies want, who are looking to hire Linux kernel developers, is
experience in actually doing the work, not their degrees.

Hope this helps,

greg k-h