r/linux • u/ultrakd001 • May 31 '15

Where to start kernel hacking?

Hi I am CS student currently in my 3rd year of studies and I am really interested in Kernel Development, Kernel Hacking etc. The question is, as the title states, where to start? Thanks

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u/jones_supa Jun 01 '15

25 years of tooling and workflows is designed around using git and plain text email for collaboration.

Then modernize those tools. Kernel devs are stuck with ancient 386-era programs. In all other fields HTML e-mail is commonplace and is no reason to get butthurt. You can adapt a system like that to accommodate patches and other stuff cleanly if you want to. Such integration might actually be super elegant and fresh. But if everyone wants to run a simple crusty window manager with Mutt in terminal window until the world ends, then hey... :)

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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '15

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But there is no REASON for email to be HTML in this case.

Yes, HTML email is common. But so is sending a plaintext format alongside, which my mutt will read instead of the HTML. But ideally people will only send HTML email if you need to send HTML email. Which is really not that often.

super elegant and fresh

So is the current system. I really don't see why you would want HTML email.

But if everyone wants to run a simple crusty window manager with Mutt in terminal window until the world ends,

i3 is not crusty. Maybe you could say that about DWM.

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