Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2001 08:35:54 -0700 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: GLOBALLINK2001@aol.com Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Kernel Hacking (i tried not to make it lame) Message-ID: <3A71995A.E39E0884@softweyr.com> References: <8c.189517c.27a24307@aol.com>
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GLOBALLINK2001@aol.com wrote:
>
> hey guys i know you probably get this question all the time but i am looking
> into getting into doing somekernel hacking first i will tell you some thing i
> have assumed about it:
> 1.) you should know atleast more programming language well (probably C would
> be best)
>
> 2.) you should know some basic stuff about FreeBSD internels (i am planning
> on getting The Design and Implementation of the 4.4BSD Operating System
Several others have made good replies to this, but here's another thought:
The best way to learn something is to have a goal in mind. If you understand
C pretty well, pick a PR out of the problem report database and start working
on that. It will give you a starting point and a goal.
--
"Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"
Wes Peters Softweyr LLC
wes@softweyr.com http://softweyr.com/
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