Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 14:28:53 -0700 (MST) From: Doug Russell <drussell@saturn-tech.com> To: Michael Lucas <mwlucas@blackhelicopters.org> Cc: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com>, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Reading the kernel sources Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.1000114141859.29156B-100000@calvin.saturn-tech.com> In-Reply-To: <200001132144.QAA48936@blackhelicopters.org>
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On Thu, 13 Jan 2000, Michael Lucas wrote: > > > So, if I was to sit down and start reading /usr/src/sys, where's the > > > logical place to start? Or should I start elsehwere? Or is there no > > > > Start with the PR database. Grab a PR, see if you can figure out what makes > > it go wrong, and then see if you can make it go right. Call this "directed > > research" of anyone asks what you're doing. > > Gut reaction: > > "Geez, I'd like to learn how to swim." > > "No problem! Just tie these cinderblocks to your wrists and ankles, > jump off the deep end, and you'll be ready to go." > > Second reaction: > > Ah, what the hell. I might actually fix something. ROFL... :) Actually, usually when I look, there are lots of PRs that are relatively easy to fix, just nobody ever gets around to many of them. :) One example from memory... Once upon a time, (probably back in about 1.x) FTP displayed fast transfer rates incorrectly after a transfer. Everyone knew it was there, and I always meant to go fix the one line and send in a patch, but never got to it. Later...... <Doug> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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