how can i become linux hacker

Barq · 08-28-2004, 01:37 PM

Hello for all.
This is my first subject.
and i has small question.

how can i become linux hacker?

and thank for you.

david_ross · 08-28-2004, 01:40 PM

Welcome to LQ.

My first suggestion would be to join the lkml mailing list and start submitting patches like the other kernel developers.

Poetics · 08-28-2004, 02:32 PM

Learning to build your own Linux system From Scratch (we have a forum here for it) is a good step into knowing the ins and outs of the operating system as well, on a command-by-command level.

Netizen · 08-28-2004, 06:24 PM

There isnt a science to it. In fact, if you use Linux then you are most likely a linux hacker. It takes a fair amount of hacking to tweak linux.

Just do as above, jump and start playing.

foo_bar_foo · 08-28-2004, 09:28 PM

the majik formula is:
learn all the ins and outs of music theory
study esoteric religions
learn to like bad sci-fi movies
then become a tester on a project you like
use your real name not some crap like tripple_cow_power
and someday politely submit a good patch to something wrong with what you are testing

linux_terror · 08-28-2004, 10:57 PM

Never really thought of myself as a hacker....actually I've always had my white hat on...

but thats a good point Netizen, my boxes are hacked as hell to make 'em run just the way I like...

even though I DO NOT use them for malcontent.

guess it all depends on how you look at the word "hacker."

Just thinking out loud...sry.

linux_terror

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Shade · 08-28-2004, 11:35 PM

You'll find a huge difference between what the tech community and the other half define hacker as... If you're asking about becoming a linux "cracker", breaking down security -- then perhaps you'd better visit another site.

If you want to learn how to customize, code, administer, and *use* linux -- then maybe hacking is the right term, and this is the site for you.

--Shade

dah'dee · 08-28-2004, 11:42 PM

Get a basic Linux or Unix programming book and then write vast quantities of C code. I've heard that "Linux Programming by Example" by Arnold Robbins is good. Also a book by Wrox Press - something like Intermediate Linux Programming...

Read online forums. Read Linux magazines. Explore the file system.