how can i help the linux community?

hi,

i am a graduating student of bachelor of science in computer engineering. i am looking for a possible research for my thesis proposal.

i would like to know how i can help the linux community? what hardware/software design can i undergo a research on such that it can help the whole community?

well, I'd quite like a kernel module that allows us to mount iso9660 CDRWs in read-write mode:

this would allow us to get rid of the floppy forever, and because it uses iso9660 it would be free from the nasty manufacturer-specific formats that have gone before trying to do the same thing, but failing cos nobody else can read the discs!

of course, that's just something I want, but it would be interesting, though possibly not thesis material!

I agree that would be nice, but what would be really nice is for you to somehow work in hours and hours of documentation experience. Of course, this depends on whoever decides your grade. If it's an MS person, you'll fail. On the other hand, if you fill in the blanks to several projects, documenting how you read through the source code, talked with the authors, etc, you might be able to base your BSCE on what you've learned from communicating with various sources. Namely, a paper on the complexities of writing documentation for a dedicated engineer/coder. Sounds like a psychology thesis, but if you can gear it towards the average CS/IT student, and make it believable, you'll likely get a noble prize for the thing.

Originally posted by scott_R I agree that would be nice, but what would be really nice is for you to somehow work in hours and hours of documentation experience. Of course, this depends on whoever decides your grade. If it's an MS person, you'll fail. On the other hand, if you fill in the blanks to several projects, documenting how you read through the source code, talked with the authors, etc, you might be able to base your BSCE on what you've learned from communicating with various sources. Namely, a paper on the complexities of writing documentation for a dedicated engineer/coder. Sounds like a psychology thesis, but if you can gear it towards the average CS/IT student, and make it believable, you'll likely get a noble prize for the thing.

where's the hardware/software design?