Where to find volunteer work on linux
 

Hi,

i am really really very interested in linux kernel development for firmware and embedded systems.

how ever i dont know where to start on my own.

i would love to work voluntarily for any one open source project which involves the hardening of the kernel and it development for firmware or embedded systems.

is there any project which any one can suggest where i can work.

i am good at Perl but can also work in C++

thanks

can u be more specific please

Re: Where to find volunteer work on linux
 

Howdy!
The best place to look for Open Source Development work is SourceForge.net. A lot of the best Open Source Development work in the world goes on there. The other thing you can do is contact Open Source developers and let them know you'd like to help. While the Google "Summer of Code" is over, a lot of the work that got "bid-out" is still available for work. Check out those projects at Google's Summer of Code Page. Hope this helps.

thanks for the link.

but i am late

Google's summer of code is finished, alright. But all the open source development isn't. There are lots of projects relating to kernel hardening and embeded development.

Check handhelds.org as a starting. Do search on Googles Linux Search also.

Since I'm not really into kernel development, I'm not very familiar with the resources. Whenever I get over any, I'll let you know.

thanks for the tip.

While the actual competition is over, you can still contact some of the people who requested work, and see if there is anything they need. Everyone listed on that page is a supporter of the Open Source Community, and would probably be happy to throw some stuff your way. For example, OpenOffice needs some work done. If you're interested, shoot an email to dev@lingucomponent.openoffice.org (pulled from the Summer of Code webpage). If you go to the home pages of most of the people listed, there is a link that says "Want to Help?" or "How to Help" or some such. For example, from the Perl-Foundation's site. Just dig around, there's lots to be done for those willing to do it.

thanks once again

Anyway I give my credit for your interest in contributing to the FOSS world. Keep up the good work.

Also, if I may make a suggestion - If you want to work on the kernel, advanced C knowledge is a must. If you aren't comfortable with C, I'd recommend the book, Practical C Programming . For understanding the mechanics of the kernel, I highly recommend the books Understanding the Linux Kernel put out by O'Reilly Press and Linux Kernel Programming. Lastly, for development of embedded systems, I'd recommend the book Programming Embedded Systems, also put out by O'Reilly Press.

for sourceforge related projects go to this link where various topics are mentioned
http://sourceforge.net/people/
click on appropriate area and follow the instructions there further
enjoy linux development
nirav:)