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What would be more impressive to me and practical would be spending time contributing to the Linux kernel. That is something that companies would more likely be

by IANAD 10y ago

What would be more impressive to me and practical would be spending time contributing to the Linux kernel. That is something that companies would more likely be interested in.

mywittyname 10y ago
This is kind of dismissive, mean, and misses the point. It's like watching a person make 100 free throws in a row, then saying you'd be more impressed if he go into the NBA. It's an order of magnitude more difficult to make a meaningful contribution to the Linux kernel, so of course it would be more impressive.
- IANAD 10y ago
  > It's an order of magnitude more difficult to make a meaningful contribution to the Linux kernel Any contribution that is kept is meaningful. He could start by taking the Eudyptula Challenge: https://www.linux.com/blog/learn-how-contribute-linux-kernel-take-eudyptula-challenge https://www.linux.com/blog/learn-how-contribute-linux-kernel... Or he could read one of the many other resources out there about how to get started: https://www.linux.com/news/three-ways-beginners-contribute-linux-kernel https://www.linux.com/news/three-ways-beginners-contribute-l... https://kernelnewbies.org/ https://kernelnewbies.org/ https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-best-way-to-start-contributing-to-the-Linux-kernel https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-best-way-to-start-contribu... https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/development-process/1.Intro https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/development-process... https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/SubmittingPatches https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/SubmittingPatches http://helenfornazier.blogspot.com/2015/06/linux-kernel-how-to-start-contributing.html http://helenfornazier.blogspot.com/2015/06/linux-kernel-how-... http://ozlabs.org/~rusty/Stupidity.html http://ozlabs.org/~rusty/Stupidity.html http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4576332/i-want-to-contribute-to-the-linux-kernel http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4576332/i-want-to-contrib... ...

by IANAD 10y ago

What would be more impressive to me and practical would be spending time contributing to the Linux kernel. That is something that companies would more likely be interested in.

mywittyname 10y ago

This is kind of dismissive, mean, and misses the point. It's like watching a person make 100 free throws in a row, then saying you'd be more impressed if he go into the NBA. It's an order of magnitude more difficult to make a meaningful contribution to the Linux kernel, so of course it would be more impressive.

IANAD 10y ago
> It's an order of magnitude more difficult to make a meaningful contribution to the Linux kernel Any contribution that is kept is meaningful. He could start by taking the Eudyptula Challenge: https://www.linux.com/blog/learn-how-contribute-linux-kernel-take-eudyptula-challenge https://www.linux.com/blog/learn-how-contribute-linux-kernel... Or he could read one of the many other resources out there about how to get started: https://www.linux.com/news/three-ways-beginners-contribute-linux-kernel https://www.linux.com/news/three-ways-beginners-contribute-l... https://kernelnewbies.org/ https://kernelnewbies.org/ https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-best-way-to-start-contributing-to-the-Linux-kernel https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-best-way-to-start-contribu... https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/development-process/1.Intro https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/development-process... https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/SubmittingPatches https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/SubmittingPatches http://helenfornazier.blogspot.com/2015/06/linux-kernel-how-to-start-contributing.html http://helenfornazier.blogspot.com/2015/06/linux-kernel-how-... http://ozlabs.org/~rusty/Stupidity.html http://ozlabs.org/~rusty/Stupidity.html http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4576332/i-want-to-contribute-to-the-linux-kernel http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4576332/i-want-to-contrib... ...