> 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

> 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... ...