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Aging Linux Kernel Community Is Looking For Younger Participants

Posted by Soulskill on from the fresh-meat dept.

Lemeowski writes "Time has been good to Linux and the kernel community, with the level of participation and volume of activity reaching unprecedented levels. But as core Linux kernel developers grow older, there's a very real concern about ensuring younger generations are getting involved. In this post, Open Access supporter Luis Ibanez shares some exciting stats about recent releases of the Linux kernel, but also warns that 'Maintaining the vitality of this large community does not happen spontaneously. On the contrary, it requires dedication and attention by community members on how to bring new contributors on board, and how to train them and integrate them alongside the well-established developers.'"

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  1. Well, I'll tell you why I'm not interested.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I'm part of one of these younger generations, and I'm honestly not interested in getting involved because I've seen how much of a raging asshole Linuz can be. He's a great maintainer, but he could be honest and give constructive criticism in less condescending ways. I'm not as experienced as he is, but that doesn't give him the right to be a complete dick in public theater.

    1. Re:Well, I'll tell you why I'm not interested.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

      in that sort of environment.

      Well clearly you have never once 'been to' the LKML but instead built your opinion on the basis of stories-posted-on-slashdot.
      Otherwise you would know that the LKML receives around 400 mails per day, the vast majority of which are polite, friendly and helpful.
      Compare that with the number of posts offensive enough to make a story on /.

  2. As someone who is taking OS course by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This semester, I am taking OS course at UMBC.
    Course is easy, material is easy. Hard part - figuring out how the fuck you should write Linux Kernel code.
    Why there are no good tutorials that on how to write basic kernel code, good guides on its structure (many book sold on Amazon are outdated) ......there should be one, centralized place with all the useful materials for the beginners + it should be constantly updated.