Re: Intoduction

Ezra Buehler <[email protected]> Thu, 10 Jul 2025 18:34:39 +0200
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utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"ltr"></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><bl=
ockquote type=3D"cite">On 10 Jul 2025, at 14:58, Okash Khawaja &lt;okash.kha=
[email protected]&gt; wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite=
"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><br>=
<div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"g=
mail_attr">On Thu, Jul 10, 2025 at 5:48=E2=80=AFAM Ezra Buehler &lt;<a href=3D=
"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote cla=
ss=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid r=
gb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"ltr"></div><=
div dir=3D"ltr"><blockquote type=3D"cite">On 10 Jul 2025, at 12:55, Samiksha=
 Palav &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">s=
[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquo=
te type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<div dir=3D"ltr">Hi everyone,<br>=
<br>I=E2=80=99m Samiksha (a.k.a. Shdwcodr), an undergrad BCA student from In=
dia with a relentless drive to get deep into the Linux kernel. I've recently=
 begun my journey contributing to the kernel, focusing on staging drivers, l=
earning the kernel development workflow, and understanding the culture of pa=
tch submission and review.<br><br>Over the past few days, I=E2=80=99ve:<br>-=
 Set up a local kernel build and testing workflow.<br>- Sent out my first re=
al patch (not a dummy), with more lined up.<br>- Subscribed to key mailing l=
ists and joined IRC channels to stay in the loop.<br>- Started tracking patc=
h feedback and diving into `scripts/<a href=3D"http://checkpatch.pl" target=3D=
"_blank">checkpatch.pl</a>`, git send-email, and the entire mailing list-bas=
ed workflow.<br><br>My short-term goal is to get multiple patches accepted i=
nto staging by early 2025, and long-term I=E2=80=99m aiming for the **LFX Ke=
rnel Mentorship Program in 2026**.&nbsp;</div></div></blockquote></div></blo=
ckquote><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;=
border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto"><=
blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><br>I=E2=80=99ll b=
e lurking, learning, and asking questions when stuck. Thanks in advance to e=
veryone who shares knowledge and guidance =E2=80=94 it means a lot to newcom=
ers like me.</div></div></blockquote></div></blockquote><blockquote class=3D=
"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(20=
4,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><di=
v dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><br>Looking forward to learning from you all a=
nd giving back as I grow.<br><br>Cheers, &nbsp;<br>Samiksha (Shdwcodr) &nbsp=
;<br>[GitLab/GitHub link if you want to include one]&nbsp;&nbsp;<br></div></=
div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Here some unsolicited piece of advice:<=
/div><div><br></div><div>Try writing e-mails without the help of =E2=80=9CAI=
=E2=80=9D.</div></div></blockquote><div>Please there is no need for this. No=
t everyone is native English speaker.</div></div></div></div></blockquote><d=
iv><br></div><div><div>I am aware of that, not a native speaker myself. But,=
 for obvious</div><div>reasons I could not resist and apologize for that. Of=
 course it is a</div><div>good idea to use spell checkers and such.</div><di=
v><br></div><div>Anyway, he might as well get used to =E2=80=9Charsh=E2=80=9D=
 feedback like that ;-)</div></div><div><br></div></body></html>=

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