Re: Intoduction
Ezra Buehler <[email protected]> Thu, 10 Jul 2025 18:34:39 +0200
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--===============2049544722006880880== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-E9789F8C-22AA-42CB-8F9D-418FE39456B6 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --Apple-Mail-E9789F8C-22AA-42CB-8F9D-418FE39456B6 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D= 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 <okash.kha= [email protected]> 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 <<a href=3D= "mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>> 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 <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">s= [email protected]</a>> 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**. </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, <br>Samiksha (Shdwcodr)  = ;<br>[GitLab/GitHub link if you want to include one] <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>= --Apple-Mail-E9789F8C-22AA-42CB-8F9D-418FE39456B6-- --===============2049544722006880880== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ Kernelnewbies mailing list [email protected] https://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies --===============2049544722006880880==--