Hidden gem on this site is the http://kernelnewbies.org/LinuxChanges page...
Re:Linux Kernel Newbies
by JoshTriplett on Saturday December 17, 2011 @06:10PM
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Indeed, Kernel Newbies and LWN both provide very good summaries of the user-visible changes in each new kernel release.
Those are both good. The H is another valuable source for kernel news. They're "Coming In" series is fantastic.
I still miss Kerneltrap though.
Re:Linux Kernel Newbies
by chimeracoder on Saturday December 17, 2011 @02:22PM
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I agree - this is a great idea, but not very helpful if it's that far out of date.
I've always wanted to get into the kernel a bit more, but it can be difficult if you're not already familiar with the codebase and architecture, so it can be difficult to get started. This seems like a great way to get some initial familiarity - too bad it's (apparently) defunct.
Re:Linux Kernel Newbies
by sliverstorm on Saturday December 17, 2011 @07:29PM
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Also interested. Anyone know of a replacement?
Re:Linux Kernel Newbies
by littledanehren on Saturday December 17, 2011 @07:50PM
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Lwn and linuxnewbies aren't perfect, but they're some of the best resources we have. There are also a few books out there that are pretty useful, but they are always out of date. No need to start from scratch and replace these things;it's easier to just work on improving what we have already.
Linux is a huge program developed by tons of people over decades with limited focus on docs in the past and high code turnover today. Getting useful information about it is just hard.
I wanted to get into kernel development and a couple weeks ago I checked out Kernel Newbies. I was excited to see a list of projects that "Computer Science students" could work on -- that was me. That list has projects from 2007-2009.