How can I join an active project?

[Arjan van de Ven]

On Wed, 2007-04-18 at 16:40 +0800, Jiancong Xie wrote:
> Hi  folks,
>      I am interested in programming of driver or embeded system. I
> have made a little toolkit in linux kernel mode which dedicated to
> share memory in WAN area. And I have a project experienced to build a
> rpc system in embeded system. 
>  
>      So , I want to further my understanding to driver and embeded
> system ,but I do not know where I can join a active driver or embeded
> projects. Please do not hesitate to tell me about it if you know.
>  

some tips on how to join a project of your choice (I'll let others
suggest projects):

* subscribe to the mailing list
* read it for a short while (a week or two) to get used to the style and
"atmosphere" of the list (eg what are the customs, who are the people
who know what they are talking about etc)
* after this short "get to know the environment" period, start
participating on the list, for example by answering questions that are
asked by people and to which you know (part of) the answer.
* after some more time, start participating in technical discussions
* then start contributing code/ideas

the last 3 are important, the mailing list participation is there so
that the other people get to know you and trust you as someone who is
serious and knowledgable about the topic, which then later helps you
when you post code or ideas. After all, people are more likely to review
code or ideas from someone they already know and trust to a degree, and
who follows the local customs, than from someone who suddenly comes out
of the blue and they don't know at all...