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  Looking to work on some embedded projects as a volunteer satyaprakash.prasad@gmail.com - 2013-09-20 20:22 -0700
    Re: Looking to work on some embedded projects as a volunteer hamilton <hamilton@nothere.com> - 2013-09-20 21:41 -0600
      Re: Looking to work on some embedded projects as a volunteer "tim......" <tims_new_home@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-09-22 22:50 +0200
        Re: Looking to work on some embedded projects as a volunteer Theo Markettos <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2013-09-23 14:13 +0100
    Re: Looking to work on some embedded projects as a volunteer Don Y <this@isnotme.com> - 2013-09-20 23:14 -0700
    Re: Looking to work on some embedded projects as a volunteer rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2013-09-21 09:47 -0400
    Re: Looking to work on some embedded projects as a volunteer Jim Stewart <jstewart@jkmicro.com> - 2013-09-23 11:06 -0700

#13796 — Looking to work on some embedded projects as a volunteer

Hi,

I have application development experience around 12+ years but I am still very fascinated of Embedded Systems / Linux Device Driver development. As such I am learning both and gained some expertise. Now I would like to group and work volunteering for some projects on same domain. 

Do I stand a chance? Is there any project where I can pool in and provide volunteer help.

Thanks in advance

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#13797

On 9/20/2013 9:22 PM, satyaprakash.prasad@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have application development experience around 12+ years but I am still very fascinated of Embedded Systems / Linux Device Driver development. As such I am learning both and gained some expertise. Now I would like to group and work volunteering for some projects on same domain.
>
> Do I stand a chance? Is there any project where I can pool in and provide volunteer help.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
There are hundreds if not thousands of Open Source projects out there.

Unless you post your CV, we have no idea what you can do or what you 
have already done.

If your going to volunteer, pick an open source project that your 
interested in.

And ask them.

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#13804

"hamilton" <hamilton@nothere.com> wrote in message 
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> On 9/20/2013 9:22 PM, satyaprakash.prasad@gmail.com wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have application development experience around 12+ years but I am still 
>> very fascinated of Embedded Systems / Linux Device Driver development. As 
>> such I am learning both and gained some expertise. Now I would like to 
>> group and work volunteering for some projects on same domain.
>>
>> Do I stand a chance? Is there any project where I can pool in and provide 
>> volunteer help.
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>>
> There are hundreds if not thousands of Open Source projects out there.
>
> Unless you post your CV, we have no idea what you can do or what you have 
> already done.
>
> If your going to volunteer, pick an open source project that your 
> interested in.

IME if you "do" Linux there are lots of open source projects looking for 
people to help

It's finding something that doesn't require you to be a Linux geek that's 
hard

tim

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#13821

tim...... <tims_new_home@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> IME if you "do" Linux there are lots of open source projects looking for 
> people to help
> 
> It's finding something that doesn't require you to be a Linux geek that's 
> hard

One thing to be said for alternative OSes (my experience is RISC OS and
FreeBSD) is they don't move as fast and there's more opportunity to get
stuck in, without it having to be your full-time occupation otherwise you
get left behind.  The downside is this is no help if your goal is to get
experience with Linux kernel development, for example if you wanted to get a
job doing kernel work for, say, an Android handset maker or semiconductor
vendor.

Theo

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#13798

On 9/20/2013 8:22 PM, satyaprakash.prasad@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi,

[long lines elided]

Pick some I/O device (that you happen to have on hand) and write
a driver for it.  Demonstrate that it works to gain credibility.
It will also expose you to the (distributed) collaborative process
(sharing code repositories, exchanging design ideas, etc.)

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#13799

On 9/20/2013 11:22 PM, satyaprakash.prasad@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have application development experience around 12+ years but I am still very fascinated of Embedded Systems / Linux Device Driver development. As such I am learning both and gained some expertise. Now I would like to group and work volunteering for some projects on same domain.
>
> Do I stand a chance? Is there any project where I can pool in and provide volunteer help.

There are the Raspberry Pi and the Beagle Boards.  Both of these can use 
support for driver writing.

-- 

Rick

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#13827

satyaprakash.prasad@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have application development experience around 12+ years but I am
> still very fascinated of Embedded Systems / Linux Device Driver
> development. As such I am learning both and gained some expertise.
> Now I would like to group and work volunteering for some projects on
> same domain.
>
> Do I stand a chance? Is there any project where I can pool in and
> provide volunteer help.

You didn't say whether you wanted to work with
people online or face-to-face.  If face-to-face,
check to see if you have a local Makerspace group.
My local group is very helpful with mentoring and
helping with projects.

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