Welcome to the [http://kernelnewbies.org Kernelnewbies] Wiki. Here you can add your questions, explanations, stories, projects and other useful information about hacking, debugging, configuring and using the kernel.

How to edit pages on this site: first create an account (using the UserPreferences page), then you can edit every page of content. To experiment with wiki editing, please try the WikiSandBox first.

Topics

• KernelHacking -- how to start kernel hacking

• FoundBug -- how to identify and track down bugs

• KernelProjects -- projects in the kernel

• KernelSafari -- learning about the wilderness which is the Linux kernel

• KernelGlossary -- please add your explanations here!

• ProgrammingLinks -- links to programming language information

• PersonalPages -- pages from wiki users

• RegionalNewbies -- local/national/regional kernelnewbies

• KernelMentors -- how to have help getting already written code into the Linux kernel

• LinuxChanges -- detailed "changelog" of the main features getting incorporated in each linux release

• ... (add your stuff here if it doesn't fit in one of the topics above)

Related wikis and links

• [http://kernelnewbies.org/ kernelnewbies.org] the main kernelnewbies website

• [http://kernelbook.sourceforge.net/wiki/?KernelWiki KernelWiki] (appears to be broken at the moment)

• [http://wiki.linux-mm.org/ Linux-MM wiki] specialised memory management wiki

• [http://wiki.dragonflybsd.org/index.php/DragonFly_Status DragonFly Status] "Changelog" of DragonFly's kernel

• MoreLinks

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Interesting starting points:

• RecentChanges: see where people are currently working

• HelpForBeginners: to get you going

• WikiSandBox: feel free to change this page and experiment with editing

• MoinMoin: general information about the software behind this wiki

• FindPage: search or browse the database in various ways

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