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.

Kernelnewbies discussions can be found on the mailing list and on IRC: irc.oftc.net #kernelnewbies.

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://linux-mm.org/ Linux-MM] Linux memory management wiki

• [http://linux-net.osdl.org/ Linux-Net] Linux networking 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