Wes Peters wrote:
> Michael Lucas wrote:
> >
> > I find myself in a contract where I sit for eight hours a day and wait
> > for something to break. It pays obscenely well, so I'm putting up
> > with the tedium.
> >
> > So, if I was to sit down and start reading /usr/src/sys, where's the
> > logical place to start? Or should I start elsehwere? Or is there no
> > logical statring place, and I should just assimilate it all en masse?
>
> Start with the PR database. Grab a PR, see if you can figure out what makes
> it go wrong, and then see if you can make it go right. Call this "directed
> research" of anyone asks what you're doing.
Gut reaction:
"Geez, I'd like to learn how to swim."
"No problem! Just tie these cinderblocks to your wrists and ankles,
jump off the deep end, and you'll be ready to go."
Second reaction:
Ah, what the hell. I might actually fix something.
==ml
> Remember, real hackers run -CURRENT on their laptops. ;^)
PS: Anyone know the status of zp0 in -current?
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