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How to contribute to bug fixes and eventually write some code

Asked by Vaithiyanathan Sundaram

My name is Vaithi.

I am trying to find a place to contribute for open source community. Since I have used Ubuntu for many years, I really want to contribute for its growth, while I learn the internals of the Linux kernel.

I read the instructions completely, and I am interested in Ubuntu kernel team contribution as well as Ubuntu drivers. In fact I am comfortable and have experience working in C/C++ and assembly.

Someone please guide me to start with some initial bug fixes. Do I have to contact specific module owners? I checked out few bugs that were not yet assigned. I am not sure if I can assign myself or if I need to follow a specific rules.

Hoping for your response.

Thanks.
Vaithi.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

Contact projects that interest you and offer your services.

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Best Craig Hrabal (crhrabal) said : 		#2

Start simple by doing easy bug fixes like typos and things like that. There are lots of smaller projects like "Xubuntu" etc etc. Ubuntu always welcomes code!

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Vaithiyanathan Sundaram (vaithi-sures) said : 		#3

Thanks craig. I am starting to look into the code and set up my system to reproduce the bugs.

I will post another question if I have a query.

Thanks again.