4.2.3. Working with Free Software
- don't underestimate the social component
- learn to live with changing environments
- get used to look under the hood ("Read the source Luke") but use appropriate tools to help you!:
- Source code navigation:
- grep -R
- ctags
- cscope
- snavigator
- linux cross reference
- take the time to learn a decent editor
- others: git, diff -u & patch
- Source code navigation:
- work with communities (and respect their rules)
- Read the FAQ before posting
- do research before asking questions
- Things to avoid on mailing lists
- HTML mails (especially on u-boot ml)
- attachments
- legal disclaimers (yeah, it can be hard)
- whitespace
- bikeshed painting
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