Randy Dunlap will be giving at talk titled "Getting Involved in Linux Development" at SCALE 3x next month. His talk talk begins with a description of the Linux kernel janitors project and how it works, then move on to how anyone can become involved in kernel patches and development. In addition Norman McIntire will also give a talk on developing Linux drivers. If you've been itching to get under the Linux kernel's hood SCALE 3x might be a good learning resource.