I'm stuck. I've been stuck for at least two years.
I want to get involved in FOSS and I've the time, motivation, and skills required to make worthwhile contributions, but I've no itches to scratch [1] and my interests are what some would refer to as `outdated'; that is, I wouldn't touch GUI, web, or mobile development with a 100m-long pole.
I'm interested in [2]:
* Compilers/PLs
* GCs
* Legacy *n*x programs (e.g., Bill Joy's vi)
* OS Kernels
* VMs
What should I do? I'm starting to _hate_ my day-to-day life [3]. (And, yes, my diet, exercise, and sleep are all fine.)
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[1] I work as an SE for a defense contracting company, so I'm rarely (read: never) exposed to things that both interest and annoy me enough to want to change them. Furthermore, I can honestly say that there's nothing I'd want to add to- or modify in the various computing environments I interact with when I'm at home.
[2] I've also recently developed an interest in Functional Programming and Lisp(s).
[3] Sometimes I think that I'd be happier with an academic life in CS, but I can't return to university to earn my PhD because I'm married.
I want to get involved in FOSS and I've the time, motivation, and skills required to make worthwhile contributions, but I've no itches to scratch [1] and my interests are what some would refer to as `outdated'; that is, I wouldn't touch GUI, web, or mobile development with a 100m-long pole.
I'm interested in [2]:
What should I do? I'm starting to _hate_ my day-to-day life [3]. (And, yes, my diet, exercise, and sleep are all fine.)--
[1] I work as an SE for a defense contracting company, so I'm rarely (read: never) exposed to things that both interest and annoy me enough to want to change them. Furthermore, I can honestly say that there's nothing I'd want to add to- or modify in the various computing environments I interact with when I'm at home.
[2] I've also recently developed an interest in Functional Programming and Lisp(s).
[3] Sometimes I think that I'd be happier with an academic life in CS, but I can't return to university to earn my PhD because I'm married.