Oh wow, ok I’m checking both of those kits, also well the userspace being on another repo makes sense, so contributing to it would still be nice for me, not only to contribute to the community but also to learn. QEMU sounds really fitting for my interests so I’m going to experiment with it, thanks! I appreciate all the help

Thanks for the detailed reply, yeah I’m going with the microcontroller kit definitely, I kinda had it in mind before posting but wanted to make sure as I felt a bit lost given how extense (and interesting) the field is. I had no idea of the user space drivers, it is actually a really interesting concept and I’m definitely checking it out as it sounds like a good place to start contributing to the Linux kernel (which is something I wish to do + I daily drive Linux so most likely I will end up writing a solution for a problem I can personally have). Which software do you suggest for testing? The only one I’ve used for virtual ISO is VirtualBox.

Thanks! Yes you completely nailed it, since I already have some circuitry knowledge (and I really find it fascinating) I guess I should start with microcontrollers, then the Raspberry Pi or similar SBC. I will gladly take into account your recommendations, my budget is kinda low since I live in a quite complicated country (Venezuela), so if you can give me the generals on what I should look for I would really appreciate it. Do you also suggest any book or learning resource?

Also (sorry if I’m asking too much) do you think it is viable for me to get a remote job in this field, or a similar one that can make use of this skills? As you can imagine in this country the local offer is pretty low, basically non-existant.