kernel patch to Solaris

Hi Everyone, In stead of Linux, I have a question about doing a kernel patch to SUN's Solaris. We are working on a project, and it turns out we might have to modify the I/O's behavior. Therefore, we are thinking to put in a kernel patch to the Solaris OS. Is there anything we need to consider

mailing list for application

Hi Everyone, I am looking for a good mailing list covering discussions/issues about "application development" on Linux/Unix platform. Could you give me some suggestions? Additionally if you know any good Linux/Unix users group in Bay area, it would be great. Many thanks, Mike. _