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Sun, 24 Aug 2025 11:50:26 -0700 (PDT) Received: from linux ([223.181.107.55]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id d9443c01a7336-2466889f202sm48097855ad.151.2025.08.24.11.50.24 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Sun, 24 Aug 2025 11:50:26 -0700 (PDT) From: I Viswanath To: corbet@lwn.net Cc: workflows@vger.kernel.org, linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, skhan@linuxfoundation.org, linux-kernel-mentees@lists.linux.dev, I Viswanath Subject: [PATCH] Documentation: process: Fix grammar errors in management-style.rst Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2025 00:20:15 +0530 Message-ID: <20250824185015.6312-1-viswanathiyyappan@gmail.com> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.50.1 Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel-mentees@lists.linux.dev List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Fix various grammatical errors in management-style.rst Signed-off-by: I Viswanath --- Documentation/process/management-style.rst | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/process/management-style.rst b/Documentation/process/management-style.rst index dfbc69bf49d4..4ae05a89950a 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/management-style.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/management-style.rst @@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ to do with reality. It started as a lark, but that doesn't mean that it might not actually be true. You'll have to decide for yourself. Btw, when talking about "kernel manager", it's all about the technical -lead persons, not the people who do traditional management inside -companies. If you sign purchase orders or you have any clue about the +leads, not those who do traditional management inside +companies. If you sign purchase orders or have any clue about the budget of your group, you're almost certainly not a kernel manager. These suggestions may or may not apply to you. @@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ actually true. The name of the game is to **avoid** having to make a decision. In particular, if somebody tells you "choose (a) or (b), we really need you to decide on this", you're in trouble as a manager. The people you -manage had better know the details better than you, so if they come to +manage better know the details better than you; if they come to you for a technical decision, you're screwed. You're clearly not -competent to make that decision for them. +competent enough to make that decision for them. (Corollary:if the people you manage don't know the details better than you, you're also screwed, although for a totally different reason. -- 2.50.1