Re: [RFC] HOWTO do Linux kernel development

Coywolf Qi Hunt
2005-11-15T05:51:46Z

2005/11/15, Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>:
> On Tue, Nov 15, 2005 at 09:08:30AM +0800, Coywolf Qi Hunt wrote:
> > 2005/11/15, Greg KH <gregkh@suse.de>:
> > > So, I've been working on a document for the past week or so to help
> > > alleviate a lot of these problems. If nothing else, it should be a place
> > > where anyone can point someone to when they ask the common questions, or
> > > do something in the not-correct way. I'd like to add this to the Linux
> > > kernel source tree, so it will be kept up to date over time, as things
> > > change (like the development process.) Ideally I'd like to put it in
> > > the main directory as HOWTO, but I don't know how others feel about
> >
> > You put it in the top directory to draw the most attention? Compare to
> > source trees of other kernel projects, Linux source tree looks clean.
> > Please don't spoil that. What's wrong with Documentation/ ?
>
> People do not seem to even realize Documentation/ is there :(

Those who don't notice Documentation, don't deserve it, and are not
likely/willingly to be the audience,

>
> Now if those same people would notice anything in the root directory
> either, is another story...

That is rather like top-posting or CAPITALIZATION, or spamming.

>
> It's just a suggestion.
>

We are unlikely to relocate files. So if it gets there, it'll stay
there all along.
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Coywolf Qi Hunt