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From: Chris Jones <chrisjones@spin.net.au>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Kernel official involvement
Date: Wed, 04 Jul 2012 22:49:02 +1000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4FF43BBE.80201@spin.net.au> (raw)

I am just wondering how does anyone get further involved with Linux 
kernel development? How do you get selected to be able to push through 
patches etc. to the official kernel? Who authorizes who to be able to do so?


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             reply	other threads:[~2012-07-04 12:50 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-07-04 12:49 Chris Jones [this message]
2012-07-04 14:13 ` Kernel official involvement Bjorn Helgaas
2012-07-04 14:52 ` Jonathan Corbet

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