Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932525AbVKOFNJ (ORCPT ); Tue, 15 Nov 2005 00:13:09 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S932526AbVKOFNC (ORCPT ); Tue, 15 Nov 2005 00:13:02 -0500 Received: from mail.kroah.org ([69.55.234.183]:33225 "EHLO perch.kroah.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932524AbVKOFMo (ORCPT ); Tue, 15 Nov 2005 00:12:44 -0500 Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 20:38:46 -0800 From: Greg KH To: Coywolf Qi Hunt Cc: Greg KH , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [RFC] HOWTO do Linux kernel development Message-ID: <20051115043846.GA28005@kroah.com> References: <20051114220709.GA5234@kroah.com> <2cd57c900511141708y5d11fd34n@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <2cd57c900511141708y5d11fd34n@mail.gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1288 Lines: 29 On Tue, Nov 15, 2005 at 09:08:30AM +0800, Coywolf Qi Hunt wrote: > 2005/11/15, Greg KH : > > 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 :( Now if those same people would notice anything in the root directory either, is another story... It's just a suggestion. thanks, greg k-h - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/