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Linux Foundation Paving Way for New Kernel Developers

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the map-and-a-stopwatch-for-flying-blind dept.

Jack Spine writes "The Linux Foundation has published a how-to document for developers who want to negotiate the hidden shoals of open source. According to both the Linux Foundation and the Open Source Consortium, developers can get frustrated with the processes in open source coding, especially for enterprise-class projects like Linux. 'A guide to the kernel development process' aims to encourage participation from new programmers by explaining what's involved. Some developers and businesses attempting to submit changes to the Linux kernel find themselves tangled up with the processes used, according to the guide, which was written by Jonathan Corbet, executive editor of lwn.net and himself a Linux developer."

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  1. Re:Step by step guide by louzer · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Wouldn't     the    above
    business  model encourage
    coders  to   code  things
    that will inevitably need
    support?

    1.  People want  money 2.
    Money comes  from selling
    support  3.  FOSS  coders
    write code that WILL need
    support 4.  People choose
    commercial apps that need
    less   support  5.   FOSS
    loses

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