[Ksummit-discuss] [CORE TOPIC] hobbyist recruiting
Li Zefan
lizefan at huawei.com
Mon May 12 09:08:04 UTC 2014
On 2014/5/12 16:38, Wolfram Sang wrote:
>
>>> that there really is no central TODO list. Maybe there could be a
>>> Documentation/NewcomersStartHere-like file that would list for
>>> instance the TODO files in drivers/staging? It's nothing big, but
>>> would certainly help people find their ways.
>
> To be honest, I think it is something big. Keeping a file up-to-date
> which has detailed information from various subsystems is quite some
> task. More subsystem specific TODO files might be helpful, iff the
> maintainer manages to keep it up to date. From a newbie, I'd expect to
> find out how to find all TODO files in a kernel tree ;)
>
This was once discussed in Kernel Summit.
http://lwn.net/Articles/412639/
"Part of the problem, it seems, is that these lists tend not to be "sexy";
maintainers tend to keep the more interesting tasks for themselves."
Which I myself have to admit. :)
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