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diff --git a/Documentation/process/development-process.rst b/Documentation/process/development-process.rst index 61c627e41ba8..e34d7da58b7f 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/development-process.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/development-process.rst @@ -3,9 +3,17 @@ A guide to the Kernel Development Process ========================================= -Contents: +The purpose of this document is to help developers (and their managers) +work with the development community with a minimum of frustration. It is +an attempt to document how this community works in a way which is +accessible to those who are not intimately familiar with Linux kernel +development (or, indeed, free software development in general). While +there is some technical material here, this is very much a process-oriented +discussion which does not require a deep knowledge of kernel programming to +understand. .. toctree:: + :caption: Contents :numbered: :maxdepth: 2 @@ -17,12 +25,3 @@ Contents: 6.Followthrough 7.AdvancedTopics 8.Conclusion - -The purpose of this document is to help developers (and their managers) -work with the development community with a minimum of frustration. It is -an attempt to document how this community works in a way which is -accessible to those who are not intimately familiar with Linux kernel -development (or, indeed, free software development in general). While -there is some technical material here, this is very much a process-oriented -discussion which does not require a deep knowledge of kernel programming to -understand. |