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1.. _development_process_main:2 3A guide to the Kernel Development Process4=========================================5 6The purpose of this document is to help developers (and their managers)7work with the development community with a minimum of frustration. It is8an attempt to document how this community works in a way which is9accessible to those who are not intimately familiar with Linux kernel10development (or, indeed, free software development in general). While11there is some technical material here, this is very much a process-oriented12discussion which does not require a deep knowledge of kernel programming to13understand.14 15.. toctree::16 :caption: Contents17 :numbered:18 :maxdepth: 219 20 1.Intro21 2.Process22 3.Early-stage23 4.Coding24 5.Posting25 6.Followthrough26 7.AdvancedTopics27 8.Conclusion28