Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2016 18:15:14 +0100
From: David Sterba <dsterba@suse.cz>
To: Philippe Loctaux <phil@philippeloctaux.com>
Cc: linux-btrfs@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [Question]: Contributing to btrfs
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On Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 05:41:50PM +0100, Philippe Loctaux wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 01:18:05PM +0100, David Sterba wrote:
> > 
> > Thanks for the writeup. Should we ever need it again, it's now on the
> > wiki.
> > 
> > https://btrfs.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Developer's_FAQ#How_not_to_start
> 
> Thanks for putting that on the wiki, so that the new persons (hopefully)
> won't make the same mistakes that I did :)
> 
> Is there a way we can put this onto the main kernel wiki so that almost
> anyone can read that, not just the btrfs people?

I don't think there's one style that fits all subsystems/maintainers and
can be recommended as general practice and I certainly do not want to
maintain any such guide on a wiki. There are guides, posts and
recommendations on how to contribute to linux kernel but they depend on
the acutal maintainers and the preferences. This can change over time.
IMO it's good to lurk for a while and observe the local habits.