.. _development_process_main: A guide to the Kernel Development Process========================================= Contents: .. toctree::   :numbered:   :maxdepth: 2    1.Intro   2.Process   3.Early-stage   4.Coding   5.Posting   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 isan attempt to document how this community works in a way which isaccessible to those who are not intimately familiar with Linux kerneldevelopment (or, indeed, free software development in general).  Whilethere is some technical material here, this is very much a process-orienteddiscussion which does not require a deep knowledge of kernel programming tounderstand.