X-Git-Url: https://err.no/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=Documentation%2FHOWTO;h=8d51c148f72117b707792a65c9c5ad025364a03a;hb=79acbb3ff2d8095b692e1502b9eb2ccec348de26;hp=1d6560413cc593e001080759ce867c070956aeb7;hpb=0cd43f83d381c4246a08cd775834833d6fd64805;p=linux-2.6 diff --git a/Documentation/HOWTO b/Documentation/HOWTO index 1d6560413c..8d51c148f7 100644 --- a/Documentation/HOWTO +++ b/Documentation/HOWTO @@ -375,6 +375,46 @@ of information is needed by the kernel developers to help track down the problem. +Managing bug reports +-------------------- + +One of the best ways to put into practice your hacking skills is by fixing +bugs reported by other people. Not only you will help to make the kernel +more stable, you'll learn to fix real world problems and you will improve +your skills, and other developers will be aware of your presence. Fixing +bugs is one of the best ways to earn merit amongst the developers, because +not many people like wasting time fixing other people's bugs. + +To work in the already reported bug reports, go to http://bugzilla.kernel.org. +If you want to be advised of the future bug reports, you can subscribe to the +bugme-new mailing list (only new bug reports are mailed here) or to the +bugme-janitor mailing list (every change in the bugzilla is mailed here) + + http://lists.osdl.org/mailman/listinfo/bugme-new + http://lists.osdl.org/mailman/listinfo/bugme-janitors + + + +Managing bug reports +-------------------- + +One of the best ways to put into practice your hacking skills is by fixing +bugs reported by other people. Not only you will help to make the kernel +more stable, you'll learn to fix real world problems and you will improve +your skills, and other developers will be aware of your presence. Fixing +bugs is one of the best ways to get merits among other developers, because +not many people like wasting time fixing other people's bugs. + +To work in the already reported bug reports, go to http://bugzilla.kernel.org. +If you want to be advised of the future bug reports, you can subscribe to the +bugme-new mailing list (only new bug reports are mailed here) or to the +bugme-janitor mailing list (every change in the bugzilla is mailed here) + + http://lists.osdl.org/mailman/listinfo/bugme-new + http://lists.osdl.org/mailman/listinfo/bugme-janitors + + + Mailing lists -------------