From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (smtp1.linux-foundation.org [172.17.192.35]) by mail.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 29074BC8 for ; Mon, 13 Jul 2015 17:42:58 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vena.lwn.net (tex.lwn.net [70.33.254.29]) by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id BED20110 for ; Mon, 13 Jul 2015 17:42:57 +0000 (UTC) Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2015 11:42:56 -0600 From: Jonathan Corbet To: Peter =?UTF-8?B?SMO8d2U=?= Message-ID: <20150713114256.0c91ac28@lwn.net> In-Reply-To: <201507130038.01474.PeterHuewe@gmx.de> References: <201507130038.01474.PeterHuewe@gmx.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Cc: Dan Carpenter , ksummit-discuss@lists.linuxfoundation.org Subject: Re: [Ksummit-discuss] [CORE-TOPIC] Documentation List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , On Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:38:01 +0200 Peter Hüwe wrote: > - We are constantly looking for tasks newcomers can take on -- writing > appropriate documentation is usually not that hard on the one hand and on the > other people will learn a lot about the code they are documenting. If you know people who can write coherently about kernel stuff — and actually want to do so — please send them my way. I can't find such people, and I'm willing to pay for the work. I don't hold out much hope for getting newcomers to fill that gap. jon