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 ESMTP id D03762FA for ; Mon, 12 May 2014 09:08:46 +0000 (UTC) Received: from szxga01-in.huawei.com (szxga01-in.huawei.com [119.145.14.64]) by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E1ADF1F9D3 for ; Mon, 12 May 2014 09:08:45 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: <53708F74.3070200@huawei.com> Date: Mon, 12 May 2014 17:08:04 +0800 From: Li Zefan MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Wolfram Sang References: <20140511053037.GQ12708@titan.lakedaemon.net> <536FBA0E.5090301@gmail.com> <20140511190752.GC2527@linux.com> <20140511192630.GA14115@kroah.com> <20140511195011.GD2527@linux.com> <536FDE91.3050708@xs4all.nl> <20140512083825.GB2665@katana> In-Reply-To: <20140512083825.GB2665@katana> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Jason Cooper , ksummit-discuss@lists.linuxfoundation.org Subject: Re: [Ksummit-discuss] [CORE TOPIC] hobbyist recruiting List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , On 2014/5/12 16:38, Wolfram Sang wrote: > >>> that there really is no central TODO list. Maybe there could be a >>> Documentation/NewcomersStartHere-like file that would list for >>> instance the TODO files in drivers/staging? It's nothing big, but >>> would certainly help people find their ways. > > To be honest, I think it is something big. Keeping a file up-to-date > which has detailed information from various subsystems is quite some > task. More subsystem specific TODO files might be helpful, iff the > maintainer manages to keep it up to date. From a newbie, I'd expect to > find out how to find all TODO files in a kernel tree ;) > This was once discussed in Kernel Summit. http://lwn.net/Articles/412639/ "Part of the problem, it seems, is that these lists tend not to be "sexy"; maintainers tend to keep the more interesting tasks for themselves." Which I myself have to admit. :)