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@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ tools. One such tool that is particularly recommended is the Linux
Cross-Reference project, which is able to present source code in a
self-referential, indexed webpage format. An excellent up-to-date
repository of the kernel code may be found at:
- http://sosdg.org/~coywolf/lxr/
+ http://users.sosdg.org/~qiyong/lxr/
The development process
@@ -249,6 +249,9 @@ process is as follows:
release a new -rc kernel every week.
- Process continues until the kernel is considered "ready", the
process should last around 6 weeks.
+ - A list of known regressions present in each -rc release is
+ tracked at the following URI:
+ http://kernelnewbies.org/known_regressions
It is worth mentioning what Andrew Morton wrote on the linux-kernel
mailing list about kernel releases:
@@ -381,7 +384,7 @@ 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
+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.