Kernel Mentors 專案 是由 Matt Mackall 建立 當作 "不正式專案讓有經驗的開發者在最好的方式幫忙並指導新開發者好讓新開發者的程式碼可以被提交."
專門的郵件論壇可以在 http://selenic.com/mailman/listinfo/kernel-mentors 找到.
The basic idea is matching new kernel developers up with experienced developers so they can get acquainted with existing best practices.
What this project hopes to accomplish:
- smooth out the development process a bit
- get various open code that ought to be in mainline merged
- generally increase participation from various camps (vendors, embedded, etc)
- perhaps we can even deal with some language barrier issues
- document the process along the way
What it's not intended to do:
- replace KernelNewbies, KernelJanitors, etc.
- teach people to code
- dictate process to anyone
Various things that I think need some thinking about:
- how to advertise this to the wider community, especially in the niches we usually don't reach
- how to track which projects are looking for mentors
- how to encourage people to volunteer as mentors