From 25a15c21daf0f72c83adb28a449949e02ede4b09 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Otis Lennox Crossley <otis.crossley@gmx.de>
Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2026 13:00:52 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] docs: improve introduction in process howto

Rewrite first two paragraphs of the introduction for clarity and 
readability.
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  Documentation/process/howto.rst | 17 ++++++++---------
  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/process/howto.rst 
b/Documentation/process/howto.rst
index 9438e03d6..e9e9c105e 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/howto.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/howto.rst
@@ -3,15 +3,14 @@
  HOWTO do Linux kernel development
  =================================

-This is the be-all, end-all document on this topic.  It contains
-instructions on how to become a Linux kernel developer and how to learn
-to work with the Linux kernel development community.  It tries to not
-contain anything related to the technical aspects of kernel programming,
-but will help point you in the right direction for that.
-
-If anything in this document becomes out of date, please send in patches
-to the maintainer of this file, who is listed at the bottom of the
-document.
+This is a comprehensive document on the topic.
+It contains various guides on how to become a Linux kernel developer
+and how to contribute to the Linux kernel development community.
+Technical details of kernel programming are deliberately omitted here.
+Nevertheless, it should point you in the right direction.
+
+Should any part of this document be outdated or technically incorrect,
+please send corrections to the maintainer of this document, who is 
listed at the end.


  Introduction
-- 
2.47.3