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 4The Linux kernel development effort is a very personal process compared
 5to "traditional" ways of developing software.  Your code and ideas
 6behind it will be carefully reviewed, often resulting in critique and
 7criticism.  The review will almost always require improvements to the
 8code before it can be included in the kernel.  Know that this happens
 9because everyone involved wants to see the best possible solution for
10the overall success of Linux.  This development process has been proven
11to create the most robust operating system kernel ever, and we do not
12want to do anything to cause the quality of submission and eventual
13result to ever decrease.
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15If however, anyone feels personally abused, threatened, or otherwise
16uncomfortable due to this process, that is not acceptable.  If so,
17please contact the Linux Foundation's Technical Advisory Board at
18<tab@lists.linux-foundation.org>, or the individual members, and they
19will work to resolve the issue to the best of their ability.  For more
20information on who is on the Technical Advisory Board and what their
21role is, please see:
22	http://www.linuxfoundation.org/programs/advisory-councils/tab
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24As a reviewer of code, please strive to keep things civil and focused on
25the technical issues involved.  We are all humans, and frustrations can
26be high on both sides of the process.  Try to keep in mind the immortal
27words of Bill and Ted, "Be excellent to each other."