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Mandriva Linux development encompasses many things. Available is a variety of documentation and information that has been organized as well as possible.

Contents 1 What is Cooker? 2 Other Information 3 Policies 4 HOWTOs and FAQs 5 Packaging and Development 6 Reference Pages

[edit] What is Cooker?

• Cooker is a distribution - a cutting edge distribution of GNU/Linux sponsored by Mandriva.
• Cooker is a place - where the current development package tree is kept. Have you ever heard someone say "it's in the Cooker"?
• Cooker is a process - whereby the distribution is cooked until it's ready for release.
• Cooker is a person - an individual that contributes is a Cooker.
• Cooker is a Community - of dedicated people Cooking the next stable release of Mandriva Linux.

For more in-depth information, see this Mandriva Cooker participation how-to.

[edit] Other Information

• Who's Who - a directory of famous Cookers.
• Mandriva Linux FAQ - frequently asked questions about Mandriva Cooker
• How-tos - your gateway to a collection of how-tos.
• How to Participate in the Mandriva Cooker Project - a document containing the essential information that a Mandriva Linux user interested in participating in the beta testing process of the next Mandriva Linux release should know, in order to make the experience fun and exciting.
• Mandriva RPM Howto - wondering how to package your favorite application so that it integrates well with Mandriva Linux? Here's everything you need to know.
• Development/Ports - information on the different machine architectures that Mandriva Linux has been built for.
• Mandriva Club - the subscription service that goes beyond the basic distribution (bought or downloaded).

[edit] Policies

• The Mandriva Policies outline all of the policies related to Mandriva Linux (development, post-release support, etc.)

[edit] HOWTOs and FAQs

• Cooker and Development HOWTOs
  • Cooker Participation HOWTO
• Mandriva Linux Cooker FAQ

[edit] Packaging and Development

• Various articles dealing with packaging
• Mandriva Build System
• Repository System
  • Developer Tools for Packaging
• Kernel
• Mandriva Linux Ports (alternate architectures)
• Requested Features and Wishlists
• Various tasks associated with development
  • Testing
  • Translating
• Ideas and Brainstorming
• Distribution tools for QA etc. like EDOS..

[edit] Reference Pages

• Development documentation that doesn't really fit elsewhere
• Contributor Credits for Mandriva Releases
• Mandriva Linux Cooker Mirrors
• Mandriva Linux Cooker Mailing Lists
• Index page of technical notes
• Mandriva Linux Cooker Weekly News
• Category listing of all developer-related documentation
• Category listing of all HOWTOs

Note that tools have their own top-level tree (Tools) and should be used for both development and end-user information (to prevent duplication of multiple topics).