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    SubjectPublic patch penguin
    From what I understand, the larger portion of the patch problems come from
    the question of "How much of patch X does Linus need to look at before
    appling it?". In the community spirit and using the "many eyes" concepts
    we're so familiar with, why is the public not the patch penguin?

    Would there be any interest in a web site which hosts copies of all
    current patches, while providing a way to rate the patches and leave
    comments (a simplified freshmeat.net with only kernel patches).

    This would help facilitate the network of trust/cooperation Linus and others
    have suggested. Aside from the 10-20 people Linus works directly with, he
    and other maintainers could work with the site as the site will be a
    decent filter between Linus and the public. If 95% of users have a certain
    patch working without trouble against a particular tree, then the question
    first raised in this email becomes "very little".

    (Note: many times I type "Linus" when I truely mean "tree maintainer", ie:
    Alan, Dave, etc).

    --Drew Vogel



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