Messages in this thread | | | From | "H. Peter Anvin" <> | Subject | Re: A modest proposal -- We need a patch tracking system. | Date | 30 Jan 2002 21:36:05 -0800 |
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Followup to: <3C573428.3000404@fit.edu> By author: Kervin Pierre <kpierre@fit.edu> In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel > > Public patch tracking system/queue, maybe something derived from bugzilla. > > (i) patches are sent to the maintainer and entered into the system. > > (ii) reviewed patches are update appropriately, eg. ( "reject - untidy, > please fix", "accept - expected version 2.4.18pre19" etc. ) > > (iii) patch versions, updates can be kept, as in mozilla's bugzilla > site. And comments on that patch can also be kept right along side the > code. > > Regardless of wether the current system is changed or not, the linux > kernel would benefit from a central, searchable, public repository of > patches. > > The code is available, bugzilla has all this functionality today. > > So here's hoping for a patchzilla.kernel.org :) >
If Linus et al signs on to the idea, I'm sure we can build it...
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