Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Linux Kernel Bug-list Website | Date | Mon, 21 Jul 1997 11:44:32 -0400 | From | Horst von Brand <> |
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Lai Zit Seng <lzs@pobox.com> said: > On Sun, 20 Jul 1997, Marcus B wrote:
> > 3. Bug-fixes will stay on the site for apron. 7 days, is this long > > enough? or can it be shorter?
> I suggest that they be around for as long until it is merged into a new > kernel patch, and then a bit more (just for those people who don't want to > jump to the latest kernel patch for whatever reasons).
> > 4. Should the fixes be kept on the site?
> I think that should be a good idea. If people read about the fix on this > site, then they should also be able to get the fix from the same site.
There are bugfixes and random patches at <http://www.linuxhq.com> allready. The Debian crowd has a bug reporting system going for years now. Why do it again, and not just try to link together what is out there?
The big problem I see is who gets to certify that (a) the bug is real, not some misconfiguration or user error, and (b) check that it really _is_ fixed by some patch or a new release.
I'd also note that the problems to solve are fundamentally different for even/odd kernels: Stable kernels are _supposed_ to be "bug free", releases last a _long_ time; development kernel releases are, umh..., "featureful" and last a couple of days. -- Dr. Horst H. von Brand mailto:vonbrand@inf.utfsm.cl Departamento de Informatica Fono: +56 32 654431 Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria +56 32 654239 Casilla 110-V, Valparaiso, Chile Fax: +56 32 797513
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