Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 13 Sep 2000 11:03:02 -0600 | From | Erik Andersen <> | Subject | Re: Proposal: Linux Kernel Patch Management System |
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On Wed Sep 13, 2000 at 02:49:01AM -0700, David S. Miller wrote: > From: Daniel Quinlan <quinlan@transmeta.com> > Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 02:49:51 -0700 (PDT) > > > Very simply, (drumroll please) I want to run diff. :-) > > I think this is an orthogonal problem. Realtime diffs are good for > developers, not as useful for someone trying to track bug reports > and see what has been applied, from whom, descriptions, etc. > > Ok, so lets be clear. > > Who is this facility really meant for? Linus (to decrease his
I suspect this new system is designed for the needs of lower-volume patch submitters like myself. For example, I had to submit my latest patch (a binary compatibility fix) to Linus about 8 times (without ever getting a response I might add) before it showed up in the latest kernel. Very inefficient.
Furthermore, I had to make a couple of changes to the patch -- first a logic error then a spelling error. Each required a new patch cluttering poor Linus' Inbox. With a system in place where I could have updated a numbered patch, and had immediate feedback on its status, life would have simpler for me, and Linus would not have had his mailbox so cluttered....
-Erik
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