Re: A modest proposal -- We need a patch tracking system.

From: H. Peter Anvin (hpa@zytor.com)
Date: Thu Jan 31 2002 - 00:36:05 EST


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...

        -hpa

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