Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 20 Jul 1997 12:50:11 -0500 (CDT) | From | Arindum Mukerji <> | Subject | Re: Linux Kernel Bug-list Website |
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hmm. i believe the site you mention where most patches are collected is http://www.linuxhq.com ?
Cheers,
---------------------------------------------- Arindum Mukerji Resident Cyber-maniac (Network Research & Administration) Computer Communications and Services Department MSOE, Milwaukee
On Sun, 20 Jul 1997, Jeff Wiegley wrote:
> I don't consider myself a decent kernel hacker so take anything I say > here with > a grain of salt... > > Marcus B wrote: > > > I have all of the preliminary stuff done, but I would like to have > > some > > questions about bug fixes: > > 1. After a bug has been fixed and published on the site, Where does it > > > > go then? > > I think that it should be sent to Linus and/or Dave Miller so that it > can be scheduled to beincluded in an upcoming kernel release. > > If the bug had to do with a device driver as well then it should also be > sent to the developer > or maintainer of that driver. For drivers like these the report probably > shouldn't be sent to > Linus/Dave since the developer should have a chance to review the bug > report and then > submit it to them himself. > > > 2. Who will notify me if the bug-fix is official enough to take the > > bug > > report off the site? > > I think bug-fixes should go through a beta period where people can try > them out and then, > if the bug fix doesn't work as advertised, we can mark the fix as not > 100%. > > > 3. Bug-fixes will stay on the site for apron. 7 days, is this long > > enough? or can it be shorter? > > I think it should be longer. I'ld like to see all the bug-fixes > archived permanently, maybe sorted by > the kernel version(s) that have the bug. > > right now I have no idea where to go for the multitude of patches that > are floating around for 2.0.30, > let alone trying to find the patches that floated around for 1.2.12.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ try http://www.linuxhq.com
> > > 4. Should the fixes be kept on the site? > > ooops, hadn't read far enough appearantly. Yes. The fixes should be > kept on the site. That way when > anybody asks "Where I can find patch..." we can have one unified URL > answer. > > In addition to bug-fixes I think we should have a seperate area for > archiving and distributing any type > of kernel patch. There are a lot of specific use patches for the kernels > and they too are not always > easy to find. So there should be a place for them on the bug-fix/patch > site. > > > 5. Should the fixes be published somewhere else as well? > > I don't really see a need for permanent publication elsewhere. > Especially if the patches are archivedthere permanently. Mirror sites > could be considered, but mirroring is more of an ftp thing in my mind. > > It might be a good idea to post 100% bug-fixes, as determined after the > beta stage, to c.o.l.a. and > linux-kernel. > > > > > > > I would like to know the answers ASAP so the site can go up, ASAP. > > Also if anyone thinks of any other questions I should be asking, > > please > > inform me, and ANSWER them if possible > > -- > > Segment Fault (Windows Dumped) > > > > MABS -=marcus@cwi.net.au=- > > - Jeff >
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