Cheers,
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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
>