New Patchwork beta

Jeremy Kerr
2008-08-21T10:23:23Z

Hi all,

I've just put up a new beta of patchwork:

http://patchwork2.ozlabs.org/

I intend to replace the existing patchwork with the new code, but would
like to get it tested first. There aren't many patches in the system at
the moment, but it'll receive patches from the relevant lists. I'll
also import a set of existing mails tomorrow, to give some sample data
to test with.

One important note - after beta testing, I'm planning to clear the test
database and start from scratch. So, don't go spending too much time
updating patches!

However, have a play with the new site, let me know what breaks, and any
suggestions for changing, and we can work towards a full replacement
for the current site.

Some differences from the old patchwork:

* Patches can now be 'delegated' to other maintainers - this means
that maintainers can offload subsystem-specific patches to other
maintainers.

* Anyone can create an account, and work with bundles, and manage
their own patches.

* Pagination. No more 10MB patch lists!

* Bundles can be made public, allow users to share patchsets

* Better filtering interface

Project Maintainers:

Create an account, then send me your username, and I'll add maintainer
privileges to your account. Again, don't go too crazy with the
maintaining work, as it'll all be cleared out once we replace
patchwork.ozlabs.org

Also: bazaar-ng, linux-mtd and linux-embedded folks: are you still
using patchwork?

Existing patches:

After talking to the powerpc maintainers, we've decided that we're
going to start with a clean slate, and not import patches from the
existing patchwork database. If you'd prefer to keep current patches
for your project, let me know. This will be a bit of work, but I'm
sure we can work something out.

Happy patchworking,

Jeremy