From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262043AbVHCEcJ (ORCPT ); Wed, 3 Aug 2005 00:32:09 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262046AbVHCEcJ (ORCPT ); Wed, 3 Aug 2005 00:32:09 -0400 Received: from hulk.hostingexpert.com ([69.57.134.39]:56653 "EHLO hulk.hostingexpert.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262043AbVHCEcH (ORCPT ); Wed, 3 Aug 2005 00:32:07 -0400 Message-ID: <42F048B5.8030000@m1k.net> Date: Wed, 03 Aug 2005 00:31:49 -0400 From: Michael Krufky Reply-To: mkrufky@m1k.net User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.2 (Windows/20050317) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "H. Peter Anvin" CC: Bodo Eggert <7eggert@gmx.de>, Steven Rostedt , Sean Bruno , Lee Revell , webmaster@kernel.org, linux-kernel Subject: Re: Testing RC kernels [KORG] References: <42F04632.5070109@zytor.com> In-Reply-To: <42F04632.5070109@zytor.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - hulk.hostingexpert.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - vger.kernel.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - m1k.net X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org H. Peter Anvin wrote: > Bodo Eggert wrote: > >> >> I hacked some changes to create vogon-compatibility. Maybe you like it. >> I'm not completely happy, but it's too late now. >> >> Changes: >> - Make first column more terse >> - Move full download links to a seperate table, where they can be found. >> - Add

headings above the patches and above the tarballs >> - Add some hints >> - Create a dead link to a patching-HOWTO >> - Add a 'applies to:' column >> - fix legend to match changes >> > > This is completely useless. The issue isn't the formatting, the issue > is to make yet another change to an already hard-to-maintain set of > scripts. > > -hpa Why not just have the scripts plug values into a database, and have the html/php be formatted like Bodo suggests, and reads content from database? Very simple, less maintenance... Only requires 1 initial redesign, and easier maintainence of the scripts that you speak of. -- Michael Krufky