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

["H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>]

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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