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Linux Kernel Bugzilla Launched

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the bug-zapper-kernel-trapper dept.

paskie writes "Martin J. Bligh of IBM announced launch of a Bugzilla bug tracking database for 2.5 linux kernel series - it's at bugme.osdl.org. Finally there will be some possibility to easily keep track of known bugs without being subscribed to thousand of mailing lists or googling to death. According to the relevant lkml thread, kernel developers will still prefer discussions to happen on the mailing lists, though. The Bugzilla server and connection is donated by OSDL and IBM folks administer the database."

3 of 187 comments (clear)

  1. If it has got this far without one... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Why introduce this now? Bugzilla is nothing new and either is the linux kernel. Maybe a mailing list sounds outdated as a bugtracking tool but if has got this far with napoleon style management (linus and the maintaners) then maybe this is just going to stir like it stirred the bitkeeper pot.

  2. Re:A public database of errors? by mcrbids · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Searched the web for linux bugs. Results 1 - 10 of about 1,450,000.

    Sadly, this is NOT an exaggeration!

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    I have no problem with your religion until you decide it's reason to deprive others of the truth.
  3. WTF? by Snotnose · · Score: 0, Redundant
    So all the comments I've seen so far are either a variation of "please don't /. us, ooops we already did", or people going for smartass remarks.


    Sad, so sad.



    snot