linux-kernel - Re: Linux 2.6.21

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Message-ID: <20070429000542.GH3468@stusta.de>
Date:	Sun, 29 Apr 2007 02:05:42 +0200
From:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...sta.de>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Markus Rechberger <mrechberger@...il.com>,
	Diego Calleja <diegocg@...il.com>,
	Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@...hat.com>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Linux 2.6.21

On Sat, Apr 28, 2007 at 04:40:31PM -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote:
>...
> What's the difference between bugzilla and lkml.org? Both have search 
> buttons. Both archive the old stuff. Both can be pointed to.

Mailing lists don't track bugs.

The _only_ reason why I originally started regression lists was because 
several kernel developers were spreading the fairy tale "noone tests -rc 
kernels".

This was only possible because so many bug reports to linux-kernel never 
get any reply, and are therefore lost.

After I started the regression lists, it suddenly turned out how many 
people test -rc kernels, and that even with regression lists at least 
weekly, it still often took weeks ontil some developer even started 
debugging a regression.

So what's the difference between bugzilla and lkml.org?
In Bugzilla we are able to see how bad our bug handling is...

> 			Linus

cu
Adrian

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