linux-kernel - Re: RFC: starting a kernel-testers group for newbies

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:	Thu, 1 May 2008 13:27:45 -0400 (EDT)
From:	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To:	devzero@....de
cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>,
	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>, davem@...emloft.net,
	jirislaby@...il.com
Subject: Re: RFC: starting a kernel-testers group for newbies


[ Please don't strip the CC list. It may be a month before those on the CC
  actually read your email ]

Just replying with the missing CC.

-- Steve


On Thu, 1 May 2008 devzero@....de wrote:

> >We need to send them to a URL that lists all the known bugs and have them pick one,
> >any one, and have them solve it. This would be the best way to learn part of the kernel.
>
> what about adding some link to
>
> "http://bugzilla.kernel.org/buglist.cgi?query_format=advanced&short_desc_type=allwordssubstr&short_desc=&long_desc_type=substring&long_desc=&kernel_version_type=allwordssubstr&kernel_version=&bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&bug_status=VERIFIED&bug_status=DEFERRED&bug_status=NEEDINFO&emailassigned_to1=1&emailtype1=substring&email1=&emailassigned_to2=1&emailreporter2=1&emailcc2=1&emailtype2=substring&email2=&bugidtype=include&bug_id=&chfieldfrom=&chfieldto=Now&chfieldvalue=&regression=both&cmdtype=doit&order=Bug+Number&field0-0-0=noop&type0-0-0=noop&value0-0-0="
>
> on www.kernel.org or doing that via redirect from "http://bugs.kernel.org" ?
>
> sorting results of bugzilla search could need some enhancement, btw.
> for example, it seems i cannot sort by ID top/down or sorting by date.....
>
> it`s not obvious enough, what bugs exist - it`s all hidden in bugzilla and in lkml (and tons of other bugtrackers, forums, mailinglists....).
> furthermore, it`s also not obvious, that everyone is invited to work together with the kernel devs to solve the bugs.
>
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/