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Re: e1000 patch for grub 0.93
From: |
Brian Sammon |
Subject: |
Re: e1000 patch for grub 0.93 |
Date: |
Wed, 19 Mar 2003 23:32:58 -0500 |
> > Whether or not an update occurs, I would suggest that patches have a
> > place on the grub ftp site, as the official releases will always fall
> > behind the newest hardware. An "unsupported patches" directory, with a
> > use-at-your-own-risk policy, would be a useful source for adminstrators
> > looking to use grub with their newest toys, and would encourage the
> > submission of code and ideas which may be useful to the grub maintainers.
>
> I agree, and the BTS exists for the very purpose. Isn't the BTS enough?
Almost, I suspect.
I just took a look at the grub website (http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/) for
the first time in a few months. I spent a few minutes trying to navigate my
way to a browsable list of submitted-but-unmerged patches. I couldn't find
one.
I suspect someone more familiar with the website would have found it, so I
guess I'm just suggesting that you/someone make it easier to find.
It's probably just a simple matter of putting a button/link on the main page
(probably in the download section) that submits the appropriate query to the
BTS when clicked.
P.S. A mail client I've tinkered with in the past has a webpage listing
unsupported patches. It's maintained by someone who isn't one of the core
maintainers for the program. It's at http://www.thewildbeast.co.uk/sylpheed/
Anyone (with a web account) could step up and volunteer to maintain such a
page for grub.