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From: Giacomo Catenazzi <cate@debian.org>
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Subject: Re: Wanted: Volunteer to code a Patchbot
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> 
> <deleted>
> That's the problem.  I have seen at least two attempted starts on a patchbot
> and know of a third (Dan Quinlan was going to do something 1.5 years ago).
> So at this point I want to step out of this discussion.  There is going to
> be no patchbot without a coder to write it, so why spend more time talking
> about it?
> </deleted>
> 
> OK, on a less pessimistic note, I'll make a small effort to find a volunteer 
> to code this, under advisement that it will be a thankless task (everybody 
> will complain about everything) and may not even get accepted by Linus or 
> anyone else (yes, and?).  So here it is:
> 
>    Wanted: a scripting person who has a clue about MTAs and wants to 
>    contribute to the kernel.  Please step up to the table over here
>    and sign in blood, then we will tell you what your mission is.
>    Nobody will thank you for any of the work you do or reward you in
>    any way, except for the right to bask in the glory and fame of
>    being the one who ended the patchbot wars.  And maybe, just maybe
>    get that coveted Slashdot interview.


I can help you.
I'm good in scripting and I know well the RFC{,2}82{1,2}. (But I think
we should not worry much about these RFC.)
Wanted: a good design. I've already tried to design such bot, but I never
found a good and clean way to improve development without to change much
of current behaviour.


	giacomo



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