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Re: [RFD] Explicitly documenting patch submission

From:  "Francis J. A. Pinteric" <linuxdoctor-AT-linuxdoctor.biz>
To:  kernel <linux-kernel-AT-vger.kernel.org>
Subject:  Re: [RFD] Explicitly documenting patch submission
Date:  Mon, 24 May 2004 20:41:55 -0400

On Mon, 24 May 2004 13:45:33 -0700 (PDT)
Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> wrote:
>
> In other words: this is not about changing the way we work. It's about
> documenting the things we take for granted. So that outsiders can be
> shown how it works.
> 

Personally, I'd like to see this evolve into something along the lines
of ISO-9000. If linux development can have the ability to create
detailed audit trails of code changes there would never be a question
about who contributed what and who owns it.

It would be nice if some sort of ISO-9000 compliance were a long term
goal here. The proprietary software houses would go nuts.

>>>---fja->


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