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Date: Tue, 20 May 2014 15:53:01 -0700
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On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 11:48:37AM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> I have been discussing with the Linux Foundation about if there are any
> new IT services needed or desired for kernel developers (maybe or maybe
> not under the kernel.org.)  The kernel.org cleanup and inevitable
> changes meant we couldn't service some of the needs that we had in the
> past, some of which has moved to privately owned equipment and some of
> which has migrated to cloud services or discontinued.
> 
> However, the big question is: what IT services do kernel developers
> need, and how can we best provide them?  One idea bandied about would be
> to provide either managed or unmanaged VMs to kernel developers.  Would
> that reduce the workload on the upper tier of kernel developers so that
> we can focus more on our time on what actually provides value to our
> users and employers, and which we hopefully find more interesting/fun?

How feasible is it to support git hooks that want to construct and send
(significant volumes of) email, while retaining the security and
sandboxing currently being applied to git repositories?

- Josh Triplett