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SearchOpenSource: Patch Work Management: Keeping the Pieces Together
Feb 28, 2006, 13 :00 UTC (0 Talkback[s]) (4344 reads)

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"How does the Linux distribution patch delivery/source model differ from that of proprietary operating systems? What alternatives exist in the Linux world that don't exist in proprietary circles?

"Michael Jang: The differences mirror (no pun intended) those of the operating systems themselves. In other words, Linux uses open source delivery software; most Linux patch delivery systems are publicly available..."

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