svn commit: r43454 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status

Thu Jan 9 10:20:34 UTC 2014

Author: pgj
Date: Thu Jan  9 10:20:33 2014
New Revision: 43454
URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/43454

Log:
  - Add 2013Q4 report on sysutils/panicmail
  
  Submitted by:	cperciva

Modified:
  head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2013-10-2013-12.xml

Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2013-10-2013-12.xml
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--- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2013-10-2013-12.xml	Thu Jan  9 03:50:20 2014	(r43453)
+++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2013-10-2013-12.xml	Thu Jan  9 10:20:33 2014	(r43454)
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
     <!-- XXX: Keep updating the number of entries -->
     <p>Thanks to all the reporters for the excellent work!  This report
-      contains 8 entries and we hope you enjoy reading it.</p>
+      contains 9 entries and we hope you enjoy reading it.</p>
 
     <p>The deadline for submissions covering between January and
       March 2014 is April 7th, 2014.</p>
@@ -460,4 +460,42 @@
 	schedule.</p>
     </body>
   </project>
+
+  <project cat='bin'>
+    <title>Centralized Panic Reporting</title>
+
+    <contact>
+      <person>
+	<name>
+	  <given>Colin</given>
+	  <common>Percival</common>
+	</name>
+	<email>cperciva at freebsd.org</email>
+      </person>
+    </contact>
+
+    <links>
+      <url href="http://www.daemonology.net/blog/2013-11-06-automated-freebsd-panic-reporting.html">Usage instructions</url>
+    </links>
+
+    <body>
+      <p> A mechanism is now in place, via the
+	<tt>sysutils/panicmail</tt> port, for automated submission of
+	kernel panic reports to a central location.  It is hoped that
+	this will prove useful, as similar systems have for other
+	operating systems, in identifying common panics so that
+	developers can be alerted and they can be fixed faster.</p>
+
+      <p>In the first two months that this mechanism has been in place,
+	28 kernel panics have been reported.  This is nowhere near enough
+	to be useful, so readers are strongly encouraged to install the
+	<tt>sysutils/panicmail</tt> port and follow the instructions to
+	enable it.</p>
+    </body>
+
+    <help>
+      <task>Get more systems set up to automatically submit panic
+	reports!</task>
+    </help>
+  </project>
 </report>
