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US 2009/0222811 A1Published application
Systems and methods for managing software patches
AssigneeRed Hat, Inc.
InventorsNorman Lee Faus, David P. Huff
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AssigneeRed Hat, Inc.
InventorsNorman Lee Faus, David P. Huff
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Embodiments relate to systems and methods for managing software patches. Embodiments incorporate a patch server that collects aggregate patch history information from a community of software application users. The set of available patches for a given software application can be registered to a data store, and the number of uses electing to install a patch, as well as usage information such as the frequency of bug reports or rollbacks associated with individual patches can be tracked. When a user desires to update a software application, the various available patches and their combined usage history can be displayed in a patch selection dialog. The user can view and select the patch version best suited to their needs, for example to best match their particular hardware configuration, or to install a patch having the fewest bug reports.
A method of managing software patches, comprising;
A system for managing software patches, comprising:
A computer-readable medium, the computer-readable medium being readable to execute a method for software patch management, the method comprising:
A software patch, the software patch being generated by a method of:
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