[Buildbot-commits] [Buildbot] #708: Incorporate bzr_poller.py and add more docs

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#708: Incorporate bzr_poller.py and add more docs
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Reporter:  dustin       |       Owner:
    Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new
Priority:  major        |   Milestone:  0.8.+
 Version:  master       |  Resolution:
Keywords:  bzr          |
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Comment (by dustin):

 Oh, I hadn't checked the licenses.  That's problematic -- if we include
 that in Buildbot proper, it can be construed to implicitly re-license the
 whole thing.

 So we have two options.  One is to contact the existing contributors as
 Tom suggests - probably best would be to start with Gary and see if
 Canonical is willing.  I suspect the other contributors will be amenable.

 The other option is a clean-room re-implementation, which could be a
 little bit tricky given your involvement with the existing poller.  That
 said, I think there's enough work to do here that a complete rewrite would
 help.  Among other things:
  * completely separate poller and hook (and note that hooks are going to
 be difficult, if not impossible, to test in buildbot)
  * storing state in the db
  * new addChange calling pattern
  * codebases
  * other features modeled on the !GitPoller

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