Abstract: A mechanism for customizing an operating system installer via a web-based interface is disclosed. A method of the invention includes providing a web-based interface that enables an end user to customize a kickstart file to install an operating system (OS) on a computing machine of the end user, identifying a base kickstart file template selected by the end user via the web-based interface, identifying one or more customizations to the base kickstart file template that are selected by the end user via the web-based interface, modifying the base kickstart file template with the one or more customizations selected by the end user to create a modified kickstart file, and providing the modified kickstart file to the end user for use by an OS installer of the computing machine in installing an OS that includes the one or more customizations selected by the end user.

Abstract: A mechanism for certifying software components using a defect tracking system is disclosed. A method of the invention includes receiving at a defect tracking system server device a software certification request of a software product with respect to a platform, mapping attributes of the software certification request into pre-existing attributes of a defect template of the defect tracking system server device, and providing the software certification request to a software certification testing server to enable the software certification testing server to run one or more tests that are part of a software certification test plan for the software product.

Abstract: A mechanism for customizing an operating system installer via a web-based interface is disclosed. A method of the invention includes providing a web-based interface that enables an end user to customize a kickstart file to install an operating system (OS) on a computing machine of the end user, identifying a base kickstart file template selected by the end user via the web-based interface, identifying one or more customizations to the base kickstart file template that are selected by the end user via the web-based interface, modifying the base kickstart file template with the one or more customizations selected by the end user to create a modified kickstart file, and providing the modified kickstart file to the end user for use by an OS installer of the computing machine in installing an OS that includes the one or more customizations selected by the end user.

Abstract: A mechanism for certifying software components using a defect tracking system is disclosed. A method of the invention includes receiving at a defect tracking system server device a software certification request of a software product with respect to a platform, mapping attributes of the software certification request into pre-existing attributes of a defect template of the defect tracking system server device, and providing the software certification request to a software certification testing server to enable the software certification testing server to run one or more tests that are part of a software certification test plan for the software product.

Abstract: A server maintains a project management data store. The project management data store comprises tasks of a project and corresponding current task status data for the tasks. The server obtains a commit log from a source code revision control system, wherein the commit log comprises new task status data for at least one task of the project. The server locates at least one keyword in the commit log to identify a change in status of at least one task and updates the current task status data in the project management data store to reflect the change in the status of the at least one task.

Abstract: Some embodiments of a system and a method to review contextual data of programming interfaces have been presented. For instance, a processing device may generate a user interface to collect feedback from a group of reviewers on a programming interface in response to a request to modify contextual data of the programming interface. The processing device then consolidates the feedback to evaluate the feedback. Based on the feedback, the processing device determines whether to modify the contextual data of the programming interface as requested.