Is there a backend interface to bugzilla?

[Gervase Markham]

Eric S. Raymond wrote:
> * We could design a custom transaction protocol with some minor advantages 
>   if we wanted to, but since Red Hat has already done the work for XML-RPC
>   and there is even prototype client code out there (bugzuki) why not take
>   advantage of that?

This is the first I (or Google) have heard of this. Does anyone have any 
more details?

Gerv