[csw-maintainers] Call for testers

[Dagobert Michelsen]

Hi Phil,

Am 13.01.2009 um 19:42 schrieb Philip Brown:
> On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 07:23:36PM +0100, Dagobert Michelsen wrote:
>> there are packages piling up in testing/ and there seem to be
>> only very little feedback. How about a "call for testers" on
>> the main page? Having professional testers would both help
>> maintainers and improve quality.
>
> Another suggestion: since we have a "special, custom" testing page  
> rather
> than just a raw inventory thingie.. it might be nice to allow some  
> kind of
> "click here to say you tested it" button.
> Not sure how or where it would store the info though.
>
> Also note that if you decide to do this, it should track both the  
> filename,
> AND THE CHECKSUM, since in theory, maintainers could put a newer  
> version of
> a package, with the exact same filename, in testing.
>
> Also, since the page is "public", it should allow feedback from
> non-maintainers.

Nice idea, but I am swamped with work and the GAR docs need to
be written too. It would be very cool if someone else could jump
on this one.


Best regards

   -- Dago