Why not beta test with mailing list people before release?
After seeing how many patches, updates and bug fixes have already appeared for 8.0 and also how slow the updates download on the update server that it would be appropriate to give predistribution copies to some hard core users from the mailing lists to beta test each distribution before release to the general public.. This would significantly speed up the update servers due to less files downloaded and MORE IMPORTANTLY less bugs in releases would scare off less users that are new to linux.
On Tuesday 30 April 2002 10:28, Cindy wrote:
After seeing how many patches, updates and bug fixes have already appeared for 8.0 and also how slow the updates download on the update server that it would be appropriate to give predistribution copies to some hard core users from the mailing lists to beta test each distribution before release to the general public.. This would significantly speed up the update servers due to less files downloaded and MORE IMPORTANTLY less bugs in releases would scare off less users that are new to linux.
This is exactly what is beeing done. And the updateservers are as fast as hell, just pick a good mirror. Hertog
On Tuesday 30 April 2002 12:29, Gert-Jan Rodenburg wrote:
This is exactly what is beeing done. And the updateservers are as fast as hell, just pick a good mirror.
It is??? I thought I heard someone say you had to be a business partner to be a beta tester?! Anders
Anders Johansson wrote:
On Tuesday 30 April 2002 12:29, Gert-Jan Rodenburg wrote:
This is exactly what is beeing done. And the updateservers are as fast as hell, just pick a good mirror.
It is???
I thought I heard someone say you had to be a business partner to be a beta tester?!
Send email to feedback@suse.de and ask to be a beta tester. There is a beta tester mailing list also. They just don't publicise it. 8.0 went through a beta cycle, it's just that all bugs will not be catched with the extraordinary variaty of PC configurations possible. -- Rafael
* Rafael E. Herrera (raffo@neuronet.pitt.edu) [020501 07:18]:
I thought I heard someone say you had to be a business partner to be a beta tester?!
Send email to feedback@suse.de and ask to be a beta tester. There is a beta tester mailing list also. They just don't publicise it.
Yes, this is pretty much the process. I get the impression that it's kind of an exclusive club but I really don't have much to do with it. I think the idea is to have a good signal-to-noise ratio with the bug reports--the last thing the developers want is to be flooded with the sort of "bug reports" you see on SLE and elsewhere. Plus, it's really hard to get the betas to people. -- -ckm
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