Hi Marcus, *,

(as the mail from John was moderated, add him to CC)

On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 5:00 AM, Marcus Lange <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
> OOo is using Aqua since a few releases. So, IMHO it is no longer needed to
> do any development for porting this platform as it is done already and it's
> now treated like other platforms, too. The webpage you've mentioned seems to
> be a bit outdated and should be reworked.

The point is PPC here.

PPC lacks testers. (Lacks feedback), thus it's regularly the last
version to be officially released (if at all). So it is important that
users test the RC and provide appropriate feedback.

The website reads:
OpenOffice.org Aqua Release Candidates
OpenOffice.org 3.2.1 has been released on June 4th, 2010 on almost all
platforms except for OSX-PPC. There are release candidates available
outside of the OpenOffice.org domain that have release quality in the
opinion of its many users. Please get in contact with QA if you want
to work with the release comitee on having the latest release
candidate approved for regular distribution.
OpenOffice Aqua 3.2.1 Final Release Candiate Download

This is correct. The "Aqua" might not be worth a mention since it
really is Aqua for a long time now, but the testing of the PPC version
is really needed. (More precise: Feedback)

For release-Tests, the tool that tracks the status is QATrack
(overview of the end-result): http://qatrack.services.openoffice.org/
and TCM (Text Case Management), that is where testers document the
results of individual checks. For release-tests there is a basic sets
of instructions to verify
http://www.sunvirtuallab.com/tcm2/opensource/tcm_login.cgi?tcm_config=newooo

(working through these basic tests is doable in less than three hours,
much less if you know the tests already)

John: Please sign up on the openoffice.org website (all you need to do
so is pick a login name and provide a valid email adress, and confirm
the test-mail), and give your OpenOffice.org login name, so an
appropriate use can be created in the other tools to track the status.
Also state the language for which you want to run the tests.

The TCM tests are the absolute minimum. Many errors are not detected
by that tool, but by using it in daily-life situations. So further
tests are always welcome.

ciao
Christian

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