Michael Stone wrote: > 5. Separately, I wish we were receiving even more volunteer testing. Can you > help out? Fame, glory, and the undying gratitude of hundreds of thousands of > children await you!
Background: I'm just a G1G1. I don't have a "Developer key", but on my own initiative I installed candidate-703 and candidate-708 using olpc-update and provided some feedback and bug reports. ... > What would make it easier for you? More clarity. > I gather that having the nominated Wednesday build helps Is this "nominated Wednesday build" going to be a candidate build that mere users can install using olpc-update, or do I need the fabled bronze "Developer key" to become a joyride-like tester of nominated 8.2 builds? > and that cloning/updating the "Friends in Testing" > page would be useful. I'd never heard of <http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Friends_in_testing> I did sign up for <http://wiki.laptop.org/go/8.2.0#Put_Your_Name_Here_to_Confirm_You_Will_Try_the_Release_Candidate> > Several folks (rsmith and cscott) suggested making at least a > devel-announce list for this sort of traffic. Would that help? I think once OLPC has a candidate build that people can install using olpc-update and has been "smoke-tested", then it can publicize it on planet.laptop.org, olpcnews.com, forum.laptop.org, etc. Another mailing list won't help as much to get the word out. >> I believe you really need some dedicated person as liaison between >> sugarlabs/1cc and outside testing and development volunteers. I'm not so sure. If you want more testing, just publicize as above. I didn't hear about candidate builds until I started following devel and figured out the wiki's green "Latest Releases" box. Mozilla does fine with self-selected groups of self-builders, nightly testers, alpha testers, beta testers, etc., I don't think they have any such liaison person. >> Anyway I'll try to test whatever build you nominate tomorrow. Me too, especially if there's clarity about olpc-update vs. the fabled "developer key". > Thanks so much! No, thank you! -- =S _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list Devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel