Andrea Aime wrote: > Justin Deoliveira ha scritto: >> I think it is a great idea, crowdsourcing qa to the user community. >> However I think one thing that is lacking (or maybe just not >> emphasized) are the the benefits to the users. Any issues they find >> will become critical priority (i would assume) and fixed before the >> release (if within reason). This has the potential to offset a lot of >> risk of people upgrading. > > I thought about it, but was cautious about adding such point. > Why are developers participating? To get a better GeoServer. > Do we really need to give users more incentive? > > I agree regressions should be fixed swiftly, but what if during testing > a new bug is spotted, or it's something affecting a minor > extension? Do we "stop the presses" for any of those? Fair enough, valid concerns. I just don't think the idea will get much uptake unless there is more of a bounty. > > Cheers > Andrea > >
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