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From: civileme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, January 05, 2001 4:29 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Re (newbie) Recruitment notice
> On Friday 05 January 2001 15:03, you wrote:
> > Many thanks for your e-mail. I would be more than willing to participate
as
> > a tester for next distro. However , I feel I should point out that I am
a
> > genuine newbie. If this does not matter to you , please send more
> > information. This is a task willingly undertaken in view of your
assistance
> > to others on newsgroups I have read in the past. I have a cable access.
My
> > home address is as follows:-
> > Steve Maytum
> > 17 Florence Road
> > Maidstone
> > Kent
> > ME16 8EN
> > U.K.
> > Thanks in advance. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Thank you.
>
> Yes, first impressions are very important. We need to know what sounds
> condescending and what sounds like magic. Obviously, you have the status
of
> a true newbie tester only once because you are likely to learn enough in
this
> testing session to be helping people on the newbie list.
>
> I will be checking into seting up a mailing list server just for testing,
> because we will likely need it. Also, of course, I am pledging my
personal
> and direct help via email in configuring your system to the final
product--a
> product your contribution will help create.
>
> The teste? Well you load a little extra software that phones home with
your
> tester number and your complete hardware configuration--nothing else will
be
> read. You will conduct tests according to a standard protocol which we
are
> finishing up as I write to you, and you can file reports using our
assistant
> program (still in coding but largely complete) or a special website (https
> type) The source of the test protocols and the destination of data are
the
> same in either case.
>
> Here is a sample test: This test is not to make a go/nogo decision on the
> software or to correct all the bugs since it doesn't belong exclusively to
> us, but rather to assist the makers in making better software and to
assist
> the users in deciding how to use it. This postscript file should be
viewable
> in linux.
>
> Civileme
>
> Sorry i wasn't able to reply earlier , but i work all weekend. I am still
prepared to assist if needed. Let me know when you're ready. Regards ,
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
