Perhaps it might be a good idea to have a list of known suspects who can volunteer to test on a selection of platform combinations, and check a box next to that configuration when it has been tested against a specific release? Then perhaps put mantis reports specific to a certain combination (linked to the mantis drop boxes?) next to selected configurations so that folks know what potential issues are out there that they might face? (I'll happily volunteer to test on Windows Server 2008 64bit, SQL 2008).
Having discovered http://opensimulator.org/wiki/Testing perhaps we can have a thumbs up / down based on this or an enhanced version of this that caters for more variation. For a good test, I would recommend that grid testing involves a minimum 4 regions (so you can test crossing a corner and see how well it works), and a minimum of two region servers - I have a test plan for my own grid testing, but it's currently all in my head and needs documenting. If anyone has their own test plans perhaps we can share and put up on the wiki to get some really effective testing going. I say all this with some hesitation since I don't know what other folks do, or whether something like this exists that I've not yet encountered :) It feels like a release every two weeks would keep the majority of folks who want the new shiny stuff happy, while also hopefully enabling the devs to get some work done. Hard and fast rule this should never be though, if a big new feature goes in that needs more time, let's give it time, etc. Keep the conversation going - this is all good stuff! Thanks so much Stefan for coordinating this. Chris From: opensim-dev-boun...@lists.berlios.de [mailto:opensim-dev-boun...@lists.berlios.de] On Behalf Of Stefan Andersson Sent: 05 April 2009 16:28 To: opensim-dev@lists.berlios.de Subject: Re: [Opensim-dev] On Revisions, tags and branches > However, given that this means source releases magically appear > shortly after tags, I'd recommend just tagging off 0.6.4.1-release, > 0.6.4.2-release, etc when fixes go in that should release to the world. Good call, Sean; I think that should be how we do it. At least, we could tag it once a week or every other week or so provided there's been any new fixes to it. Or if there's been critical fixes to it. And again, I invite the whole community to participate in the release cycle handling - if done right, I believe it can be a powerful tool indeed. /Stefan No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.238 / Virus Database: 270.11.39/2038 - Release Date: 04/04/09 16:53:00
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