Does running automated tests on own hardware count as being part of testing team? I have some spare machines I can dedicate to that
środa, 21 lipca 2021 o 02:59:39 UTC+2 a...@qubes-os.org napisał(a): > Dear Qubes Community, > > The message below is from deeplow and unman. Here's the link to the > original post on the Qubes Forum: > > https://forum.qubes-os.org/t/joining-the-testing-team/5190 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > # Joining the Testing Team > > ## What's the testing team? > > It's a group of users who help make Qubes better. > They commit to testing updates and releases of Qubes OS, and are willing > to provide test results, confirm issues, and identify particular edge > cases. > This is key to detecting issues early on, and stop them affecting more > users. > > ## What's the risk? > > For those willing to enable the testing repositories for the [current > release](https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/testing/#updates) > the risk is minimal, because the packages will end up in current anyway. > > **If security and stability are crucial to you, you should use the > current stable release, > not enable the testing repositories, and not join the testing team.** > > ## How to join the testing team? > > 1. Request to join the testing team > * **Via forum** (preferred): request to join [here > ](https://forum.qubes-os.org/g/testing-team) (requires JavaScript and a > forum account) > * **Via email:** send an email to `register-testing-team at > forum.qubes-os.org` saying you'd like to join (does not require > JavaScript or a forum account) > > 2. Follow the instructions for the kind of testing you want to help with > (testing updates / releases) > > >Testing Type|Instructions|Description| > > --- | --- | --- | > >Testing Updates|[see > here](https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/testing/#updates)|Enabling the > testing repositories (e.g. 4.0 testing)| > >Testing Releases|[part 1 > ](https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/testing/#releases) & [part > 2](https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/testing/#updates)|Running the upcoming > Qubes version (e.g. 4.1) and enabling the testing repositories.| > > 3. Report issues in the appropriate category: > * **If testing updates**, post in the '4.0 Testing' category, or > email `testing-updates at forum.qubes-os.org` . > * **if testing releases**, post in the '4.1 Testing' category, or > email `testing-releases at forum.qubes-os.org` . > > You can leave the group at any time by following steps similar to the > ones in `1`. > > Packages move through the testing process quite quickly. Ideally you > would be able to update at least once a week. > > When 4.1 moves toward release, we will see if we can test some of the > open issues in 4.0, and confirm they have been closed. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to qubes-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/3b59ea69-7599-487b-aa6a-d5da8a8a94b7n%40googlegroups.com.
