Re: [ubuntu-marketing] getting the Ubuntu and Linux laptop efforts to move forward

2007-12-20 Thread Tom M
Here is a possible spec for a tool/method of greatly improving the testing workflow, Spec 1) Automatically records all hardware information, including bios versions, and as much detail as possible 2) Automates as many of the tests as possible and prefills the response (the user can correct the r

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] getting the Ubuntu and Linux laptop efforts to move forward

2007-12-20 Thread Tom M
Hmm I also apparently have managed to overlook the laptop-testing-team mailing list it might be worth seeing this thread... https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/laptop-testing-team/2007-May/thread.html Tom M. LetterRip -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com Modify setti

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] getting the Ubuntu and Linux laptop efforts to move forward

2007-12-20 Thread Tom M
Corey, thanks for your comments, > Having run the testing team for a while, I can say that the wiki > really doesn't work well. Agreed. Most of it should and could be easily automated, and have a simple form/checkbox for the remainder with comment fields. The amount of time to fill out a repor

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] getting the Ubuntu and Linux laptop efforts to move forward

2007-12-20 Thread Corey Burger
On Dec 20, 2007 12:34 PM, Tom M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Greetings all - who might be appropriate for contacting, (or what > list) for coordinating an effort to update the laptop testing team > page https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LaptopTestingTeam Having run the testing team for a while, I can say th

[ubuntu-marketing] getting the Ubuntu and Linux laptop efforts to move forward

2007-12-20 Thread Tom M
Greetings all - who might be appropriate for contacting, (or what list) for coordinating an effort to update the laptop testing team page https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LaptopTestingTeam My thoughts are that a project should be arranged and then broadly advertised (Ie try and get slashdot, digg, etc. cov