Am 07.07.2008 um 11:06 schrieb Sebastian Breier: > The problem is that even with all the alpha/beta/rc testing > available to > Ubuntu, the most tests are only done when the release is out.
Yes, a lot of alpha-beta-sonstewas Releases are usually available, but also yes, they are well hidden from the interested person. Right now I tried to find downloads and/or upgrade instructions for the next release, but it's almost impossible to find them beginning at the main site. There is a menu Community -> Get Involved, but no mention of testing alphas there. The only way to find the download for the next release was to search for "Intrepid", a name I found on news sites, but not anywhere on ubuntu.com. > So, better to release and fix afterwards... *really* focussing on the > bugfixing though, as has been done, *not* focussing on the next > release > immediately. Yes, this is one possible approach. Another approach I could see would be to make beta testing more prominent. I mean, there are many people out there eager to install the all newest thing, to try it and to test it. What better could an interested in "getting involved" do but to install the next beta or RC? I'd even go as far as putting betas and release candidates right on the standard download page, right below the current stable release. MarKus - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dipl. Ing. Markus Hitter http://www.jump-ing.de/ -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss