Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2002 22:34:27 +0100 From: Cliff Sarginson <csfbsd@raggedclown.net> To: current@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: more -current testers Message-ID: <20020301213427.GA732@raggedclown.net> In-Reply-To: <3C7364A5.4600F8F5@FreeBSD.org> References: <20020219125011.A15871@blackhelicopters.org> <3C7364A5.4600F8F5@FreeBSD.org>
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On Wed, Feb 20, 2002 at 10:56:05AM +0200, Maxim Sobolev wrote: > Michael Lucas wrote: > > > > I understand that we're getting to that stage where we need more > > -current testers. > > > > We all agree that the optimal thing would be to have hordes of very > > sophisticated users who can debug problems on their own and submit > > patches to fix all their issues. I would guess that we all also agree > > that that's not going to happen. > > > > It seems that the best we can hope for is to educate some of the > > braver users who are ready to take the next step and are willing to > > donate some time to us. > > > > I'm considering doing a series of articles on testing FreeBSD-current, > > including: setting up for kernel dumps, what to type at the debugger > > prompt after a crash, filing a decent bug report, what to expect from > > -current, and so on. I would also make it clear when to not bother > > filing a bug report (i.e., "You crashed, but had no WITNESS? Sorry, > > enable WITNESS & try again."). This would be (I suspect) three > > articles, running about a month and a half. > > > > The last time I checked, I get 12-15 thousand readers for each > > article. One half of one percent uptake would (hopefully) be quite a > > few bug reports. > Has some kind of conclusion been arrived at on this ? It has gone quiet since Feb 20th, I am definitely interested. -- Regards Cliff Sarginson -- <csfbsd@raggedclown.net> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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