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Date:      Thu, 21 Dec 2000 11:53:04 -0800
From:      "SteveB" <admin@bsdfan.cncdsl.com>
To:        <freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   RE: Sitting on hands (no longer Re: FreeBSD vs Linux, Solaris, and NT) 
Message-ID:  <NEBBIGOKKMNLOMOHMJNPIELGCNAA.admin@bsdfan.cncdsl.com>
In-Reply-To: <200012211753.LAA28708@guild.plethora.net>

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: seebs@plethora.net [mailto:seebs@plethora.net]
> Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2000 9:54 AM
> To: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
> Subject: Re: Sitting on hands (no longer Re: FreeBSD vs
> Linux, Solaris,
> and NT)
>
> >In the open source
> >world is there a official QA process or group.  Is there a FreeBSD
> >test suite that releases go through.  QA is unglamorous work, but
> >needs to be done.
>
> I don't know about the "official" process, but I will tell
> you that I'd
> rather have my life depend on FreeBSD-current than on
> Windows NT, despite
> the "QA cycle".
>
> There are many ways to do effective QA.
>
> -s
>
It would just make pitching FreeBSD and other open OS's in the
enterprise a lot easier if there was an QA process that official
releases went through.  Also volunteering to QA would be a good
training ground to gain familiarity with a OS and a chance to
communicate with developers.

Steve B.



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