From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1EC41H-0007WT-3Y for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Sun, 04 Sep 2005 23:35:27 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with SMTP id j84NVi6O010207; Sun, 4 Sep 2005 23:31:44 GMT Received: from mail.rwisp.com (webmail.rwisp.com [208.191.32.9]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id j84NU2iL008235 for ; Sun, 4 Sep 2005 23:30:02 GMT Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.rwisp.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9E026EA9A0 for ; Sun, 4 Sep 2005 18:33:19 -0500 (CDT) Received: from mail.rwisp.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mail [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 28597-09 for ; Sun, 4 Sep 2005 18:33:16 -0500 (CDT) Received: from 129-kids.homershut.net (linux.homershut.net [64.216.105.3]) (using SSLv3 with cipher RC4-MD5 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.rwisp.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7CE3FEA97A for ; Sun, 4 Sep 2005 18:33:16 -0500 (CDT) Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] tentative x86 arch team glep From: Homer Parker To: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org In-Reply-To: References: <20050904215931.53b9db51@snowdrop.home> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2005 18:33:01 -0500 Message-Id: <1125876781.9200.15.camel@localhost> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.2.3 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at rwisp.com X-Archives-Salt: 3b667114-6fed-4b7a-aafd-03417c22d638 X-Archives-Hash: 772106291c6c37ad20138240df007d7b On Mon, 2005-09-05 at 01:12 +0200, Kevin F. Quinn wrote: > 6) I notice the amd64 team requre their arch testers to > take the ebuild quiz; I think this is a bit harsh, as > arch testers are regular users without commit access to > CVS etc. A simpler quiz targetted at ensuring the arch > testers know what is expected of them would lower the > bar and should encourage more users to join in. Using > the ebuild quiz means you get people who quickly become > devs in their own right... Just until we get finished with the AT quiz, which is working out to be more QA/troubleshooting oriented. The ebuid.quiz was handy, and is a good way to check if the prospect has at least read the docs enough to get the questions answered. It also helps ensure they really want it, rather then having a high turnover rate. The ppc ATs took the test as well, which I reviewed, and gave pointers where there was a problem. JoseJX seems to have liked the help he's gotten so far from them. As for making dev.. hehe.. Yeah, it's a start, and there for awhile we had like 2 ATs because they'd all made dev ;) It does give you a pool of dev prospects as well, which works out nicely. Several of the amd64 ATs submit patches with their bug reports which helps the devs out as well. We now have several ATs that have no interest in making dev, content with helping out as an AT. Got a little longer then I wanted, but wanted to give a decent explanation of our experiences so far. -- Homer Parker Gentoo/AMD64 Arch Tester Strategic Lead hparker@gentoo.org -- gentoo-dev@gentoo.org mailing list