From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2FCB9138247 for ; Wed, 13 Nov 2013 23:22:04 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 1A433E0B57; Wed, 13 Nov 2013 23:21:56 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (smtp.gentoo.org [140.211.166.183]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 1EC01E0B1C for ; Wed, 13 Nov 2013 23:21:54 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C62AE33F384 for ; Wed, 13 Nov 2013 23:21:53 +0000 (UTC) X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new using ClamAV at gentoo.org X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Spam-Score: -1.262 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.262 tagged_above=-999 required=5.5 tests=[AWL=-1.259, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, RP_MATCHES_RCVD=-0.001, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001] autolearn=no Received: from smtp.gentoo.org ([IPv6:::ffff:127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.gentoo.org [IPv6:::ffff:127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 0LlwwdJ18CLM for ; Wed, 13 Nov 2013 23:21:48 +0000 (UTC) Received: from plane.gmane.org (plane.gmane.org [80.91.229.3]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E1E5933F39B for ; Wed, 13 Nov 2013 23:21:46 +0000 (UTC) Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Vgjkl-0004GE-65 for gentoo-user@gentoo.org; Thu, 14 Nov 2013 00:21:43 +0100 Received: from rrcs-71-40-157-251.se.biz.rr.com ([71.40.157.251]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Thu, 14 Nov 2013 00:21:43 +0100 Received: from wireless by rrcs-71-40-157-251.se.biz.rr.com with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Thu, 14 Nov 2013 00:21:43 +0100 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org From: James Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: Can we get users more involved in specific testing? Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 23:21:20 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <527F9A5D.1050601@gentoo.org> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: sea.gmane.org User-Agent: Loom/3.14 (http://gmane.org/) X-Loom-IP: 71.40.157.251 (Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:17.0) Gecko/17.0 Firefox/17.0 SeaMonkey/2.14) X-Archives-Salt: 9d4dc841-36d0-4533-abfe-b6e3061e99b3 X-Archives-Hash: 5540bc4bc8f745ac5f53dda7998abde3 hasufell gentoo.org> writes: > Our arch testers are understaffed and often don't really do general > runtime tests (it's mostly assumed the maintainer knows about runtime > issues). > I have often had a hard time to get some random users comment on > certain packages or even assist on some runtime tests. I don't even > know how many people use the package I maintain. When a new package is installed or upgraded, there are notes that the installer is optioned (and notified upon installation) about the package. Might it be a good idea to put your testing pleadings in the notes for those how install the package (stable, testing, experimental or overlay) about how to contact whoever related to the specific testing you want done? I. E. "eselect news" or is this a bad idea? JFFNMS is one of my favorite packages, so surely I'd respond on that one. Hell, I often go and find the patches and post bugs pleading to get documented patches installed on my favorite package. hth, James