linux-kernel - Re: RFC: starting a kernel-testers group for newbies

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Date:	Thu, 01 May 2008 09:26:59 -0700
From:	"Kok, Auke" <auke-jan.h.kok@...el.com>
To:	devzero@....de
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: RFC: starting a kernel-testers group for newbies

devzero@....de wrote:
>> I'll try to do this:
>> - create some Wiki page
>> - get a mailing list at vger
>> - point newbies to this mailing list
>> - tell people there which kernels to test
>> - figure out and document stuff like how to bisect between -next kernels
>> - help them to do whatever is required for a proper bug report
> 
> good idea :)
> 
> one more:
> reported bugs sometimes get lost in lkml (or elsewhere) and may not get the attention they need.
> 
> maybe there are not enough people who put some steadiness into tracking bugs (i.e. put them in bugzilla and make sure they get tracked/resolved) ?


I would say that this should be one of the main goals - have a team of people who
can consistently be assigned bugs for duplication and verification. Getting newly
opened bugs reproduced can be half the solution (and a great way to learn the
kernel on the side).

often the reporter of the bug never confirms that the bug is fixed - another place
where linux testers can help out...

Auke
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