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Message-ID: <4819EF53.6090808@intel.com> 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 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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