On Wed, 2012-03-07 at 08:21 -0500, Kamil Paral wrote: > > Because there are some objections for serial interface being in final > > criterion, I'd like to start discussion again. There was discussion > > on > > blocker bug meeting [1] (17:40) and it didn't end with unanimous > > decision. So, let the flame war begin. Do you want serial interface > > in > > beta criterion? I asked anaconda team for suggestion and here is > > their > > answer [2]. What is your opinion? > > > > [1] http://goo.gl/921Vo > > [2] > > https://www.redhat.com/archives/anaconda-devel-list/2012-February/msg00144.html > > My view is that having it Final is easier and having it Beta is more > beneficial. Serial console is used a lot for various VM setups and > automated testing. If we have it in Final, we might not get as much > bug reports received from general public, because in Beta it will be > broken. > > The QA team uses TCs and RCs, but still, this issue might get fixed > just soon before Final if the requirement is Final. That makes all > tests based on serial console useless, because they will pass only at > the end of development cycle. Here's an example of such a test: > http://autoqa-stg.fedoraproject.org/resultsdb/frontend/search?type=Testcase&terms=rats_install > > So it hurts both us and the bug reports from public. I don't know how > hard is to maintain serial console for Anaconda team. Maybe it's a > nightmare. But if it is doable, I would prefer having it in Beta. I think that's pretty strong reasoning, and it makes me lean towards Beta as well. -- Adam Williamson Fedora QA Community Monkey IRC: adamw | Twitter: AdamW_Fedora | identi.ca: adamwfedora http://www.happyassassin.net -- test mailing list test@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/test
