On 27.02.2006 09:38, Arthur Pemberton wrote:
> I have just setup a machine solely for the purpose of testing, I shall
> append the specs to this post. For now, I have yummed to
> updates-released, adn then updates-testing. What do I do as a tester?
> I have no familiarity with the processs, just the will to help.
you should know https://bugzilla.redhat.com
Check : already filled a few reports in my Linux life
you should have a lot of time and a good internet-connection
Question mark : still don't think there are enough hours in a day
Check : On a university network, all p2p is blocked however, and test machine conencts to internet through squid on my FC4 workstation. But bandwidth is normally not a problem, not sure for latency.
you should have a good lug=linux user group
Question mark : local lug discussions are too often off-topic, but can be very helpful
you should know how to quote
Check
you should not be a mimosa
Question mark : somewhat clueless as to meaning in this context
you should know rpm, vi, rescue mode, askmethod, interactive mode,
runlevel 3, ... in other words = how to help yourself
Check
Check
Question mark : never needed it as yet
Check
Check
Check
Check : often no other option exists
you should have a good social environment or a lot of beer
Question mark : does a large collection of music and frequent visits to /. count?
your family/friends should not fall in panic if you are disappeared for
several days behind the internet, bugzilla, man-pages, ...
Check : long since fixed
do not try to explain your windows-users-friends what you are doing and
why you prefer linux over windows
Check : lesson learnt the hard way
do not try to explain your doctor why you do not know the so called real
time, real date, your real name, real actual news, ...
Check : solution is to not go to doctor
you should not ask yourself why you are spending such a lot of time for
and with linux for free
Check : already know the answer
you should always have a plan to go back in the so called normal life
X-mark : I think it is too late for that
but ... what do you want to test ?
- older releases see http://fedoralegacy.org/
rhl7.3 updates
rhl9 updates
fc1 updates
fc2 updates
fc3 updates
- actual release updates
fc4 updates testing
http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/updates/testing/4/
This is what the machine is currently working on.
- new release
fc5test3 http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/test/4.92/
+ development
http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/development/
==> fc5
and later fc5 updates testing
http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/updates/testing/5/
Now realising that there is a difference, would appericate quick instructions on how to do this.
- rawhide / development
http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/development/
- next release fc6 ? http://fedora.redhat.com/About/schedule/
fc6 test releaeses
fc6test1 ?
http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/test/5.90/
fc6test2 ?
http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/test/5.91/
fc6test3 ?
http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/test/5.92/
Somewhat scary that these already exist, will still to testing FC5.
...
Thanks for the response. Unless anyone in this thread would rather not, I intend to sumarise the output of this thread into a page/pages at fedoraproject.org
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shrek-m
As a boy I jumped through Windows, as a man I play with Penguins.
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