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testing / qa process
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2006-10-19 23:11:08
Rex Dieter wrote:
>> The CentOS Project provides packages in addition to
the packages from
>> RH's sources. We need to ensure that these packages
are tested in a user
>> environment for a while, and only released to the
public via the
>> mirror.centos.org network once there is some
reasonable surety as to the
>> functional and bugs situation with the package.
> 
> Instead of blocking on (lack-of) feedback, I'd suggest
considering something
> like:
> 1.  Put pkgs in "testing"
> 2.  If no bugs reported after X days/weeks, move out of
testing
> 
> At least this way nothing gets perpetually stalled in
testing.

we could go one better, and even attach a rule to count
number of down 
loaders. Since dev.centos.org is not mirrored outside that 1
machine 
we can track the log trivially.

but is that something 'enough' to consider a package
releasable ?

-- 
Karanbir Singh : http://www.karan.org/ :
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