New tester

[shrek-m at gmx.de]

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
you should have a lot of time and a good internet-connection

you should have a good  lug=linux user group
you should know how to quote
you should not be a mimosa
you should know  rpm, vi, rescue mode, askmethod, interactive mode, 
runlevel 3,  ... in other words = how to help yourself

you should have a good social environment or a lot of beer
your family/friends should not fall in panic if you are disappeared for 
several days behind the internet, bugzilla, man-pages, ...
do not try to explain your windows-users-friends  what you are doing and 
why you prefer linux over windows
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, ...

you should not ask yourself why you are spending such a lot of time for 
and with linux for free
you should always have a plan to go back in the so called normal life



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/

- 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/

- 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/

...

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shrek-m