From: Rasmus Plewe (rplewe_at_suse.de)
Date: Fri Jun 02 2006 - 20:09:14 CEST
Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 20:09:14 +0200 From: Rasmus Plewe <rplewe@suse.de> Message-ID: <20060602180914.GA12929@coredump.suse.de> Subject: Re: [suse-sles-e] SLES10 - so, we can expect the same low quality again?
On Fri, Jun 02, 2006 at 08:25:25AM -0700, Alexei_Roudnev wrote:
>
> I had a chance to try beta rc2.
>
> What's wondering me - even if I have access to beta and can test it, I still
> do not see any convenient channel to report a problems.
> Eeverything is as before - _use your normal contact_ (which means _never
> report, because this contact have nothing to do with beta's), and no any
> single message in README for those who test beta.
Those in the SLES beta program have appropriate report channels, and are
informed about them. Those not in the beta program don't.
> Why, the hell, Novell can not learn, how to make a good Beta testing, as
> most companies are doing:
> - propose Beta to all who is ready to evaluate it, _before_ issuing release;
> - create esy-to-use reporting tool, so that no one possible problem keeps
> unreported;
> - collect all problem reports and classify them;
> - and do it all _before_ issuing final release?
That is done, with the exception of the "all". And I have serious doubts
that "most companies" make their betas available to all who are ready to
evaluate. But we have discussed this before, and are not likely to get
to any conclusion here.
> (I do not want to disclosure problems here; but believe me, It have numerous
> installation problems, starting wiith _package not found_ errors in yast.)
I'm never going to say that there are no problems at all with software
that does more than printing "Hello world". Problems are found,
classified and fixed (or remain for different reasons and are shipped).
Regards,
Rasmus
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