Hello again, On Wed, 4 Nov 2009 aCaB wrote:
> G.W. Haywood wrote: > > I suspect that rather than QA, what you do is just a lot of hap-hazard > > testing. > > My mail was about custom databases provided by 3rd parties, not about > ClamAV release cycles. > > Besides, you miss another point: ClamAV is an open source software, I don't think the points were lost on me. > We ALWAYS ask our users to test the development head That's exactly what I said. > ... bugzilla being all quiet for weeks, then, as soon as we release > a new version, it suddently gets flooded with tickets. That's exactly what I said. > So, to conclude, if you want to get better releases, do your bit. That's exactly what I am doing now. The trouble is you aren't in a very receptive frame of mind. I'm not going to do what you want me to do because what you want me to do is more hap-hazard testing, and that's what I'm telling you is almost a complete waste of time. > The only alternative is that we release what WE think is ok and we > re-release when YOU tell us it's not. Not so. One alternative is to do something like I'm suggesting. > Thanks for the lesson, Please leave the sarcasm at home tomorrow. It was YOU who asked for thoughts. Didn't you say something about doing my bit? That's what I'm trying to do now. It's a shame you're not listening when people give you the thoughts that you asked for. I'm telling you that your take on how software should be developed is very seriously lacking. Until you start to listen to that you'll get absolutely nowhere. This really does demand a completely different approach to the way software is built, taking it out of the realms of what Professor Thomas calls 'craft technology' and into the mainstream of engineering. In a word, it's called 'quality'. Most people haven't the faintest idea what it's about. Read about it, and about what it can achieve. You'll be surprised. -- 73, Ged. _______________________________________________ Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: visit http://wiki.clamav.net http://www.clamav.net/support/ml
