On 12/01/2014 13:52, intrigeri wrote: > Hi, > > Robert Millan wrote (12 Jan 2014 12:35:56 GMT) : >> For example, I've been trying to assess the state of GNOME in >> general by trying to find bugs myself. I will report my findings >> soon, however this is clearly not optimal. My quick "kick the tires" >> testing is much less reliable than day-to-day usage in production >> done by real users. > > I'm somewhat surprised that such real Debian/kFreeBSD users (who > I expect to be a bit more tech-savvy than the average Debian user) who > use GNOME on a day-to-day basis are not reporting such bugs to the BTS. > > This makes me curious. Assuming these real users actually exist, what > steps can be taken within the Debian/kFreeBSD community to improve > this? I've no idea what kind of communication channels the porters > have with the corresponding users, so I'm wondering.
The BTS should be the only channel, IMHO. Though the mailing lists are often used to report problems, I think this should be avoided whenever possible. When you find a bug, please use the BTS and if it's relevant to kFreeBSD put debian-bsd on CC. This will make our effort much easier. Specifically regarding the ability to test GNOME, I think #733122 is the biggest blocker right now. Once this is fixed, testing GNOME will become much more straightforward for the average user. -- Robert Millan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
