Lee > Sent: 19 March 2008 15:53 > To: FlightGear developers discussions > Subject: Re: [Flightgear-devel] model-paging patch - testers wanted > > > On Wednesday 19 March 2008 14:43, Vivian Meazza wrote: > > Stefan Seifert > > > > > Sent: 19 March 2008 14:40 > > > To: FlightGear developers discussions > > > Subject: Re: [Flightgear-devel] model-paging patch - > testers wanted > > > > > > On Wednesday 19 March 2008 15:16:29 Vivian Meazza wrote: > > > > I've been testing this patch for some while now. I > would strongly > > > > recommend anyone who uses multiplayer to use it. There is > > > > > > no obvious > > > > > > > downside, but as Till said, there is more work to be done. > > > > > > It really > > > > > > > needs lots of people to give this a good testing, but right > > > > > > now it's > > > > > > > probably nearly good enough for inclusion in cvs. > > > > > > I vote for including it in CVS right away. This is > exactly what CVS > > > is for: synchronizing sources between developers and keeping a > > > history of all changes. > > > > > > Pushing around patches manually is exactly what CVS is meant to > > > replace. So why not just use it? > > > > > > Remember: release early, release often. > > > > I nearly said that - and chickened out at the last minute - yes - I > > support this. > > > > V. > > Heh - I really don't like that phrase. It may sound 'cool' but to > me it's saying 'design by trial and error', which is an oxymoron:) > > I also think it does nothing to encourage quality and is likely to > increase the number of bugs that will be encountered by people who > are trying to use the s/w, or who are trying to develop for it. > > All in all, I regard it as a bit of a cop-out by developers who are > too lazy to thoroughly think things through and, with regard to > commercial s/w, a method of extorting money for faulty goods. > > It certainly doesn't encourage confidence that the s/w will work and > as FG isn't just an academic exercise in s/w development - a lot of > people and groups are using it for a very wide range of purposes - > I can't agree that it's a good idea. > > Sure - new features and developments have to be beta-tested in a > wider environment, and cvs is right for that, but not for alpha > testing. > > Just a personal view:) >
OK, Lee - yes, no alpha testing. In this particular case the patch is well into beta. The alpha testing was done by me and others. I hope that you will test it. And as a carrot, the quicker this is done, the quicker we can move on to getting the other goodies and bug fixes into cvs. Vivian ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
