Re: Seriously! Extras-testing procedures stink
 

Yet, if detailed manually filled change-log would be required to transfer the votes, it might give a rather good indication what needs to be tested again. I agree that whenever and update is released, testing is needed. But how much, depends on the amount and type of changes. Also, it should never mean that it's a completely new app, because that it's not... in most of the cases. ;)

Re: Seriously! Extras-testing procedures stink
 

That might work: if the developer believes that the app shouldn't need full re-testing, s/he could apply to have previous votes ported, with a full change-log. Alternatively, s/he would have the choice to simply re-upload the app and start the testing process again.

That would reduce the workload on the 'testing-masters' to only those situations (such as adding a help file) where the dev is very confident that the changes don't affect stability.

Re: Seriously! Extras-testing procedures stink
 

Which is raised in every single other discussion about Extras-testing. Seriously, this is fragmenting the discussion and we'll just end up with different sub-groups making the same points over and over again - or, worse, different people thinking different solutions are going to be enacted.

It's also worth mentioning that talk.maemo.org has yet to cover anything which hasn't already been discussed on maemo-developers. I suggest anyone who wants to really get involved and make this better starts reading there, and then the other threads which try to take a step back here.

I move this thread is closed, or merged into one of the many existing ones.

Re: Seriously! Extras-testing procedures stink
 

PS. anyone who thinks that any repackage or change to the source code can't introduce a large and horrible regression has never done any serious programming :-)

Re: Seriously! Extras-testing procedures stink
 

I always take direct questions seriously. I do not take warnings seriously. Any warning I issue is issued probably for good reason.. but will likely never make any sense :D.

ETA: I'm with Jaffa and Tex ^^.. should be merged.

Re: Seriously! Extras-testing procedures stink
 

Should have been merged three pages ago. ;)

Re: Seriously! Extras-testing procedures stink
 

Humph. Had someone used "Report This" and suggested a specific, existing thread for the merge, it may have come sooner.

EDIT: Okay, apparently Texrat did do exactly that. (See below.) I haven't received the resulting email message though.

Anyway, the thread "Seriously! Extras-testing procedures stink" with twenty-six posts has been merged into this thread.

Re: Seriously! Extras-testing procedures stink
 

I did. ;)

Re: Seriously! Extras-testing procedures stink
 

Yeah, sorry for causing unnecessary work by starting a new thread. :o

Re: Extras-testing QA Checklist and Quarantine Period
 

is this now to be merged with http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=41179
?? just received on for the stinks thread to be merged over to it... whole thread or from which post on?