Re: [tdf-discuss] QA Infrastructure

Caio Tiago Oliveira wrote:
> > > the OpenOffice.org QA project has things like QATrack,
> > > QUASTe, and TCM - but I wonder which of those pass the test of "we
> > > really need it
> >
> > I actually believe that these are fundamental tools to assess quality of
> > a build, and that insufficient testing could mean that LibreOffice is
> > doomed to be "the nicer but more buggy brother of OOo" forever in the
> > public opinion.
>
> Most of my friends already say OOo is too buggy. That is mainly due
> to the longstanding bugs of the past and some old crashes, even
> though we still with some annoying longstanding bugs.
>
> That said, I strongly agreed with you here, that we should avoid
> shipping with severe bugs.
>
> VLC TestTool is a great tool to assure the quality of the branches
> and releases. It helps avoiding regressions and makes the repetitive
> tasks for us.
Hi Caio, all,

yeah, I think you nicely sum it up - so the tools mentioned are no
silver bullets, they don't per se give you a quality release. That's
why I asked what we'd _really_ need - it means striking a balance
between effort to set things up, or even recode them, providing QA
volunteers coming from OOo an effective work environment (there's a
certain amount of "but we're used to that tool!" mentality to cater
for) - and, I think that's the great opportunity - the chance to
honestly look at the process, make it lean, effective - and fun to
work with.

> As far as I know, setting up QATrack for us is easy and Per said he
> only needs a server. That's useful and easy to set up and use, so
> it's a must.
Cool - so I had folks from France and Brazil offering hardware, let
me see if we can connect you.

Cheers,

-- Thorsten

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