[maemo-developers] QA from extras-devel to extras-testing

[From: Eero Tamminen]

Hi,

ext Graham Cobb wrote:
>> 3. In extras-testing the betatesters put the software into stress,
>> equipped with Nitro (crash reporter installed in their devices) plus
>> whatever tools they can use voluntarily.
> 
> Not sure about the requirement to have Nitro installed.

The name of this is Crash reporter.  (nitro was internal name that's
not used anywhere anymore)


> In particular, what 
> happens to the (potentially large number) of people using maemo-testing who 
> do not have Nitro installed?  What happens if none of the people who want to 
> beta test this package have Nitro installed.

Using Crash reporter should be voluntary.  Depending on application,
core dumps may contain information that is private (even passwords).

Btw. Crash reporter upload URL can be configured and there can be
another configuration file where one can set which apps cores are 
generated (by default all).  This can be used by community projects
to collect their own core dumps (but they should take the privacy
issue into account).

If somebody wants to look into this (based on Fremantle crash-reporter),
I can provide more information (names of config files etc).


	- Eero