[maemo-developers] How to use extras-testing correctly?

[From: gary liquid]

On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 12:22 PM, Simon Pickering
<S.G.Pickering at bath.ac.uk>wrote:

>
> > this has been a good informative discussion.
> > since we are working on beta, can i suggest something.
> >
> > anidels point about app feedback *from the device itself* is
> > important.
> >
> > if me as a user selects extras testing and installs a an app
> > because anidel said his new version  is there from that
> > moment on, it should be the device itself that monitors the process.
> >
> > in the same way the crash reporter pops up and asks a
> > question after a crash, can we discuss a path to similar for
> > testing apps?
> > perhaps if the app itself in testing had a flag added to its
> > desktop file (or some other way, a list perhaps *hand
> > waving*) and when the user has run the app they are testing,
> > or 1/2/12/24 hours after installing the user was directly asked
> >
> > "what are your feelings on this app?"
>
> That would annoy me something rotten. I'd prefer an opt-in system, e.g. by
> adding a "Feedback/ratings" section to the application manager in which
> installed apps are listed and users can then rate/comment on them. That way
> if there's something especially good/bad I can go there and comment, but if
> I don't want to I don't have to.
>

you have installed an app from the -testing repository.
you are therefore signing up to be a tester.

i dont expect normal apps to have this procedure.
it is merely a way to expedite feedback

>
> However, I do like the idea of asking people why they are uninstalling
> something, just as long as it uses radio buttons/listbox for the responses
> (so it's quick and I don't have to type anything if I don't want to), with
> a
> text input box for extra comments/description.
>

yeah - crash feedback mechanism currently has similar
even windows server has this sort of thing if you try and reboot!

>
> Cheers,
>
>
> Simon
>
>
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