[maemo-developers] adaptation of Extras QA hurdles

[From: Andrew Flegg]

On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 15:29, a.grandi at gmail.com <a.grandi at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 27 January 2011 16:25, Felipe Crochik <felipe at crochik.com> wrote:
>> Sorry if the question is silly but why do you think enhancing HAM is better
>> than creating a new application based on appdownloader, FAP and KISSTester?
>
> all I know is that all people I asked to, told me that they would
> prefer to have a scorpion in their pants, rather than touching the
> code of HAM :D

It's not that bad.

> So.. I think it would be better to write a new one (maybe based on the
> good ideas from the other three applications you said).

Creating *another* new installer, when there are already two (fapman &
appdownloader) would seem a little superfluous! They're FLOSS, fix
them!

Anyway, the reason enhancing HAM is better is because it's the one
which is always installed. The problem with KISStester is that you
have to actively install it, same with all the others. With the push
the CSSU should be getting, it should be in more users' hands.

Unless we take extraordinary (and almost certainly self-defeating)
actions like requiring KISStester to be installed to use any software
from Extras-(devel|testing).

That's not to say that a firm push behind KISStester wouldn't help
with the QA process. I certainly like the idea of it a) doing
automated checks and b) using notifications if I've installed a new
version of an app and haven't rated it in a week.

Cheers,

Andrew

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