Thread: Time to start pushing packages to extras-testing?
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2009-07-29 , 14:33
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#12
Originally Posted by qgil View Post
Let me elaborate a bit more:

- A developer is just playing with some packages in extras-devel: no Downloads page.

- A developer thinks the app is in a shape good enough to be promoted to -testing: Page created with Alpha label.

- An app makes it to extras-testing, ideally the page would be automatically updated to Beta within a week. Otherwise the change would be made manually.

- An apps makes it to Extras, ideally geta automatically updated to Stable quality. Otherwise the change is done manually.
I think we should not show any app which is not in Extras (or equivalent) in Downloads. Downloads should in my point of view be for end-user level users. Having packages from various repositories is the road to pain.

Keep in mind that Downloads clicks automatically get an .install and thus can enable these unstable repositories.

The reason why I haven't enabled Downloads for Fremantle yet, is because there are no packages in Fremantle Extras yet.

We should market the extras-testing queue for community testers and developers, but really keep this separate from what end-users see. The testing queue has commenting and favouriting, so even if there is no central bugtracker, people can leave their comments about the package there.
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