Thread: [Maemo 5] We need more apps! Why aren't there more applications in Ovi Store and Extras?
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Joorin is offline Joorin
2010-06-20 , 09:59
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#348
Originally Posted by RolePlayGame View Post
Software testing must be not a democratic task.
If the alternative is "no testing at all", what you call "democratic testing" is better. Finding people who'd spend the time and effort to test applications and report is not easy.

After devel-test phase, app must be raised to extras by "experts team" cheking (only) system related issues.
Minor issues will be reported by interested user.
Creating such an "expert team" isn't easy. Again, "no testing at all" is worse than "some testing".

We (users) are not skilled enough to find system related dangers.
And this is the basis of extras-testing-devel division, I'm right?
I haven't spent enough time on this forum to know the exact motivation for this separation but the devel level is most likely there to let people try whatever they want whenever they want.

The testing level is to help the developer, more than the users, and make sure that whatever is promoted to Extras at least won't brick the device.