mc packages need QA

[Jesse Keating]

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On Sunday 18 January 2004 19:19, Arvand Sabetian wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I noticed that a lot of packages are being put out however some are not
> being tested (QAed?). This is probably the reason they are not being
> published even a week after they are created. My question is that do you
> think it is possible to run VMware (http://www.vmware.com/) and install
> RH 7.3/8.0/9.0 then test the packages using this? Or would the testing
> not be accurate as it is being done in VMWare?

Vmware is a perfect tool for this.  If I did not have a seperate machine 
for which to do my work, I'd use vmware.

> Also, how thorough of a testing do you require? I realize vulnerability
> and functionality tests are a must but I sometimes don't even understand
> the vulnerability rather than test it. So on some packages I would only
> be able to tell if they install fine and whether they work or not.

http://www.fedora.us/wiki/PackageSubmissionQAPolicy

Run through that, with the idea that the package has already been 
published, we're just adding a little bit to it.  Disregard most the stuff 
about spec file changes, as we are trying to modify as little as possible.

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