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From: Jim Cromie <jim.cromie@gmail.com>
To: Linux kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: [RFC patch] MAINTAINERS:  encourage testers to volunteer
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 13:14:24 -0600	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4509AA10.4050907@gmail.com> (raw)


Add a new entry-type into MAINTAINERS whereby folks with hardware can 
volunteer to
test patches to the driver.  It should encourage folks to put themselves 
"on the hook"
in trade for a little bit of notoriety.

Hopefully this will help improve:
- support for rare hardware
- QA on that hardware
- connections between hackers & testers
- would-be hackers can find new things to do, esp in less visited parts 
of the dist.

Additions should be approved by maintainers etc, but thats no different 
than is currently done.


--- doc-touches/MAINTAINERS~	2006-09-14 11:50:03.000000000 -0600
+++ doc-touches/MAINTAINERS	2006-09-14 12:19:13.000000000 -0600
@@ -80,6 +80,12 @@
 			it has been replaced by a better system and you
 			should be using that.
 
+V: Validation/Test contact and hardware they can test.
+
+	Identifies folks who are willing to test driver patches, etc.
+	Also can identify lack of hardware for otherwize maintained drivers
+	by using 'none'
+
 3C359 NETWORK DRIVER
 P:	Mike Phillips
 M:	mikep@linuxtr.net



             reply	other threads:[~2006-09-14 19:13 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2006-09-14 19:14 Jim Cromie [this message]
2006-09-14 19:44 ` [RFC patch] MAINTAINERS: encourage testers to volunteer Adrian Bunk
2006-09-14 21:21   ` Jiri Slaby
2006-09-15  6:41 ` Jan Engelhardt

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