Re: status update for grub 2 developments?

[Marco Gerards <mgerards@xs4all.nl>]

Bean <bean123@126.com> writes:

> On Sat, Jun 23, 2007 at 04:52:34PM +0200, Marco Gerards wrote:
>> Bean <bean123@126.com> writes:
>> 
>> > On Sat, Jun 23, 2007 at 02:57:30PM +0200, Marco Gerards wrote:
>> >> Something I think is important for GRUB 2 is regression testing.  So
>> >> we can make sure things like scripting works, filesystems work
>> >> correctly, etc.
>> >
>> > I can't agree more. I think major bug should be fixed as soon as possible,
>> > otherwise grub2 wouldn't be that useful.
>> 
>> BTW, did you notice any major bugs?  Please document them on the
>> wiki.  It's not ideal for this, but it is at least something.
>
> I didn't find any major bug, just a few minor ones. For example, the
> blocklist command seems to generate messy result when compared to GRUB
> Legacy.
>
> btw, I think the wiki is not very convenient, something like a forum would
> be much better.

Well, that's what a mailinglist is for.

The best thing, according to most people working on GRUB (from what I
can tell) is a bug tracking system combined with something that tracks
tasks, what people are interested on, descriptions of how tasks should
be performed, etc.  That is something I like as well.

--
Marco