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it has been replaced by a better system and you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
next 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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