Messages in this thread Patch in this message |  | | Date | Thu, 14 Sep 2006 13:14:24 -0600 | | From | Jim Cromie <> | | Subject | [RFC patch] MAINTAINERS: encourage testers to volunteer |
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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-0600 +++ doc-touches/MAINTAINERS 2006-09-14 12:19:13.000000000 -0600 @@ -80,6 +80,12 @@ it has been replaced by a better system and you should be using that.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
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