Bug#332938: qa.debian.org: please provide a user/tester view with workflow progress status
Package: qa.debian.org
Followup-For: Bug #332938
Hello Debian Developpers, I'm Joe User testing Etch.
I agree with Paul W. : it would be nice to integrate all reports from upstream to release status. Let me explain this.
Outside of Debian, you see this :
http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=debian
(may be not up to date, may be same problems as dehs, but interesting)
"Inside" Debian, you begin with this :
http://packages.debian.org/etch/ (err 404)
Then you discover that small link to the QA :
http://packages.qa.debian.org/common/index.html
Wonderfull ! Quality !
And more : you see Debian working, the packaging in unstable, the bugs filled, the developpers bringing to you the free software...
It then links you to popcon stats http://popcon.debian.org/ but there are two more "sites" I discovered I don't remember how :
http://bjorn.haxx.se/debian/ answers the tester question "Why is package X not in testing yet ?" (the number 2 question of a tester)
http://dehs.alioth.debian.org/ the nirvana asks the tester's question "why the dd isn't packaging current upstream software ?" (the number 1 question of a user/tester)
I understand that Debian is a community project, that the dd are not paid for their work and that they should contribute for the fun of it. I understand that dds have a life ouside of Debian and not all their time to code and package.
But now that Etch is catching up with upstream versions (much better than Sarge), isn't it time to claim it to the world in a world friendly way like distrowatch ? Free software don't fear transparency.
DD need reports of builds, bugs, wishlist, etc.
Users may like to see a connection from upstream to releasing via the workflow.
I hope you find my feedback helpfull.
Happy Etching !
PM
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.15-1-686
Locale: LANG=fr_FR@euro, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
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