[OPEN-ILS-DEV] Evergreen and QA

[Brendan Gallagher]

Hi Brad -

We at ByWater would be willing to pledge a little bit of money towards QA.
QA is very important and one of the last things anyone ever budgets for -
but should be one of the top things (IMO).  Let me know who I need to talk
with there to pledge some money to the project.

Cheers,
Brendan


On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 12:09 PM, Brendan Gallagher
<thehaven104 at gmail.com>wrote:

>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: W. Brad LaJeunesse <brad at esilibrary.com>
> Date: Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 11:38 AM
> Subject: [OPEN-ILS-DEV] Evergreen and QA
> To: open-ils-general at list.georgialibraries.org,
> open-ils-dev at list.georgialibraries.org
>
>
> Fellow Evergreeners:
>
> At the "future of the staff client" developer meeting Quality Assurance
> (QA) came up repeatedly. This is a serious issue that affects every one of
> us. It obviously affects all users of Evergreen, whether staff or customer,
> but it also greatly affects Equinox in that bugs and other software defects
> increase our support load and also decreases overall satisfaction with the
> Evergreen product. It's an issue we've been deeply concerned about for some
> time.
>
> A few years ago, there was a formal and concerted QA effort. GPLS was
> generous to fund it, and we were making good headway with nightly builds,
> tests, etc. However, with funding cuts and other issues becoming priority,
> QA has largely been ignored and we've all felt the result. As a community,
> we need to correct this.
>
> Equinox would like to be part of the solution and we very much want to
> re-launch and lead the QA effort, but we need the community's help and
> support. We have a formative plan and we have resources we can devote, but
> we need funding to make it happen.
>
> We propose that Jason Etheridge will be responsible for the QA project and
> will direct and manage appropriate Equinox resources. Jason will have
> authority to pull in any Equinox developer (or any other
> personnel/resources), as needed, to get the job done. We propose that
> Equinox devote a total of one FTE to the QA effort as well as any
> server/hardware required. Jason will work closely with community
> stakeholders, coordinate, and make sure Equinox's efforts are in line with
> community needs. We expect, in the least, to have nightly builds and
> increased automated test coverage.
>
> We believe that a 3-month period is enough to get started and see if this
> effort is fruitful. We're looking for $30,000 to fund a 3-month effort. If
> we're successful, then we'll search for further funding to keep rolling.
>
> I understand budgets are tight and we're all looking for ways to make
> everything fit, but QA is an important and worthwhile project and we need
> your help to make it happen--to make Evergreen better for all of us.
>
> If you're interested in making a pledge, just let me know.
>
> Thanks for your consideration.
>
> --
> W. Brad LaJeunesse
> | President
> | Equinox Software, Inc. / The Open Source Experts
> | phone: 1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457)
> | email: brad at esilibrary.com
> | web: http://www.esilibrary.com
>
>


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