[OPEN-ILS-DEV] NEXT WEEK: 3.0 feedback fest #1

[Bill Erickson]

Hi Galen,

Thanks for setting this up!  Are you looking for us to update the bug list
(at https://wiki.evergreen-ils.org/doku.php?id=dev:3.0:feedback_fest_1) as
we go or will you be maintaining that separately?

-b

On Thu, May 11, 2017 at 10:49 AM, Galen Charlton <gmc at equinoxinitiative.org>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> As I mentioned a while back, I'm declaring next week, 15 to 19 May
> 2017, the inaugural feedback fest for the 3.0 cycle.
>
> The goal of the fest is to give feedback on each and every outstanding
> pull request. Feedback can take many forms, including:
>
> * rebasing older pull request branches against the current master
> * commenting on the bug and the proposed patches
> * deciding if the bug no longer applies or (as might be the case with
> some XUL interfaces) can be left alone
> * testing and signing off on the patches
> * writing automated test cases for pull requests that need them
> * writing human test plans
> * writing release notes entries
>
> While some or many of the pull requests will hopefully get signed off
> and merged during the fest, the primary goal is advancing each and
> every pull request by providing feedback.
>
> The wiki page https://wiki.evergreen-ils.org/doku.php?id=dev:3.0:
> feedback_fest_1
> lists the 57 open bugs that have the pullrequest tag but not the
> signoff tag as of this morning. That's... a manageable number.
>
> At this time I would like to ask each of the eleven active core
> committers to give feedback on at least one bug a day from this list
> next week.  That by itself would take us nearly all the way... but of
> course, there are many more folks active in development work, and I
> ask you all to pitch in.
>
> I also encourage folks to participate loudly. What do I mean by that?
> Sometimes, it would be enough just to add comments in Launchpad, but
> sometimes a patch may have broader implications. If so, talk about it!
> #evergreen and open-ils-dev are available. At minimum, though, please
> make liberal use of Launchpad's bug assignment feature to indicate
> when you are working on a given bug.
>
> I'll be posting updates as the week progresses, and will not be shy
> about tagging people if I think they would be in a particularly good
> position to give feedback on a given bug.
>
> Regards,
>
> Galen
> --
> Galen Charlton
> Infrastructure and Added Services Manager
> Equinox Open Library Initiative
> phone:  1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457)
> email:  gmc at equinoxInitiative.org
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>
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