test-announce September 2012

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Call for Test Days for Fedora 18
by Adam Williamson 20 Feb '13

20 Feb '13

Hey, folks. It's that time again - time to start thinking about Test Days for Fedora 18. For anyone who isn't aware, a Test Day is an event usually focused around IRC for interaction and a Wiki page for instructions and results, with the aim being to get a bunch of interested users and developers together to test a specific feature or area of the distribution. You can run a Test Day on just about anything for which it would be useful to do some fairly focused testing in 'real time' with a group of testers; it doesn't have to be code, for instance we often run Test Days for l10n/i18n topics. For more information on Test Days, see https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA/Test_Days . Anyone who wants to can host their own Test Day, or you can request that the QA group helps you out with organization, or any combination of the two. To propose a Test Day, just file a ticket in QA trac - full details are at https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA/Test_Days/Create . For instructions on hosting a Test Day, see https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA/SOP_Test_Day_management . You can see the schedule at https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA/Fedora_18_test_days . There are many slots open right now, with the earliest on 2012-08-09 and the latest 2012-11-01. Consider the development schedule, though, in deciding when you want to run your Test Day - for some topics you may want to avoid the time before the Alpha release or the time after the feature freeze or the Final freeze. We normally aim to schedule Test Days on Thursdays; however, if you want to run a series of related Test Days, it's often a good idea to do something like Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday of the same week (this is how we usually run the X Test Week, for instance). If all the Thursday slots fill up but more people want to run Test Days, we will open up Tuesday slots as overflows. And finally, if you really want to run a Test Day in a specific timeframe due to the development schedule, but the Thursday slot for that week is full, we can add a slot on another day. We're flexible! Just put in your ticket the date or timeframe you'd like, and we'll figure it out from there. If you have any questions about the Test Day process, please don't hesitate to contact me or any other member of the QA team on test@ or in #fedora-qa on IRC. Thanks! -- Adam Williamson Fedora QA Community Monkey IRC: adamw | Twitter: AdamW_Fedora | identi.ca: adamwfedora http://www.happyassassin.net

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Fedora ABRT Test day on Monday, October 1st (6-16 UTC)
by David Kutalek 27 Sep '12

27 Sep '12

Hello, there will be Fedora ABRT Test Day on Monday, Oct 1st (6-16 UTC). You are very welcome to join us discovering bugs and discuss any related issues with us online on #fedora-test-day on Freenode. Live Fedora 18 images will be available for quick and easy start. You will find all the necessary info on the test day wiki: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Test_Day:2012-10-01_ABRT Please note that it is still being worked on this page, so if you would like to test in advance, not on Monday, contact me first. See you on #fedora-test-day on Monday! Best Regards, David Kutalek BaseOS QE Apps, Red Hat Brno #dkutalek* on irc

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Announcing 389 Directory Server version 1.2.11.15 Testing
by Rich Megginson 25 Sep '12

25 Sep '12

The 389 Project team is pleased to announce the release of 389-ds-base-1.2.11.15 for Testing. This release fixes another issue with CLEANALLRUV, some schema and userpassword related fixes, and other fixes. The new packages and versions are: 389-ds-base 1.2.11.15 NOTE: 1.2.11 will not be available for Fedora 16 or earlier, nor for EL6 or earlier - 1.2.11 will only be available for Fedora 17 and later. We are trying to stabilize current, stable releases - upgrades to 1.2.11 will disrupt stability. Installation yum install 389-ds --enablerepo=updates-testing # or for EPEL yum install 389-ds --enablerepo=epel-testing setup-ds-admin.pl Upgrade yum upgrade 389-ds-base --enablerepo=updates-testing # or for EPEL yum upgrade 389-ds-base --enablerepo=epel-testing setup-ds-admin.pl -u How to Give Feedback The best way to provide feedback is via the Fedora Update system. Go to https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates In the Search box in the upper right hand corner, type in the name of the package In the list, find the version and release you are using (if you're not sure, use rpm -qi <package name> on your system) and click on the release On the page for the update, scroll down to "Add a comment" and provide your input Or just send us an email to 389-users(a)lists.fedoraproject.org Reporting Bugs If you find a bug, or would like to see a new feature, use the 389 Trac - https://fedorahosted.org/389 More Information * Release Notes - http://port389.org/wiki/Release_Notes * Install_Guide - http://port389.org/wiki/Install_Guide * Download - http://port389.org/wiki/Download

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2012-09-26 @ 16:00 UTC - F18 Beta Blocker Bug Review #1
by Tim Flink 25 Sep '12

25 Sep '12

# F18 Beta Blocker Review meeting #1 # Date: 2012-09-05 # Time: 16:00 UTC [1] (12:00 EDT, 09:00 PDT) # Location: #fedora-bugzappers on irc.freenode.net This is a little earlier than on the schedule, but we already have 30 proposed blockers to run through and waiting longer won't make them go away. We'll be running through the beta blockers and nice-to-haves. The current list of blocker bugs is available at: http://qa.fedoraproject.org/blockerbugs/current We'll be reviewing the bugs to determine ... 1. Whether they meet the Beta release criteria [1] and should stay on the list 2. Whether they are getting the attention they need [1] http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_18_Beta_Release_Criteria For guidance on Blocker and Nice-to-have (NTH) bugs, please refer to - https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:SOP_blocker_bug_process - https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:SOP_nth_bug_process For the blocker review meeting protocol, see - https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:SOP_Blocker_Bug_Meeting

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Join Fedora X Test Week - Nouveau, Radeon, Intel (2012-09-25 - 2012-09-27)
by Martin Holec 24 Sep '12

24 Sep '12

Hello, this Tuesday starts Fedora X Test Week which is one of the most popular testing events among Fedora users and developers. Do you have any old or new graphic hardware, working or not? Join this test week and help us to hunt down driver bugs before Fedora 18 Beta release! For more informations how to attend this test week, look at the following schedule: 2012-09-25 Nouveau - https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Test_Day:2012-09-25_Nouveau 2012-09-26 Radeon - https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Test_Day:2012-09-26_Radeon 2012-09-27 Intel - https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Test_Day:2012-09-27_Intel Join IRC #fedora-test-day on FreeNode and ask QA or developers for help, if you get into trouble. We can try to find workarounds and help with debugging. Please report all bugs at http://bugzilla.redhat.com/ under appropriate component. You can also report other Fedora 18 bugs not related to this Test Week, ask QA, if you don't know against which component you should fill the report. See you in Bugzilla! Best Regards, Martin Holec Desktop QE, Red Hat Brno

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2012-09-24 @ 15:00 UTC - Fedora QA Meeting
by Adam Williamson 21 Sep '12

21 Sep '12

# Fedora Quality Assurance Meeting # Date: 2012-09-24 # Time: 15:00 UTC (https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Infrastructure/UTCHowto) # Location: #fedora-meeting on irc.freenode.net Greetings testers! It's meeting time again! We have follow-up on last week and the TC/RC naming topic we didn't get to last week. Please suggest anything I've missed! This is a reminder of the upcoming QA meeting. Please add any topic suggestions to the meeting wiki page: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA/Meetings/20120917 The current proposed agenda is included below. == Proposed Agenda Topics == 1. Previous meeting follow-up 2. Release criteria revision 3. Naming of TCs/RCs 4. Open floor -- Adam Williamson Fedora QA Community Monkey IRC: adamw | Twitter: AdamW_Fedora | identi.ca: adamwfedora http://www.happyassassin.net adamw

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Fedora 18 QA Retrospective page is up
by Adam Williamson 18 Sep '12

18 Sep '12

The Retrospective page for Fedora 18 QA is now up: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_18_QA_Retrospective We use the retrospective page to track things that went well and things that didn't go so well during the Fedora 18 validation process, and for tracking ideas we have but don't have time to act on during the rush of doing validation (that's the wishlist). Please, add any feedback you have of this type to the retrospective page! There are instructions on the page for adding feedback. All feedback is useful, and once 18 validation is done, we'll take a look at all the items on the page and come up with specific recommendations for addressing them which we'll file as trac tickets and work on in the time before Fedora 19 validation starts up. We've been doing this for a while now and it's turned out to be a great way to keep constantly improving our processes. You can look at the previous pages for inspiration: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Category:QA_Retrospective And I'll copy/paste James' old list of leading questions to prompt feedback (thanks, James!): 1. Were you able to participate in any Fedora 18 Alpha, Beta or Final test runs? 2. What worked well, what prevented you from participating, were instructions clear? 3. What worked (or didn't work) well about Fedora Test Days this release? 4. Are you a maintainer, why do you think your critpath updates haven't been tested? What could you do to encourage more testing of your proposed updates? 5. Did you escalate any bugs for consideration as {Alpha,Beta,Final} release Blockers? Why not? Was the process well documented and did it make sense? 6. Did you attend or contribute to any Fedora blocker meetings? Why not? What did you like, dislike? What prevented you from participating? 7. Did you find any of the release criteria changes or validation test extensions particularly useful or problematic? 8. Can you think of any obviously important areas we are not currently covering in the validation tests and criteria? 9. Unlimited time and resource ... what do you think the the QA team should focus on for Fedora 19 and beyond </pony> -- Adam Williamson Fedora QA Community Monkey IRC: adamw | Twitter: AdamW_Fedora | identi.ca: adamwfedora http://www.happyassassin.net

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Announcing the release of Fedora 18 Alpha!!
by Dennis Gilmore 18 Sep '12

18 Sep '12

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 The Fedora 18 "Spherical Cow" Alpha release is plumping up! This release offers a preview of some of the best free and open source technology currently under development. Model a glimpse of the future: http://fedoraproject.org/get-prerelease Already mooo-tivated to give F18 Alpha a try? Great! We still hope that you'll read onwards; there are fabulous features in this release you may want to know about, as well as important information regarding specific, common F18 Alpha installation issues and bugs, all of which are detailed in this release announcement. *** What is the Alpha Release? *** Fedora 18 adds many new and improved features for a variety of audiences. A small sample is included below; the full list of features for this release can be seen on the Fedora 18 Feature List, here: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FeatureList = On the Desktop = * NetworkManager Hotspots improve the ability to use a computer's WiFi adapter to create a network hot spot. * The redesigned installation system adds flexibility to the installation process while simplifying the user interface. * Desktop updates galore: Gnome 3.6, KDE Plasma Workspace 4.9, Xfce 4.10, Sugar 0.98, and the introduction of the MATE Desktop in Fedora. = For sysadmins = * The Riak NoSQL database, a fault-tolerant and scalable database system, is included for the first time in Fedora 18. * Samba 4 adds SMB3 support and support for FreeIPA trusted domains. * Offline system updates adds support for installing OS packages at boot. This gives systems administrators the ability to upgrade important libraries in a controlled manner. * Fedora 18 will be able to easily join an Active Directory domain or FreeIPA realm. = For developers = * The Python 3 stack is upgraded to version 3.3. * Rails is upgraded from version 3.0 to version 3.2. * Perl 5.16 adds Unicode 6.1 support. * Power7 optimized ppc64p7 is added as a supported platform for Fedora 18 packages. = Cloud and Virtualization = * OpenShift Origin brings Platform as a Service (PaaS) infrastructure to Fedora. * Eucalyptus gives Fedora the ability to support private, AWS-compatible Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) clouds. * Fedora 18 Alpha's OpenStack packages are synchronized with "Folsom," the OpenStack release due near the end of September. * Heat provides an API for orchestration of cloud applications using file- or web-based templates, enabling a standardized method for OpenStack users to launch applications in an OpenStack cloud. It is currently an OpenStack related project. * Virt Live Snapshots adds the ability to perform snapshots of QEMU and libvirt virtual machines without having to stop the guest. * The oVirt Engine is upgraded to version 3.1 and adds GUI tools. *** Known Issues and Bugs *** We know that many of you are moo-tivated to download and try the Alpha release of "Spherical Cow"; to help you avoid stepping into any sticky issues, we'd like to highlight a few specific issues, before you moooove on to the downloads page. Information about these, and other common bugs, including bug reports and workarounds for known issues where available, are detailed on the Common F18 Bugs page, as well as in the Alpha release notes; links to both pages are provided below. * Utilizing automatic partitioning during installation will reformat all selected disks on which to install without any further warning; ALL EXISTING DATA ON THE DISKS WILL BE LOST. At this time, there is no option presented to use free space on the disks, or to resize existing partitions. A workaround solution exists. * Some NVIDIA graphics adapters will have problems with the start or display of the login manager or the desktop. This will prevent the user from reaching a usable desktop, when booting the live image or an installed system. In these cases, the login manager and/or desktop may fail to appear at all, or may appear but with the cursor missing, and/or visual corruption issues. * This release features a new user interface for the anaconda installer, which will significantly enhance the end-user installation experience. Known issues relating to the new installer user interface include: ** For non-graphical installations, a root password must be set to be able to login; for graphical installations, the first user should be set as an adminstrative user. This is currently the default setup during installation. ** There is no anaconda-based upgrade or preupgrade to F18 Alpha; if you must upgrade an installed system, you should use yum. ** The new installer user interface is still undergoing work; the Alpha release may not necessarily duplicate exactly the implementation seen in the Final release of Fedora 18 in November. For more information, including information about other common and known bugs, tips on how to report bugs, and the official release schedule, please refer to the release notes: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_18_Alpha_release_notes A shorter list of common bugs can be found here: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Common_F18_bugs *** Contributing *** Great releases like Fedora 18 don't get made in a vacuum. We can't do it without you! Bug reports are especially helpful as we move from the theory to the applied physics. If you encounter any issues, please report them! Fedora is a fantastic, friendly community, and we have many ways in which you can contribute, including Documentation, Marketing, Design, QA, Development, and more. To learn how to help us, visit: http://join.fedoraproject.org/ Thank you, and we hope to see you in the Fedora Project! -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.18 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAlBYeqEACgkQkSxm47BaWfekAQCfYehJQ8EJzyXi0xgKL+iEn7oU Q0YAmQEXe0VbHHjNkeG0Tgp5ERjqRI8m =hZB/ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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OpenStack Test Day tomorrow! (2012-09-18)
by Adam Williamson 17 Sep '12

17 Sep '12

The Fedora 18 Test Days start up tomorrow: as well as the i18n Test Day already announced, we have an OpenStack Test Day happening as well! The page for the event is: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Test_Day:2012-09-18_OpenStack The Fedora OpenStack team will be on hand to help you get set up and testing. There are full test instructions on the Test Day page. Note that this event will be in #fedora-openstack on Freenode IRC, not #fedora-test-day. If you can, please come along and help us ensure the Fedora 18 OpenStack...stack...is in good shape! Thanks, everyone. -- Adam Williamson Fedora QA Community Monkey IRC: adamw | Twitter: AdamW_Fedora | identi.ca: adamwfedora http://www.happyassassin.net

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Fwd: Reminder that tomorrow is i18n test day
by Alam 17 Sep '12

17 Sep '12

Fedora 18 i18n Test Day on Sep 18. -------- ਅਸਲੀ ਸੁਨੇਹਾ -------- Subject: Reminder that tomorrow is a i18n test day Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 16:10:39 +0530 From: Parag Nemade <pnemade(a)redhat.com> Reply-To: Fedora internationalization discussions <i18n(a)lists.fedoraproject.org> To: Fedora internationalization discussions <i18n(a)lists.fedoraproject.org> Hi, Reminder that tomorrow (18th Sept.) is a i18n test day. See more on this at https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Test_Day:2012-09-18_i18n Please find some free time tomorrow to test Fedora 18 Alpha RC3 release which was declared as F18 Alpha GOLD and add your test results at https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Test_Day:2012-09-18_i18n#Test_Results For any further help check #fedora-test-day IRC channel. Regards, Parag. -- i18n mailing list i18n(a)lists.fedoraproject.org https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/i18n

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