Open beta testing invitation

Started by Suki, November 26, 2020, 06:14:55 PM

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Suki

November 26, 2020, 06:14:55 PM Last Edit: November 10, 2023, 11:24:54 PM by Sesquipedalian
Hello dear users!

As you might or might not know, beta testing and testing in general in SMF has always been somewhat closed to the public eye. We want to change that.

We are extending an open invitation to test the different install, upgrade, and patches packages for new SMF releases. The more eyes and hands we have working on testing the packages, the better. Your help with testing will be very valuable and appreciated as we work toward the ultimate goal of delivering reliable releases for the community.

What are we looking for?

  • People with dedicated testing environments or the capability to test on private servers.
  • People with the ability to understand and troubleshoot issues with developer assistance.

Please be aware that we don't recommend installing beta packages on a production forum, since there might be still issues with them. For this reason and to discourage those users who would just want to have early access, we have created a joinable (curated) group and a semi-private board for the Beta Testing team. Access to the beta packages will be available through that board. Please feel free to request access, and please let us give you a big thank you in advance for your help!

You can request to join the group from your profile or via: https://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?action=profile;area=groupmembership
Disclaimer: unless otherwise stated, all my posts are personal and does not represent any views or opinions held by Simple Machines.

Antechinus

#1
November 27, 2020, 06:12:04 PM
QuoteWhat are we looking for?

- People with dedicated testing environments or the capability to test on private servers.
- Users with PHP 7.4 servers.
- Users with non-English character sets, e.g., cyrillic, greek, CJK
Just to clarify: are you only looking for testers who meet all three of those criteria? IOW, are non-English character sets a central requirement?

shawnb61

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November 27, 2020, 06:16:42 PM
No, not a hard requirement.  Something we need proper coverage for, though. 
Address the process rather than the outcome.  Then, the outcome becomes more likely.   - Fripp

GigaWatt

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January 02, 2021, 08:57:08 PM
Quote from: Suki on November 26, 2020, 06:14:55 PM
- Users with non-English character sets, e.g., cyrillic, greek, CJK

Meeh... PHP 7.3, but my forum is in Cyrillic, so I applied :P :D.
"This is really a generic concept about human thinking - when faced with large tasks we're naturally inclined to try to break them down into a bunch of smaller tasks that together make up the whole."

"A 500 error loosely translates to the webserver saying, "WTF?"..."

shawnb61

#4
November 13, 2022, 01:28:19 AM
Bumping this.  Those interested in participating in beta tests before every release can simply request to join as indicated above.
Address the process rather than the outcome.  Then, the outcome becomes more likely.   - Fripp
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