Re: setup testers wanted

[Sherwood Robinson <srobinson at fredericksburg dot com>]

I would love to give it a test for you... I am due to run updates so its 
perfect timing.

SR

At 12:41 AM 11/2/2001 +1100, Robert Collins wrote:
>Well, over the last 6-12 months there have been many many feature
>requests for
>  setup.exe, and nothing has happened, right?
>
>Wrong. Other than the numerous bug fixes that went in to the setup.exe
>available from the home page, some of the more significant features have
>gone in, in the development setup.exe only.
>
>Some specific features included in the beta setup.exe are
>* Remembers the directory you download packages too.
>* Automatically installs dependencies to ensure packages work correctly.
>* Has categories and provides a hierarchical view to select the packages
>from.
>
>We're looking for 3-5 end user testers. You don't have to have _any_

>interest in coding setup.exe to help. Just being someone who uses
>setup.exe now is enough.
>
>What is needed is feedback. Is the new interface clear, or does it need
>changing to be more self-explanatory. Does it have bugs? Do things work
>correctly? Be as precise and clear as possible in describing what is
>wrong/unclear/problematic.
>
>If you are interested in helping, email the list to indicate you'll be
>doing a test run or two. Then go to
>http://www.cygwin.com/setup-snapshots/ and download the most recent
>setup snapshot to a location on your hard disk. Run it. Tell us what you
>think.
>
>*******
>Please, NO "me-too" comments in the feedback. Each bug reported will be
>considered seriously, it will not need every tester to comment on it to
>get looked at.
>*******
>
>Rob
>
>
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