From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Feb 21 15:51:59 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D7C904E0; Thu, 21 Feb 2013 15:51:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from m.e.sanliturk@gmail.com) Received: from mail-vc0-f174.google.com (mail-vc0-f174.google.com [209.85.220.174]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8790CFB5; Thu, 21 Feb 2013 15:51:59 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-vc0-f174.google.com with SMTP id n11so5756888vch.19 for ; Thu, 21 Feb 2013 07:51:59 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:x-received:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id :subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=wjx1qSoXRD0gNRSdhMdqihbQ8ilo2HUySIXcejzYekQ=; b=BGrOb8Oi8o4fLHM67fw5INYDSd46rLwKT8gX6/Ad5U9u22uTbj17435GjFztjbM+ne B0n68ODie03bpPai/ePkEVtTCzN7F8W8WW4cENzFRc8ZQ4FVsEeSo15r25rlDDLTCDUF +v60yhpmKkpH70YsjkPeOjjpR8bws997RfntGdNTaiRxQ/o8JzP33Blb4ue8eEWRXJn5 mVvJEAKqg5+7XA+ifZm64usUBAJLJ5rOa0UCWXvbUNZwBvERrRIq0CbbRYGLcAvpkQcJ Sf+6eXRuNG3gKZu4oKkPMmesQmyHueNN5e1QmLf/53vJ+6mwDbJnEk5rYOCNdsQPlzEE odQQ== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.52.38.234 with SMTP id j10mr28434020vdk.0.1361461439357; Thu, 21 Feb 2013 07:43:59 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.58.170.36 with HTTP; Thu, 21 Feb 2013 07:43:59 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: <51263782.3020205@freebsd.org> Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2013 07:43:59 -0800 Message-ID: Subject: Re: FreeBSD Testing Facility From: Mehmet Erol Sanliturk To: Alexander Yerenkow Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.14 Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org, mjacob@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2013 15:51:59 -0000 On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 7:32 AM, Alexander Yerenkow wrote: > Decent testing system is a pretty complex system to be. > I spent some time in this area, and gave it up, at least till better times > :) > > But anyway, at least booting/working network stack/firewall could be > easily tested with VMs. > There just need to be a person dedicated to this, which is lacking now. > > > -- > Regards, > Alexander Yerenkow With "BOINC" , people are trying to solve very complex problems by contributing as much as what they can do to solve its parts . A similar structure may be established for FreeBSD . As an example , booting in virtual machine may be possible , but in a real machine may not work . Some main boards may work , but others may not work . The FreeBSD project can not establish a very large testing farm . People wanting to participate may contribute very much . Every one will not test every thing . For that reason a database will be constructed at the beginning to contain ( user , parts can be tested ). When a test is required , by querying the database , a message will be send to the prospective users to inform them about the tests . The users will apply tests and return the results . At present , there are "call for testing" messages . In such an organized community , such messages will produce much more structured and effective results . Thank you very much . Mehmet Erol Sanliturk