[WG: Sakai QA] Final Reminder - Re: Sakai 2.9 Test Fest, Wednesday, Sept 12, 9 am - 12 pm EDT (1 pm - 4 pm GMT)

[Neal Caidin]

If you think you might join us for the Test Fest tomorrow, Wednesday, Sept 12, 9 am - 12 pm Eastern Daylight Time ( 1 pm - 4 pm GMT) :

1) Make sure you are signed up on the QA email group - http://collab.sakaiproject.org/mailman/listinfo/sakai-qa
2) Sign up for an account on Jira - https://jira.sakaiproject.org

Detailed instructions are being distributed on the QA email group.

Cheers,
Neal 



On Sep 10, 2012, at 11:31 AM, Neal Caidin <nealcaidin at sakaifoundation.org> wrote:

> HI All, 
> 
> We are up to 14 RSVP's for the Test Fest on Wednesday. If you think you might be joining us please  1) Make sure you are signed up on the QA email group - http://collab.sakaiproject.org/mailman/listinfo/sakai-qa; 2) Sign up for an account on Jira - https://jira.sakaiproject.org
> 
> Thanks,
> Neal 
> 
> 
> On Sep 7, 2012, at 4:01 PM, Neal Caidin <nealcaidin at sakaifoundation.org> wrote:
> 
>> Hi All,
>> 
>> We have a dozen signed up for the Test Fest so far. We could use about twice that. If you are available, please consider joining us. Don't worry, I'll be sending more reminders. :-)
>> 
>> Have a great weekend!
>> 
>> Neal Caidin
>> 
>> Sakai CLE Community Coordinator
>> nealcaidin at sakaifoundation.org
>> Skype: nealkdin
>> AIM: ncaidin at aol.com
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Sep 6, 2012, at 11:57 AM, Neal Caidin <nealcaidin at sakaifoundation.org> wrote:
>> 
>>> Dear Community,
>>> 
>>> Please help us get complete the Sakai CLE 2.9.0 release. We are having a Test Fest for the Sakai 2.9.0 release on Wednesday, Sept 12 from 9 am - 12 pm EDT (1 pm - 4 pm GMT). If you are wanting to see the 2.9.0 release by October, especially if you are planning a winter upgrade, now is the time to help. We are targeting a release date of October 12, though we think we are a week or two behind that goal, it's possible we can make that time up and get back on track.
>>> 
>>> What is a Test Fest? - A Test Fest is when the community tests the release at the same time, so we can ask each other questions and provide support. Details of how we will do this will follow by email in the next several days. We haven't determined the communication mechanism yet but if you are familiar with Skype, Google Hangouts, Adobe Connect, etc, we are going to use one of those types of tools.
>>> 
>>> Why now? -  It's time to get the 2.9.0 release out. There are many fixes and updates to 2.9.0 and for institutions planning a Winter release the timing is critical. For those who are considering a Summer 2013 release, getting a 2.9.0 release out now and in production at other institutions for Winter, will also benefit your planning.
>>> 
>>> What needs testing? - We will be testing bugs that the community believes have been fixed before we merge the changes in to the 2.9.0 release. We will also be performing a general regression of the current 2.9.0-b07 release (beta 07). Specific issues to test, and areas of focus for the regression testing will be available for sign up on Google docs. 
>>> 
>>> What can you do now? The first two things you can do is - 1) Make sure you are signed up on the QA email group - http://collab.sakaiproject.org/mailman/listinfo/sakai-qa; 2) Sign up for an account on Jira - https://jira.sakaiproject.org
>>> 
>>> Anything else? - It would be nice to know the level of participation we might expect to get (this will help pick which communications tool we use, for example). It is also helpful to know what questions you might have. That helps our planning and documentation effort to prepare for the testing. Please email the QA list serve (after you join :-)) or email me directly at nealcaidin at sakaifoundation.org
>>> 
>>> Thanks for your attention.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Neal Caidin
>>> 
>>> Sakai CLE Community Coordinator
>>> nealcaidin at sakaifoundation.org
>>> Skype: nealkdin
>>> AIM: ncaidin at aol.com
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
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