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Specs for Intrepid by category

Bugs

kernel-bug-migration Approved

• Migrate linux-source-2.6.xx bug forward to the new linux kernel source package

fixed-bug-verification Drafting

• High profile bugs that have been fixed during the development cycle or previous releases should be covered during ISO testing.

useful-bug-metrics Needs spec

• Identify bug statistics that will be useful to the Ubuntu team during the cycle to drive quality improvements and assist during release periods.

Testing

self-testing-desktop Review

• The Live CD will include a script, to be run from the command line, which runs a self-test on the system. The same self-test may also be installed on the target system, and run there.

mobile-automated-tests Drafting

• Deploy an automated test infrastructure for the mobile platform

desktop-automated-tests Needs re-drafting

• An automated desktop test suite for GNOME/GTK software that can be used by users as well as developers to verify that the installed system works.

Tracking and scheduling

fix-validation-tracking Drafting

• We need better tracking of fix verification for SRUs and late changes before a release.

package-status-pages Drafting

• A web page for each of the top 20-30 packages in Ubuntu showing bug counts and other vital signs.

qa-website-sru-tracking Needs spec

• Combining the current package-related update sections of the site in a single SRU section

qa-tracker-extended Needs spec

• Improve the QA Tracker so it can track packages testing, hardware testing, hardware certification, iso testing, ...

Documentation and resources

qa-portal Needs spec

• Create a qa.ubuntu.com website regrouping some useful QA resources and links to others

qa-website-integration Needs spec

• Integrate the QA websites a bit more with Launchpad using OpenID and Launchpad's team

All specs