Reducing defect density from 1.1 to .08

users
#1

I'm writing about open source testing issues and just read the Coverity
press relase. How the heck did you people manage to do it. How many people,
how did you divide up the files, ect?
thanks,
Jeff Thomas
303-604-1020
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#2

Hi :slight_smile:
Errr, it was the devs that did it.

On this mailing-list we just help normal users with normal officey type
problems and sometimes help with macro issues or databases too. We do have
some devs on this mailing list but not many. So it might be worth
contacting the devs on their irc channel (whatever that is) or maybe the
marketing team or the "discuss" mailing list as they 'just happen to' have
some people who are very knowledgeable about that side of things. The devs
might not have time to handle this sort of enquiry so it might be best to
start with the discussion mailing list.

Also worth trying to find Micheal Meeks' blog and the weekly LOWN. LOWN
collates tons of the mailing lists and activities and writes in a very
"easy to read" style (albeit with odd tpyos occasionally).

I hope something there points you in a good direction!
Regards from
Tom :slight_smile:

#3

Hi :slight_smile:
Sorry for the delay and for the lack of further responses! I felt sure
that other people would jump all over this thread!

I was trying to look-up direct links for the things i was talking about but
due to ill-health only got as far as
"
The link to LOWN is
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/LOWN
"
It 'should' be fairly easy to find things, such as from the main website
"Get Help" - "Mailing lists" - devs irc channel
or something like that.

Apols and regards from
Tom :slight_smile:

#4

thanks, I was able to track the main Red Hat guy down.
Will get on thread and answer.
thanks,
jeff