Re: Debian ISO Testing

On Thu, Jul 27, 2023 at 04:52:29PM +0100, Martin McCarthy wrote:
> Dear Debian team,
> 
> I'm very pleased to be involved in the Debian project. Thank you for having
> me. Let me introduce myself. I'm Martin, I am a developer based in
> Manchester in the UK and I've recently decided to dive head first into the
> wonderful world of FOSS. I have been in the Microsoft ecosystem for the best
> part of two decades and only ever dabbled in Linux and Debian a little bit
> during that time. I recently took part in the Debian 12.1 ISO release event
> and I had fun, learned a lot of things and met some interesting people
> (including the former DPL Sledge). I had some suggestions based on my
> experience that I would like to share with you.
> 
> 2) Recognition of testers. Although the small group over on #debian-cd on
> OFTC were thankful for everyone's contributions including my own, it would
> be really great for new testers like myself to have some kind of formal
> project recognition. It may seem like a small thing but it makes a huge
> difference to me personally. There are several ways of recognising the
> testers...some easy some not so easy. Firstly, when publishing the release
> notes, naming the testers (by their chosen names) that helped test the
> images before publication would be a nice way to recognise us. Also, as
> cheesy as this may seem or sound, awarding a certificate to recognise that
> that person has participated in the Debian release testing process. Doesn't
> have to be printed of course, it could be designed in Gimp or whathaveyou. I
> have mocked a design which you can view here - > https://justpaste.it/de4hd
> (NB: this is a heads up. This link is SFW...if you happen to be in the
> office right now).
> 

If it helps, you're now a Debian contributor by virtue of having edited the wiki and done some testing. 

> 3) Overhaul of the wiki testing process. Rattus proposed some overhauling of
> the ISO testing situation with the wiki. I am happy to work on that with you
> Rattus if you get time and we have something where we don't need to wait for
> the wiki to be released from another user. Although, I'm also happy to keep
> it as is if that's what the community wants. If it's a nod to times of old,
> I'm all for that too. I found the process quaint and reminded me of the old
> days of locking Excel workbooks. :D
> 
> Thanks for reading this, if you want to chat, I'm in various channels on
> Libera and OFTC on IRC or you can respond to this mail. :)
> 
> Thanks and regards,
> Martin McCarthy.
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