Re: [LDWG] Issues for "proj-laptop"

Hi Steven,

Thanks for doing this, super helpful! I do believe that this kind of
testing is really valuable. My understanding is that though there is a
process for logging bugs in FreeBSD, there isn't a clear place to lodge
usability issues, or this sort of end-to-end testing. But I'm new to
FreeBSD and if there is something I would love to be pointed in the right
direction.

The Foundation's Laptop project is a subset of the overall community's work
related to laptops, and the work we are doing is visible in the repo you
mentioned. At the moment we are aiming for this repo to be a place for
making the work visible, and for it to be read-only (not a place to report
bugs or file test reports).

However, the Foundation is aware that there is a need for a more UX-focused
testing effort for this project (and maybe for FreeBSD in general?). It's
something we need to solve for sooner rather than later. We've put out a
call for any volunteers in the community who can help with this, both as
testers and also helping to set up and manage a community-based testing
group. So far we've seen a bit of interest in testing, less so for helping
manage the effort.

I intend to discuss this with Ed Maste tomorrow, so I may have a suggestion
after that. In the meantime, if anyone would like to help, we would welcome
it with open arms!

Thanks,

Alice.

On Mon, Jan 27, 2025 at 7:54 AM Steven Harms (High-Security Mail) <
sgharms@stevengharms.com> wrote:

> I recently did an install of FreeBSD and kept copious notes of where
> things were confusing scary, or where I hit non-support, etc. In short,
> what does installing and the first steps of FreeBSD feel like. I have some
> ideas for projects. (1) What's the best way to document my experience?
> Additionally, (2) is it appropriate to add issues directly to
> https://github.com/FreeBSDFoundation/proj-laptop/issues? Most of them
> seem to be created by one person who seems to be the project lead (Alice
> S.) and I wasn't sure if it was appropriate for the unwashed to drop items
> in there.
>
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