Re: Re: [Fwd: testfest]

Hi, This is Sanjay from IBM India. We are about to start writing tests on GD function. If other people are interested please let us know. Thanks Sanjay Mantoor On 4/8/08, zoe <zoe.slattery@googlemail.com> wrote: > Lukas Kahwe Smith wrote: > > Hi Lukas - sure no problem with cc-ing the list. > > Hi Zoe, > > > > Sorry for taking so long to answer your questions. I will update the > > FAQ accordingly. Hope you do not mind me replying with a CC to the > > list, since I do not want this to be a Lukas project (because I cannot > > pull it off alone anyways). > > > > On 05.04.2008, at 11:00, zoe wrote: > >> Lukas - I forgot the other question. A couple of the IBM guys were > >> asking if the could do any kind of Webby stuff for TestFest. They'd > >> probably want to use the Project Zero PHP impl but I'm not sure > >> that's important. I wondered about a map showing locations of test > >> events? > > > Robin, Ant - over to you on this one :-) > > Sure. David is already working on an interface for the upload/download > > stuff. Anything to make things more engaging is welcome (the list I > > started is kind of boring). > > > >> Or maybe some kind of automatic recognition thing, or a counter to > >> show number of tests etc etc - I'm not really a Web person so > >> probably best if I put you in touch with them directly if there is > >> stuff you'd like done. I think they had some ideas.... > > > > I do not want to complicate David's work too much. The goal will be to > > have a basic interface to upload tests, for moderators to review them > > and for submittors to get some feedback. Now more hands helping David > > is great. I am total ok with IBM show casing Project Zero as part of > > this and maybe David is even intrigued to move the current code he has > > on top of Project Zero (I am not sure what Project Zero brings with > > it, aside from an application server). > > > > Anyways once the basic stuff is in place, everybody can go crazy on > > features, as long as we stay within the decisions made (so for example > > we decided that this is not a contest, because we do not want us to > > have to deal with people that get ticked off that they are not number > > one on some high score list). > > > >> 1. London UK - are you OK with them wanting to focus on XML? I'd like > >> to persuade them to narrow it down to DOM but Matt was a bit nervous > >> that it would be to hard. > > > > It all comes down to having mentors that can help with writing and > > review tests. So far nobody has replied on list to Lig's request for > > mentors to step up (I have emailed her a few hours ago if anyone > > mailed off list). I hope that we do not run into issues if not having > > mentors .. > OK - I didn't see that mail, I'll reply to it. > > > >> 2. Mentoring - I will mentor what ever extension London chose to > >> focus on - it makes sense as I have to learn it anyway. *Unless* > >> there is a real DOM expert (I'm not) who would be offended if they > >> weren't asked or who would do a significantly better job than me. > > > > If anyone would be offended he needs to find a new play ground other > > than open source. > > > >> 3. Just FYI - I think the IBM india folks are about to write a lot of > >> GD tests. If people want to look at that area we should put them in > >> touch so that they don't trip over each other :-). > > > I'm hoping they are subscribed to this list and will reply..... checking. > > Which is why I am hoping that mentors step up and tell us what areas > > they are willing to mentor and what areas people should focus on, so > > that we can better synchronise the various efforts. > > > >> 4. Slightly more difficult - David C asked me to put an Irish group > >> on the Web for the whole of May. No specific plan - are you OK for me > >> to do that? As I said - I haven't been on IRC for a while and don't > >> particularly want to abuse my karma by doing something I don't > >> totally understand. I'm not sure if you were looking for specific > >> events - well - actually I thought you were, thats why i'm asking :-) > > > > Thats ok, we have not made it easy for groups to really come up with > > specific plans yet. So put anyone on there and as things will > > hopefully clear up over the course of the next 10-14 days we will get > > in touch with people to help make sure things get sufficiently solid. > > NP - you may have noticed that I decided I was worrying too much and > just did it anyway :-) > > > > > > regards, > > Lukas > > > > > -- > PHP Quality Assurance Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- Thanks, Sanjay Mantoor