The Beta Testing Team

Is this... official? And what's the point?

The point is to have a group of established developers and advanced users ready to sign off on whether an app is ready to move up the official chain. If it's a Development Test, then is it ready for official status. If it's a pre-release, then are we sure it's ready to go. Etc. We may form a mailing list to ping people. Or just wait until a certain number sign off on a given app test and label it ready, etc. This is for discussion along these lines. Ideas, etc.

Having a group of people to test is great. I myself aren't that of a great tester. I sometimes copy some PortableBetas and usually I only notice when they are just not working. I rarely check the whole folder lay out (hmm I know even an official app that has no folder structure at all) and I never check if something is in the registry. Sometimes I check for folders left behind..

Before we know it someone makes a small app that does an automated search on the registry and computer to see if there any entries left behind based on the app's name

Cheers to all devoted PortablePeople!

the circle?
I'd like to.
And I think a mailing list on Sourceforge would be good as a reminder and as a way to get in touch which can be rally helpful. I think it isn't needed as a lot of us are here anyhow but I think it would be good anyhow.

in, put me under 'Program Recompilation & Cross Platform Support' i.e. if you are looking at recompiling your program I'll help out (after all I managed QEMU). Not sure if we are sanctioning cross platform yet, but I'll help out when we do, after all I have been working towards Toucan linux support for 2.0. I'll also do WINE testing if needed.

Put me down as the Size Matters Guy™ (compression/recompression)

would like to get in on the testing team. I've not been a member here for all that long, but I've lurked here and used the apps for better that a year and a half.

I have been very interested in what is going on. I usually check it daily.

I haven't actually registered until now, though I've found the betas and the development very useful. Been using the site for about 2 years. Though, I regret not saying anything. Got a bit more active recently, as in starting to test regulary.
There's nothing special about me, I simply like testing things. Just as blowing things up. You try something and get to see the result. If I could join I'd probably like to have a tagline along the lines of a tester. Though, support and translating is really something I enjoy, so if there is a plan of translating PortableApps.com into other language.. then atleast sign me up for that.

Somebody should be The Settings Keeper. Too bad I don't have time for this...

if you still need help. I'm usually pretty good at finding something broken.

I know it's been mentioned before, so I'm so glad that this has gone through. I'd like to join. It's such a great idea! You know what, you can call me "The Settings Keeper," like digitxp said. Sounds cool.

add me to the list to i know iv'e been quite latly but im still useing the apps

Hey Zach, stop making 'added' and 'updated' comments. For one, they're not needed (people can see when their added). But the more important reason is that they're multiple short duplicative comments and the spam filter is automatically tagging them.

i would like to join
but not sure what that i can be

i would join it, too. but i only can test and reported the new stuff (tell some bugs, are all files renamed?...) and can help with graphical stuff.

you wanted a tag im "A quite tester"

wanna be the Source Kracker?
Or the Bug Exterminator???
I love making tag lines

Any thoughts on whether we should have folks monitor the RSS Feed, watch the forum, setup a mailing list or do a special newsletter (essentially just to ping people about big stuff)?

Not as many people watch the forums as needed, really, as evidenced by the Pidgin Portable 2.3.1 Pre-Release. Even though it's a big and anticipated release, it's only gotten 5 comments in 24 hours.

just discovered I might Have enough time.
Maybe I'll be Digitxp- The mathy tag line composer, or the tag line tagger

There where many beta tests here with software which worked very well and them didn`t become official. That`s a pity.

So imho it`s a very good to put some skilled people in a team an let them judge. Other people are still allowed to post feedback which will be confirmed.

For mine : The silent watcher.

S.O.G.

OK u have no idea what a camera man is like them working hrs is mad. i ain't get no sleep for days. Now that i quit i have got my life back. Sign me up for beta testing it's all i have been doing since i have been on this site. Its the best part, and also a little graphics.

Hmm tag line digitxp the tag line tagger i will let u thing of some thing. Heres a little points to go on
my friends who no's not much about computers call me the Software King - because theres no software i cant get my hands on. And the haters call me Bill Gates - because i get involved in computer stuff way above my head they clam i knows nothing
hell sign me up for blackbox testing until i learn nsis i know a little but not enough

Since there's no mailing list yet I'll post here.. GnuCash Portable has been updated to 2.2.4. Please have at it before I post it to the "ready" list.

[fixed your link - moderator PP]

the whole thread and still don't get why a "specific team" but... I have been testing betas since the beginning, of course I don't check if something is left in the registry but I check everything else, so if you want to add me to your list, is just a name/charge for something some of us have been doing for long time...

BTW, real name is in my profile I think.

Here's mine:
The guy who makes the pages

for the next 2-3 weeks due to exams and holidays so I wont be able to do any beta-testing. Just wanted to let you know that if theres no comment by me, it doesnt mean I don't like the App

I just hope John keeps the RSS feed updated so I don't miss the new Platform...

I hereby declare my resignation from the Beta Testing Team.
Could you please remove me from the list? I think testing is important but I don't have the time to do it as thorough as I think it has to be done so I'd rather stop doing it. I will post anything I will find but I cant guarantee for nothing. I spent too much time here lately and have other things to do now.

I've been gone for a while, and i'm gonna be gone for another 2-4 weeks

Sorry guys, I'm missing the 'Team' part here. It looks like it's mainly just a few of us testing. I understand many of you are busy, but if you are busy so much that you can't at least test a few apps a week, please remove yourself from the list above.

But really, I'd like to check settings and everything for these apps I'm testing, and I can't do it all alone. I have my specific role I have been trying to fulfill the best I can with my limited internet and digitxp posting 13 apps a week.

So please guys, I know some of you are busy, others only need to help time to time like NeoRame and Ryan. But please, try to test more, or remove yourself from the list. And if you do, no one will be disappointed, but I'd rather have the list actually show the real contributing team.

Thanks.

The PAFinator
Pre-Release Reaper
and what I said earlier, Beta Biter.

yes sign me up

I have quite a few beta apps in my flashdrive, and plenty of room to spare. I have access to a school windows XP PC, and my home XP PC. I also have plenty of thime to kill. I also notice some small things every now and then with the development list, and programs. Like the readme in Thunderbird's plugin folder says to put addons for firefox there.

Edit: Shouldn't this be stickied?

hey guys count me in too i beta test enough so let's make it official
use my name if you like, i really don't care,
~Michael Fitzpatrick Ruth

Can i be added to this? Thankz

My Comment Can Be Either

The Crazy One or The Hyped-Up Dude!

A Translating Team.

I'd like to join to, and I like to play around dev apps.