Re: Adopt a platform today!

[Csanyi Pal]

David Chisnall <csdavec@swan.ac.uk> writes:

> Some time around the last release, there was an idea that we should
> document the platforms that we actually care about in the next
> release.  If you care about a platform, then you should: 
>
> - Run the test suite on that platform
> - Report (or, ideally) fix failures
> - Be the contact point for bug reports that are specific to that
> platform 
>
> It would be nice if we could actually do this and advertise in the
> next release: 
>
> Tier 1 platforms, where someone is running the tests and is willing to
> fix bugs. 
> Tier 2 platforms, where someone has run the test in the past and we
> think stuff still works, but no one is actively maintaining, and 
> Tier 3 platforms (everything else - may work, but you're on your
> own). 
>
> David

I agree with this.

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Regards, Paul
<http://csanyi-pal.info>