Re: Informix On-Line 7.3

Paul Watson wrote: > > Art S. Kagel wrote: > > > > Normand Bedard wrote: > > > > > > Hi, > > > Can anyone tel me when is On-Line 7.3 du for SUN Solaris 2.6. > > > > > > > I believe 7.3 is scheduled to move from Beta2 to QA end of February. > > QA is usually 2-4 weeks if no major problems are found. > > If there are major problems don't they just sign off the software anyway > and list the problems in the release manauls or am I just being > unfair;-) Feeling cynical today are we? OK, QA does regression testing of ALL known fixed bugs (both those scheduled for that release and for prior releases, since the 7.1 debacle regression testing now goes all the way back to 5.0x bugs) and current correct behavior. If a previously fixed bug has returned or correct behavior is violated such that it would prevent the product from being used QA will send the product back to R&D. This is per Informix official policy as it was explained to me. Obviously, things slip through the cracks. The known bugs in the release notes are usually bugs not scheduled to be fixed in that release but which have been verified to still exist in this release. Occassionally they are minor bugs discovered during Q&A which were determined to be of low enough impact that they did not warrant sending the product back to R&D or with minor impact but high redevelopment cost that would unduly delay release. I imagine, with the new faster turnaround on update releases, the threshhold for this decision will be lowered so that there will tend to be more of these 'minor' bugs since they will presumably be able to get a fixed version out the door more quickly than in the past, but that is just my opinion. Art S. Kagel