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The Fedora Project: 38: Fedora Quality Assurance


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Using Fedora Linux is one of the easiest routes to using Linux as a daily driver. How does new software get vetted? What makes the experience so smooth? At the heart of the development process is Quality Assurance Engineering (or QA). Join us as we talk with Adam Williamson about what it means to be a QA Engineer and how it helps Fedora be that much better!

The Fedora Podcast brings you exclusive interviews and deep dives with the innovators and contributors who make the Fedora community amazing! From cutting-edge technologies to the production of the Fedora distro itself, we chat with the minds behind it all. Whether you're a longtime user or just curious, there’s always something new to discover in the world of Fedora.

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🔗Episode Resources

Wnat to contribute?
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA/Join

Example Change Proposal

https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/f42-change-proposal-distributing-kickstart-files-as-oci-artifacts-self-contained/131150

Blocker Bugs

https://qa.fedoraproject.org/blockerbugs/milestone/41/final/buglist

Fedora 41 Test Results

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Test_Results:Current_Summary

Wiki: Tuned Profile Management Change

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/TunedAsTheDefaultPowerProfileManagementDaemon

Test Day Events:

https://testdays.fedoraproject.org/events

🔖 Chapters

00:00 Stream start
00:20 Welcome
00:45 Meet Noah
04:41 Meet Adam
08:40 What is quality assurance?
16:41 When is the busy season for QA?
20:05 How do I get involved?
26:30 How are Fedora and RHEL QA different?
31:29 CI and OpenQA
40:00 Questions
45:38 Closing thoughts

Special Guest: Adam Williamson.

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