429173 - Create mozilla.support.firefox.prerelease newsgroup

Status: VERIFIED WONTFIX

(mozilla.org :: Discussion Forums, task)

Description

[Chris Ilias [:cilias]]

Per discussion at <http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.mozilla-org/browse_frm/thread/7c43b202cf4e5b8a>.

This is a newsgroup/mailing list for users/testers of Firefox prerelease builds, similar to the MozillaZine Firefox builds forum.
<http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewforum.php?f=23>

Content would include:
- peer support for Firefox prerelease builds (nightlies, alphas, betas)
- bug triage for Firefox prerelease builds

Comment 1

[Gervase Markham [:gerv]]

Are the forums not doing the job well enough? Or do you think this discussion should move to a mozilla.org-controlled arena? If so, why? What do the MozillaZine crew think?

Gerv

Comment 2

[Chris Ilias [:cilias]]

This has nothing do with the web forum. Folks in mozilla.support.firefox have been complaining about the amount of prerelease support traffic. And prerelease testers have never really had a home on news.mozilla.org.

Comment 3

[Gervase Markham [:gerv]]

Chris: what I meant was that, because you say it's similar to the function of the MozillaZine Firefox builds forum, I want to make sure we aren't stepping on any toes. Is that not a suitable venue for such support? Who runs that forum, and would they be unhappy if we set up a newsgroup/mailing list?

Gerv

Comment 4

[Chris Ilias [:cilias]]

I haven't spoken to anyone at MozillaZine. I don't know if MZ is a suitable venue or not. The need for this newsgroup comes from people already posting such content to the Mozilla newsgroups.

Comment 5

[Gervase Markham [:gerv]]

After consultation with the admins, it seems that the MozillaZine build forums are doing a good job of collecting pre-release feedback. So I suggest you direct people there.

Gerv

Comment 6

[Chris Ilias [:cilias]]

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