[Python-Dev] Re: Stability and change

[Guido van Rossum]

> * As I've said in other posts, what we're really looking for isn't so
> much people to download these releases as people to *use* these
> releases.  That means they need to at least feel comfortable
> submitting bug reports and preferably also feel comfortable creating
> context diffs and stuff like that.  We want to create an environment
> that eases people like me into this process.  We're starting to go
> in that direction with the Developer's Guide, but I want to keep
> focused on it.

Maybe in addition to a developer's guide we need a tester's guide,
focusing on how to test new releases and report bugs.

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)