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When a new Python release nears, activity on the python-dev mailing list accelerates as people try to track down and fix bugs that have eluded previous efforts. Some of the most difficult bug fixes to test are for relatively minor platforms, because most of the people on the python-dev list have run-of-the-mill computing environments.

Here's your chance to help out. If you would be able to help test Python on non-mainstream platforms, add a row to the table below. The definition of "mainstream" is obviously vague, but includes old versions various Linux distributions (e.g., Red Hat 6.2), Unix distributions which have fallen out of favor (e.g., IRIX) and any non-Unix platform other than Windows.

Name

Platforms Available

Email

KyenZento

Microsoft Windows "7"

sjobs@apple.com

SkipMontanaro

Mac OS X

MailTo(skip AT pobox DOT com)

MichaelHudson

RH 7.2, Mac OS X

mwh at python.net

FredDrake

RH 7.3, RH 9.0

fdrake at acm.org

BarryWarsaw

RH 7.3, RH 9.0, Mac OS X

barry at python.org

NealNorwitz

RH 6.2/Alpha, RH 8.0, RH 9.0, Solaris 8, AIX 4.2.1, 4.3.1, 4.3.3, HPUX 11, IRIX 6.5, Tru64 5.0, 5.1

neal at metaslash.com

Kurt B. Kaiser

RH 6.0 ++ /i386, OpenBSD Current, Debian Sid, Win98

kbk att shore net

MarkFavas

Solaris 8, Solaris 9, Tru64 4.0F, Tru64 5.1, FreeBSD 4.8

mark dot favas at csiro dot au

JordanKrushen

Any downloadable Linux/FreeBSD, Mac OS X

jordan at krushen.com

PieterB

FreeBSD 4.8, FreeBSD 5.1

pieterb att gewis.nl

AleksanderPiotrowski

OpenBSD -current (i386, sparc64)

aleksander.piotrowski at nic dot com dot pl

ChristosGeorgiou

Irix 6.5.x - SGI Linux (Itanium) Propack 2.2.x

tzot at sil-tec dot gr

HyeShikChang

[http://www.freebsd.org/internal/machines.html FreeBSD internal machines]

perky at i18n.org

There are also test farms that people can use. Here are some:

Name

Platforms Available

URL for info

HP Test Drive

CPUs (Alpha, Itanium, PA-RISC, StrongARM, x86) OSes (*BSD, HP-UX, Linux, OpenVMS, Tru64 UNIX)

http://www.testdrive.hp.com/

PythonTesters (last edited 2009-05-06 16:45:16 by 82)

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