Conference bulova::decw_jan-89_to_nov-90

3359.0. "Wrecking Crew Team Nomination for DECwindows V3" by STAR::BMATTHEWS () Wed Sep 19 1990 09:37

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TO: Wrecking Crew Interest List 	DATE: 19-September-1990
					FROM: Bill Matthews
					DEPT: VMS Development
			 		DTN: 1-1530
				      	LOC/MS: ZK03-4
					ENET: DECWIN::BMATTHEWS


SUBJECT: Wrecking Crew Team Nomination for DECwindows V3


	DECWindows V3 will be having a wrecking crew test for a few weeks
	prior to the start of internal field test to help find problems with
	the software in a short period of time. The goal of a wrecking crew
	is to enlist a small number of people to try to "wreck" (find as
	many problems as possible) the product in a very short time span.

	DECwindows V3 incorporates OSF/MOTIF V1.1 into DECwindows.
	XUI applications will continue to run unchanged. Most of
	the bundled DECwindows have been converted to MOTIF and
	the MOTIF window manager is started by default under DECwindows V3.
	DECwindows V3 also incorporates the MEMEX HyperInformation technology.
	The DECwindows applications MAIL, CARDFILER, BOOKREADER, and CALENDAR
	have added MEMEX support. DECwindows V3 moves from MIT R3 to MIT R4
	compliance for the X11 Window system. The X11 server includes
	windowing performance optimizations, backing store support, and
	reduced memory usage.

	The DECwindows V3 wrecking crew team is currently being 
	selected.  There are 20 slots available for wrecking crew sites.
	If there is an interest level greater than number of slots available
	team members will be selected based on responses to the attached
	questionnaire.  

	If you know of someone else interested in participating, please feel
	free to forward this questionnaire to them.

	The key to Wrecking Crew program success is a dedicated team of 
	crew members willing to communicate with each other and with the 
	wrecking crew manager.  This project requires a good deal of 
	commitment from each participant.  As a result, candidates should 
	be nominated by and have the support of their line managers.  We 
	ask you to provide the information requested below in an effort
	to identify the best possible wrecking crew system users.  

	The candidate and manager should understand that this software
	requires the system to be running V5.4 and that DECwindows V3
	is pre-field test quality and may involve some down time and/or
	incompatibilities with other software.

	The return of this form from the manager's VAXmail account indicates 
	that both candidate and manager commit to supporting the wrecking 
	crew effort.  Please complete the attached form for each nominee 
	and return to DECWIN::BMATTHEWS as soon as possible.
 

			WRECKING CREW NOMINATION


  1)  Candidate's name, location, DTN: and E-MAIL:



  2)  To which organization does the candidate belong?



  3)  Summarize the candidate's usual activities and primary area of expertise.
      We may request additional testing in an individual's area of expertise,




  4)  Which major layered applications(s) are regularly used?
	Are any graphics applications frequently used?




  5)  Is the candidate willing to commit to using DECwindows V3 as the
      primary system in use throughout the wrecking crew effort?  How many 
      hours/day and days/week will the system be used?  For what 
      activities/tasks?  What additional testing will be performed?





  6)  Is the candidate willing to review technical documentation for accuracy
      and completeness?




   7) Why are you requesting wrecking crew participation?




   8) What hardware configuration(s) will the candidate be testing?
	(e.g. 8MB VS3100 M38/SPX, 14MB VS2000/GPX, 16MB VS3520, etc.)



   9) Will the testing be done on a standalone system or as a cluster member?



   10) If testing is to be done in a cluster, will the entire cluster be running
	DECwindows V3 or will some nodes be running DECwindows V2?