The headline on
beaker-project.org currently describes Beaker thus:
"Beaker is open-source software for managing and automating labs of
test computers."
While technically accurate, I don't think it adequately differentiates
Beaker from pure inventory management systems like openDCIM and pure
test automation systems like Jenkins, STAF/STAX and autotest.
The following is too long for the headline, but is the "elevator pitch"
I've been using lately to described Beaker's scope in one sentence:
"Beaker provides shared access to a wide range of hardware
configurations for both manual failure investigation and automated
compatibility testing."
The capability overview in the architecture guide
(
http://beaker-project.org/docs/architecture-guide/capabilities.html)
currently starts with:
"Beaker is a full stack software and hardware integration testing
system, with the ability to manage a globally distributed network of
test labs."
So, here's my initial proposal for a new headline:
"Beaker provides global shared access to diverse collections of test
systems."
Thoughts?
Cheers,
Nick.
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Nick Coghlan
Red Hat Hosted & Shared Services
Software Engineering & Development, Brisbane
Testing Solutions Team Lead
Beaker Development Lead (
http://beaker-project.org/)