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> From: "James Macfarlane" <jmacfarlane06@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: test@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2016 5:53:54 PM
> Subject: Self-introduction: James Macfarlane
>
> Hello everyone,
>
> My name is James Macfarlane. I am 32 years old and started programming in C++
> in 2000. I was introduced to Fedora and RHEL at work in 2007 and have been
> using Fedora at home since then. I have experience programming in C, C++,
> and Python targeting mainly RHEL servers and embedded systems.
>
> I am looking to give back to the Fedora community and learn more about
> software QA. I can start with some basic QA tasks and maybe even contribute
> to the development of some of the tools once I am more familiar with them.
> Mostly, I just want to help out and the QA team seems like a great place to
> start.
>
> Thanks,
> James Macfarlane
Hey and Welcome James Macfarlane
You can start with Release Validation testing. In Release Validation all you need to do is to check the nightly/TC/RC against certain criteria. For example, let's take the latest alpha candidate, you can run test cases which are mentioned [1] and submit your results in the test matrix.
Note that each of the test cases[2] will have "How to test" section which will have the steps (to be executed sequentially) and if the results match with the expected results you can mark it as pass by editing the wiki page {{result|PASS|<fas_username>}} . Always make sure to check for "Associated release criterion" which can be found on the top of test case page , if your test case fails you can mark it fail by editing the wiki page {{result|FAIL|<fas_username>}} and file a bug at RHBZ [3] under Fedora.
You can always find the ‘current’ validation pages using these addresses:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Test_Results:Current_Installation_Test
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Test_Results:Current_Base_Test
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Test_Results:Current_Desktop_Test
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Test_Results:Current_Server_Test
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Test_Results:Current_Cloud_Test
You can also do update-testing, update testing is where a tester tests a package and gives out a +1 Karma for PASS and -1 Karma for FAIL. You can go to bodhi.fedoraproject.org where you can sort the packages with Fedora Releases and tags viz "pending" & "testing" . You can read much about update testing here [4]. You can also, use fedora-easy-karma for giving out feedbacks.
[1]https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Test_Results:Fedora_25_Alpha_1.2_Summary?rd=Test_Results:Current_Summary
[2]https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Testcase_USB_stick_Live_luc
[3]https://bugzilla.redhat.com/
[4]https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing
Also, since you are into embedded , you can check out Fedora ARM build of the alpha and test the 'default boot install' . We run hangout calls for on boarding
new contributors , stay tuned to this list for announcements.Should you have any question, you reach out to me directly or in the list!
Thanks
Sumantro
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