It's that time of the week again, where we seek understanding of the state of bugzilla and hence the state of our project. (And your project too.) This week's goal will be nailing UNCONFIRMED bugs- there are many of them, and we need to clean them out[1]. What is this thing you call 'bug day'? ====================================== Bug day is a day we get together and find bugs and clean bugzilla so that developers can get more work done. They need all the help they can get. :) With over 7,000 open bugs, many of which (statistically speaking) are bogus[2], we need as many people as possible to pitch in and weed out those bogus bugs. Who can help at a bug day? ========================== Virtually anyone[3]. Bug day can be for the very timid, the very quiet, or the very persistent. You do need: * decent ability to read English * a user-level knowledge of GNOME * 30 or so minutes of the day (the first time, after that you can do it in very small chunks.) You don't need: * any programming ability * any prior experience with QA * a deep understanding of GNOME. On the other hand, if you do have programming ability, it's also a great way to get involved- after a few bug days, you can figure out what needs help in gnome quickly and apply your talents there. I'm afraid I might be lonely at bug day. ======================================== Nonsense! Last week was our biggest turn out in some time. We had lots of new faces, and I hope many of them will show up again. :) [Hello hailstorm, ejchang, wench374, and others :) So when is this 'bug day'? ========================== Bug day is from 8:30AM EST to 8:30PMEST tomorrow (Thursday)- that's 13:30UTC->01:30UTC. http://timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?day=5&month=2&year=2004&hour=8&min=30&sec=0&p1=179 Join us in #bugs on irc.gnome.org during that time, and we'll chill and share the bugzilla love. Luis, you are a wonderful source of enlightenment. But there must be more. ===== Indeed. The FAQ is here: http://developer.gnome.org/projects/bugsquad/triage/faq.html See you all tomorrow: Luis [0] Because it appears that explaining inside jokes is probably a good idea[4], I refer you to: http://www.bobdylan.com/songs/blowin.html [1] Next week will be nautilus, because Captain Nautilus is feeling unloved and hailstorm suggested it. [2] http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=134013 or http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=132374 [3] You must be at least this: http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=4313204§ion=news smart to ride bugzilla. _______________________________________________ gnome-list mailing list gnome-list@xxxxxxxxx http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-list
