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'''<u>You</u>''' | '''<u>You</u>''' | ||
'''Anyone''' (meaning you) can participate and be a valuable contributor - no coding and no experience required. The information below will help you get started. Plus, | '''Anyone''' (meaning you) can participate and be a valuable contributor - no coding and no experience required. The information below will help you get started. Plus, we have experienced people are available to assist you. | ||
= Why = | = Why = | ||
Before bugs can be resolved (fixed) they often need cleaning and improvement because: | |||
* some reports are in a state that makes them hard to fix | * some bug reports are in a state that makes them hard to fix | ||
* some reports might not be real bugs and need testing to determine what | * some bug reports might not be real bugs and need testing to determine what may have caused them (something other than Thunderbird) | ||
* some reports are not well-worded | * some reports are not well-worded | ||
* many users do not have the technical skills or understanding to accurately describe the problem | * many users do not have the technical skills or understanding to accurately describe the problem | ||
Rub elbows with other contributors as you take a break from your boring everyday routine | Rub elbows with other contributors as you take a break from your boring everyday routine. Join with experienced triagers to [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/reports.cgi?product=Thunderbird&datasets=NEW%3A&datasets=ASSIGNED%3A&datasets=REOPENED%3A&datasets=UNCONFIRMED%3A drive down the red (UNCONFIRMED) line in this chart]. [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/chart.cgi?category=-All-&subcategory=-All-&name=1183&label0=All+UNCONFIRMED+bugs&line0=1470&label1=UNCO+excl.+enh+%26+created+before+2007-04-07&line1=1472&label2=UNCONFIRMED+excl.+enhancements&line2=1471&datefrom=2008-03-20&dateto=&action-wrap=Chart+This+List another chart view] | ||
= Schedule = | = Schedule = | ||
Staggered sessions allow you to participate, day or evening, at any location in the world. Attend all sessions, or just part of one. Or just drop in between sessions - someone might be hanging out who can help you | Upcoming bugdays are Monday April 8 (all day for EU and US timezones) and Saturday April 13 (EU and US timezones until 4pm EDT). During these bug days we will log on and work as a community to triage as many bugs as possible. | ||
If you cannot help on those dates, we invite you to work on any bug, any day or time See [[Thunderbird:Bugdays#Where|Where]] about getting help. | |||
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= Where = | = Where = | ||
'''#tb-qa''' | Help is available in '''#tb-qa''' IRC chat channel [1]. To understand the channel, type /topic in the channel. | ||
To get someone's attention 1) find a user's nick with a star or another special indicator and 2) do "ping <nick>" | |||
Ways to connect to IRC include: | |||
* Web service (free mibbit) | * Web service (free mibbit) | ||
*# open [http://www.mibbit.com/chat/?server=irc.mozilla.org&channel=%23tb-qa Mibbit #tb-qa] | *# open [http://www.mibbit.com/chat/?server=irc.mozilla.org&channel=%23tb-qa Mibbit #tb-qa] | ||
*# pick a nickname | *# pick a nickname | ||
*# click Go | *# click Go | ||
* Chatzilla plugin for Firefox | * Thunderbird chat | ||
*# [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/instant-messaging-and-chat setup a chat account in Thunderbird] | |||
*# Use server irc.mozilla.org | |||
*# Join the channel #tb-qa | |||
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*# Get [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/chatzilla/ ChatZilla Firefox extension] | *# Get [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/chatzilla/ ChatZilla Firefox extension] | ||
*# Connect to server - click [irc://irc.mozilla.org irc.mozilla.org] | *# Connect to server - click [irc://irc.mozilla.org irc.mozilla.org] | ||
*# Join the channel - click [irc://irc.mozilla.org/tb-qa #tb-qa] | *# Join the channel - click [irc://irc.mozilla.org/tb-qa #tb-qa] | ||
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* Client application | * Client application | ||
*# Get one of the following: [http://www.ircreviews.org/clients/platforms-windows.html Windows clients], [http://www.ircreviews.org/clients/platforms-macos.html MacOS clients], [http://www.ircreviews.org/clients/platforms-unix.html Linux clients] | *# Get one of the following: [http://www.ircreviews.org/clients/platforms-windows.html Windows clients], [http://www.ircreviews.org/clients/platforms-macos.html MacOS clients], [http://www.ircreviews.org/clients/platforms-unix.html Linux clients] | ||
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*# Join the channel - /join #tb-qa | *# Join the channel - /join #tb-qa | ||
[1] General information about IRC: [http://irc.mozilla.org/ about mozilla IRC], [http://irchelp.org/ irchelp]. | |||
= How = | = How = | ||
'''Need help?''' Get on [[#Where|IRC]] and post a note in the [irc://irc.mozilla.org/tb-qa tb-qa] IRC channel. | '''Need help?''' Get on [[#Where|IRC]] and post a note in the [irc://irc.mozilla.org/tb-qa #tb-qa] IRC channel and ping someone. | ||
'''New to bugzilla?''' | '''New to bugzilla?''' | ||