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* testace<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test_case]</ref> | * testace<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test_case]</ref> | ||
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=== Punctual testing === | |||
This may be the easiest way to participate, learn how to do more - and get more confident about helping. To help here, just subscribe yourself to the [https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/thunderbird-testers Thunderbird-testers] mailing list. This is a read-only mailing list with one or two messages per month. We usually send detailed instructions on what to do and test and how to get help when you sign up for one of those events. | This may be the easiest way to participate, learn how to do more - and get more confident about helping. To help here, just subscribe yourself to the [https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/thunderbird-testers Thunderbird-testers] mailing list. This is a read-only mailing list with one or two messages per month. We usually send detailed instructions on what to do and test and how to get help when you sign up for one of those events. | ||
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Having accounts on both on these systems is needed in order to participate. | Having accounts on both on these systems is needed in order to participate. | ||
=== Finding regressions === | |||
While testing you might find some portions of Thunderbird that used to work, but do not work anymore. These are called [[ Thunderbird:Testing/Regression|regressions]]. | While testing you might find some portions of Thunderbird that used to work, but do not work anymore. These are called [[ Thunderbird:Testing/Regression|regressions]]. | ||
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When doing daily testing, it's a good idea to have an account on [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org Bugzilla] to log the issues you find (and please make sure to search bugzilla before filling new defects) | When doing daily testing, it's a good idea to have an account on [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org Bugzilla] to log the issues you find (and please make sure to search bugzilla before filling new defects) | ||
=== Maintaining the Test cases === | |||
A main part of our manual and community driven testing relies on test cases .<ref name="testcase">https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Test_case</ref>. What we do is we publish a call for help from volunteers and then split the test cases between those volunteers. | A main part of our manual and community driven testing relies on test cases .<ref name="testcase">https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Test_case</ref>. What we do is we publish a call for help from volunteers and then split the test cases between those volunteers. | ||