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= Who = | = Who = | ||
'''<u>You</u>''' | '''<u>You</u>''' 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 | Before bug reports can be resolved (fixed or closed) they often need improvement because: | ||
* some | * some do not have steps to reproduce or are incomplete | ||
* sometimes the reporter does not fully understand the problem | |||
* some issues may no longer exist | * some issues may no longer exist | ||
* | * not all issues bugs in Thunderbird, so we ask users to answer questions or perform tests to narro the cause | ||
Rub elbows with other contributors as you take a break from your boring everyday routine while helpin to [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/reports.cgi?product=Thunderbird&datasets=NEW%3A&datasets=ASSIGNED%3A&datasets=REOPENED%3A&datasets=UNCONFIRMED 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 = | ||
Upcoming bugdays are | Upcoming bugdays are Saturday May 4 (all day for EU, and all morning for Americas timezones). | ||
If you cannot help on those dates, we invite you to work on any bug, any day | If you cannot help on those dates, we invite you to work on any bug, on any day at any time. See [[Thunderbird:Bugdays#Where|Where]] about getting help. | ||
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# '''Get a build''' - Testing is best done with [http://archive.mozilla.org/pub/thunderbird/nightly/latest-comm-central/ "Daily" builds] because it has the newest code. Daily is also referred to as "Nightly" or "Trunk", which is where Thunderbird is developed. You can also download a [http://archive.mozilla.org/pub/thunderbird/nightly/latest-comm-central-l10n/ localized build] of Daily (or any other version) so you can test if everything works and displays as designed in your language. Trunk/Daily also has the greatest risk of problems, so if you don't want to use Daily then please use [http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/channel/ Beta]. (Worst case, use [http://www.getthunderbird.com/ the last released version].) | # '''Get a build''' - Testing is best done with [http://archive.mozilla.org/pub/thunderbird/nightly/latest-comm-central/ "Daily" builds] because it has the newest code. Daily is also referred to as "Nightly" or "Trunk", which is where Thunderbird is developed. You can also download a [http://archive.mozilla.org/pub/thunderbird/nightly/latest-comm-central-l10n/ localized build] of Daily (or any other version) so you can test if everything works and displays as designed in your language. Trunk/Daily also has the greatest risk of problems, so if you don't want to use Daily then please use [http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/channel/ Beta]. (Worst case, use [http://www.getthunderbird.com/ the last released version].) | ||
# '''Pick bugs''' - [[Thunderbird:Upcoming_QA_Testday|current bugday "Focus"]] suggests which bugs to work on. <!-- http://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird:Upcoming_QA_Testday --> | # '''Pick bugs''' - [[Thunderbird:Upcoming_QA_Testday|current bugday "Focus"]] suggests which bugs to work on. <!-- http://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird:Upcoming_QA_Testday --> | ||
# '''Work the bugs''' - which means test the problem, in the bug report make comments and suggest or make changes to the bug fields, and help the user. For UNCONFIRMED bugs, mark as "confirmed" if you are able to reproduce '''and''' the steps to reproduce are well documented and easily followed, '''and''' the problem exists in trunk build. If you are not running trunk but can replicate with current release, please comment with your findings, but do not set to confirmed. | # '''Work the bugs''' - which means test the problem, in the bug report make comments and suggest or make changes to the bug fields, and help the user. For UNCONFIRMED bugs, mark as "confirmed" if you are able to reproduce '''and''' the steps to reproduce are well documented and easily followed, '''and''' the problem exists in trunk build. If you are not running trunk but can replicate with current release, please comment with your findings, but do not set to confirmed. | ||