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If you are actively triaging bugs, running smoketests or would like to help out with Bug Days, add yourself to the [[SeaMonkey:QA_Areas|QA Areas]] page. | If you are actively triaging bugs, running smoketests or would like to help out with Bug Days, add yourself to the [[SeaMonkey:QA_Areas|QA Areas]] page. At this point, we are particularly interested in getting smoketesters. | ||
== SeaMonkey QA Call to Action == | == SeaMonkey QA Call to Action == | ||
As we approach our first SeaMonkey release, we need to ensure that the suite is tip-top shape. To make this possible, we need members of the SeaMonkey community to help with quality assurance by testing current builds to identify and report bugs, and help sorting out bugs that have already been filed. | As we approach our first [[SeaMonkey:Home_Page|SeaMonkey]] release, we need to ensure that the suite is tip-top shape. To make this possible, we need members of the SeaMonkey community to help with quality assurance by testing current builds to identify and report bugs, and help sorting out bugs that have already been filed. | ||
In preparation for this first release, we need as many testers as possible to download and use [http://www.mozilla.org/releases/ Mozilla 1.8 beta 1] or [http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/mozilla/nightly/latest-trunk/ recent nightly trunk builds]. Also, please enable the [http://www.mozilla.org/quality/qfa.html Talkback Quality Feedback Agent] to send information back to developers so they can fix crash bugs. If you find a problem, check [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/ Bugzilla] to see if your [http://www.mozilla.org/quality/help/beginning-duplicate-finding.html bug has already been reported], and (if not) [http://www.mozilla.org/quality/bug-writing-guidelines.html file a new bug]. We are particularly interested in regressions (bugs which did not exist in Mozilla 1.7), so mark these bugs with the ''regression'' keyword to bring them to developers' attention. | In preparation for this first release, we need as many testers as possible to download and use [http://www.mozilla.org/releases/ Mozilla 1.8 beta 1] or [http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/mozilla/nightly/latest-trunk/ recent nightly trunk builds]. Also, please enable the [http://www.mozilla.org/quality/qfa.html Talkback Quality Feedback Agent] to send information back to developers so they can fix crash bugs. If you find a problem, check [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/ Bugzilla] to see if your [http://www.mozilla.org/quality/help/beginning-duplicate-finding.html bug has already been reported], and (if not) [http://www.mozilla.org/quality/bug-writing-guidelines.html file a new bug]. We are particularly interested in regressions (bugs which did not exist in Mozilla 1.7), so mark these bugs with the ''regression'' keyword to bring them to developers' attention. | ||
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* '''Crash bugs''' are some of the worst bugs and deserve special attention. You can retrieve talkback stacks for specific bugs using the talkback ID at this [http://talkback-public.mozilla.org/talkback/fastfind.jsp query page]. You can also browse submitted [http://talkback-public.mozilla.org/reports/mozilla/ talkback reports] to look for common crashes. If you can reproduce the crash based on the information the submitter provided and can't find an existing bug, please file a new bug. | * '''Crash bugs''' are some of the worst bugs and deserve special attention. You can retrieve talkback stacks for specific bugs using the talkback ID at this [http://talkback-public.mozilla.org/talkback/fastfind.jsp query page]. You can also browse submitted [http://talkback-public.mozilla.org/reports/mozilla/ talkback reports] to look for common crashes. If you can reproduce the crash based on the information the submitter provided and can't find an existing bug, please file a new bug. | ||
* [http://www.mozilla.org/quality/smoketests/ '''Smoketests'''] should be run regularly to catch serious regressions quickly. If you find a smoketest that fails and can't find an existing bug, please file a new bug with the keyword ''smoketest'' and ''blocker'' severity. | * [http://www.mozilla.org/quality/smoketests/ '''Smoketests'''] should be run regularly to catch serious regressions quickly. If you find a smoketest that fails and can't find an existing bug, please file a new bug with the keyword ''smoketest'' and ''blocker'' severity. If you run the smoketests regularly, please add your name to the [[SeaMonkey:QA_Areas|QA Areas]] page. | ||
* Developers flag bugs with the '''qawanted''' keyword to indicate that they need help to properly diagnose a problem. This can mean writing a testcase, testing on a specific platform, or just trying to find consistent steps to reproduce a bug. You can search for bugs with the ''qawanted'' keyword from the [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/query.cgi bugzilla query] page (advanced search). | * Developers flag bugs with the '''qawanted''' keyword to indicate that they need help to properly diagnose a problem. This can mean writing a testcase, testing on a specific platform, or just trying to find consistent steps to reproduce a bug. You can search for bugs with the ''qawanted'' keyword from the [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/query.cgi bugzilla query] page (advanced search). | ||