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==What is a Testing Squad?== | ==What is a Testing Squad?== | ||
- | Testing Squad is a team of Maemo community members that are involved in testing applications queued in | + | Testing Squad is a team of Maemo community members that are involved in testing applications queued in [Extras-testing] repository in regular and systematic manner. The idea is to ensure high quality applications are promoted to end-user oriented Extras repository, instead of being stuck in Extras-testing forever, just because there is nobody willing to put enough effort to test these apps and make sure they are mature enough to hit Extras for everyone to use. |
==How everybody can help== | ==How everybody can help== | ||
- | * You can help testing beta software available in the | + | * You can help testing beta software available in the [Extras-testing] repository, in order to provide high quality software to the Maemo users. |
- | * If you don't feel ready to join the testing Squad or don't have enough skills, you can still help by testing the applications from a user point of view (functionalities, description, etc...) | + | * If you don't feel ready to join the testing Squad or don't have enough skills, you can still help by testing the applications from a user point of view (functionalities, description, etc...). |
* Don't be shy to give feedback (both positive and negative) to author of an application, using [http://maemo.org/packages/ packages interface] or [http://bugs.maemo.org Bugzilla] if you've found obvious bugs. Such activity does not require you to become Testing Squad member. | * Don't be shy to give feedback (both positive and negative) to author of an application, using [http://maemo.org/packages/ packages interface] or [http://bugs.maemo.org Bugzilla] if you've found obvious bugs. Such activity does not require you to become Testing Squad member. | ||
==How to join the Testing Squad== | ==How to join the Testing Squad== | ||
* Read the "[[Testing Squad#How_everybody_can_help|How everybody can help]]" section above. | * Read the "[[Testing Squad#How_everybody_can_help|How everybody can help]]" section above. | ||
+ | * Join the Testing Squad group at [https://garage.maemo.org/projects/testingsquad/ maemo.garage]. | ||
* Subscribe the Testing Squad [https://garage.maemo.org/mail/?group_id=1273 mailing list]. | * Subscribe the Testing Squad [https://garage.maemo.org/mail/?group_id=1273 mailing list]. | ||
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* Welcome to the team! :-) | * Welcome to the team! :-) | ||
==Mailing list== | ==Mailing list== | ||
- | Mailing list for Testing Squad members is meant to keep track of apps in testing queue, so every member is aware which apps require most attention at given time. If you want to become Testing Squad member, | + | Mailing list for Testing Squad members is meant to keep track of apps in testing queue, so every member is aware which apps require most attention at given time. If you want to become Testing Squad member, subscribing to mailing list is essential. |
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==Packages marked for demotion== | ==Packages marked for demotion== | ||
Let's keep the testing queue clean: | Let's keep the testing queue clean: | ||
- | [[/Packages Marked for Demotion| Packages Marked for Demotion]] | + | [[/Packages Marked for Demotion| Packages Marked for Demotion]] |
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==Testers FAQ== | ==Testers FAQ== | ||
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=== '''How to test applications properly?''' === | === '''How to test applications properly?''' === | ||
- | Follow instructions at [[ | + | Follow instructions at [[QA_Checklist]] to ensure consistent testing procedure. |
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=== '''The application has a usable but very ugly UI, should I thumb it down?''' === | === '''The application has a usable but very ugly UI, should I thumb it down?''' === | ||
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No, developers are encouraged to adopt the Maemo 5 UI guidelines and optimize their application to finger use. However, lack of Maemo 5 UI optimization is not a reason to block an application in its way to Extras unless it is unusable even with stylus. | No, developers are encouraged to adopt the Maemo 5 UI guidelines and optimize their application to finger use. However, lack of Maemo 5 UI optimization is not a reason to block an application in its way to Extras unless it is unusable even with stylus. | ||
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First you should report the bug in the application bugtracker, after that ask the developer to thumb down the application(in order to demote it) and add it to this [[/Packages Marked for Demotion|list]]. | First you should report the bug in the application bugtracker, after that ask the developer to thumb down the application(in order to demote it) and add it to this [[/Packages Marked for Demotion|list]]. | ||
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=== '''Where to report bugs?''' === | === '''Where to report bugs?''' === | ||
- | + | Use regular [http://bugs.maemo.org Maemo bugzilla] and select ''Enter a new bug report -> Extras -> application-name''. | |
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[[Category:Community]] | [[Category:Community]] | ||
[[Category:Quality Assurance]] | [[Category:Quality Assurance]] |
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