[Mageia-discuss] Appeal for people - QA Needs You

[Claire Robinson]

On 28/06/12 15:45, Claire Robinson wrote:
> Hi all
>
> Some of you may be aware of the current shortage of contributors in QA.
> Since the release of Mageia 2 our workload has doubled and we are
> struggling to stay on top of it.
>
> I'd like to appeal to you all, if you can find some time, to consider
> joining the QA team and helping to make Mageia!
>
> You don't have to be a guru to do useful QA so it is a good way for
> people of all experience levels to contribute to the community. We are
> all ages and from all over the world, united by a common cause.
>
> We have a documented procedure to follow and are more than willing to
> offer some informal mentoring until you feel comfortable with what you
> are doing. We have people of all abilities and it is a welcoming and
> friendly, albeit small, team - so please don't be shy or think your
> contribution would be meaningless. We need all the help we can get!
>
> As you may know, the long rumoured backport medias will be opening
> before too long (hopefully!) and it will be our job in QA to test
> backported packages then, aswell as the regular updates. If you like to
> test new stuff before it is released or like to learn about old stuff
> you maybe never knew existed before then QA is definitely for you.
>
> We want to ensure updates are processed in a timely fashion but our
> backlog is growing longer at the moment instead of shorter. So Please,
> if you would like to help, take a moment and read our wiki pages. There
> is a wealth of information there. If you do decide to join then please
> say Hi on the qa-discuss mailing list or on IRC, we'd be very grateful
> and glad to see you!
>
> Wiki: https://wiki.mageia.org/en/QA_Team
> IRC: #mageia-qa on irc.freenode.net
>
> We will be holding regular meetings now on the IRC channel on Thursdays
> at 19UTC. You are more than welcome to come and join in.
>
> If you need any more info or guidance then please don't hesitate to ask
> either on list or off.
>
> Hope to see you soon!
>
> Thanks
> Claire (MrsB)


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