Hello, I would like to send a note to the QA list to be added to the QA role in Bugzilla. My bugzilla login id - rayda...@gmail.com
Thanks, daisy On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 10:55 AM, Rob Weir <robw...@apache.org> wrote: > On Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 11:01 AM, Steve Culver <steve_cul...@yahoo.com> > wrote: > > This is my introduction eMail as specified in "How to Get Involved." > > > > I've been using OO for quite some time now. There was a period when I > tried LibreOffice, but that wasn't a successful experiment. > > > > Most of my time is spent in Writer or Calc, but I've attempted some > things in Base and would like to do a lot more. I make my living writing > apps in Access, and I'd love to be as proficient in Base as I am in Access. > > > > Hi Steve, > > Welcome to the Apache OpenOffice project! > > It is good to have more people with interest in Base. The majority of > volunteers are comfortable with the "big three" apps of Writer, Calc > and Impress. But fewer have experience with Base. So we can > definitely direct some Base-related tasks in your direction. > > But first, be sure to review our New Volunteer Orientation modules: > http://openoffice.apache.org/orientation/ > > Skim over the Level 1 and Level 2 modules to get up to speed on the > project and how we do things at Apache, decision making, etc. Then > dive deeper into the "Intro to QA" module. These modules are short, > so this should not take much time. Ask questions on the list, please, > since any question you have is probably shared by other new > volunteers. > > As part of the Intro to QA module you'll set up a Bugzilla account. > Send a note when you've completed that, so I can add you to the > qa-team group in Bugzilla, which will give you some additional > permissions. At that time I can also assign you some Base-related > defect reports to review. Reviewing unconfirmed bug reports is a good > way to start. In particular it gives one a deeper appreciation for > what constitutes a well-written versus poorly-written bug report. > > Again, welcome aboard, and let me know if you have any questions! > > Regards, > > -Rob > > > To make my first QA observation, I've noted that ever since I've used > OO, when the spellchecker changes the last word in a sentence, it deletes > the period. I'd like to see that fixed. > > > > Steve > > > > Follow Howell Davidson's Adventures at > > stevenRculver.com >
