QA/Join/it

Benvenuto! Quì sono delineate tutte le attività in cui sarai coinvolto aiutando il Fedora QA. E' facile partecipare e ci piace sempre accogliere nuova gente nel gruppo, perciò scegli una o più attività ed inizia. Prima però unisciti al fedora-test-list e/o contattaci sul canale #fedora-qa di IRC, così ti si può ascoltare all'interno della community di Fedora QA.

Sia che testi un rilascio stabile, un updates-testing, o Rawhide, puoi usare il sistema come sempre, oppure puoi scegliere un componente particolare e sottoporlo a fasi di test secondo il tempo a tua disposizione. Clicca su tutti i bottoni presenti, usa tutti i comandi con le relative opzioni/switch, verfica tutta la documentazione, verfica l'accessibilità, e suggerisci i miglioramenti da apportare. Queste attività sono particolarmente utili per quel software che è stato soggetto a maggiori cambiamenti.

Riportare i bug dei rilasci di Fedora

Molte persone sono già coinvolte nel Fedora QA, semplicemente riportando i problemi che riscontrano nell'uso di Fedora. Tutto ciò che occorre è un account Bugzilla; quindi per prima cosa crea il tuo account. Riportare i bug che si verificano nel corso d'uso, è un grande contributo da parte tua! Per facilitare l'uso di questo servizio, si forniscono alcuni suggerimenti su come riportare bug. Se, prima di riportare un bug, vuoi discutere i problemi legati al bug, ci puoi trovare sulla mailing list fedora-test-list o sul canale #fedora-qa di IRC.

Joining Test Days

The Fedora QA group holds regular Test Days, where we get together on IRC and test a specific aspect of Fedora, often with the involvement of a developer who works in that area. See the Test Days page for more information on when and where these are held, and how to join in or even schedule one of your own.

NeedsRetesting

Help is needed with for bugs tagged NeedsRetesting in Bugzilla. These might be from Rawhide or a stable public release. (NeedsRetesting RSS feed)

Testing official updates before they are released

Another easy way to contribute to Fedora QA is to help test official updates for stable Fedora releases before they're released. See QA/Updates Testing for instructions on how to test and report issues with these updates.

Triaging and managing bugs

Once bugs are reported, QA makes sure they are addressed by the right people and don't get stuck in the process. The BugZappers group is responsible for triaging bugs - ensuring they are complete and accurate reports, and assigning them to the right developers. They also shepherd the issues through the process from report to fix released. It's a fun, important job. See the Joining Bugzappers page for details on joining in.

Testing Fedora pre-releases

Before an official Fedora release comes out, several alpha, beta and release candidate releases - known collectively as pre-releases - are made available. You can contribute by installing these pre-releases and testing them, just as you would a stable release. For information on getting and installing pre-releases, see this page. Report any issues you find to Bugzilla, following the instructions at BugsAndFeatureRequests.

Testing Rawhide

Rawhide is the development version of Fedora. Running Rawhide isn't for everyone, but for moderately experienced users who have a spare test system available or can run it in a virtual machine, testing Rawhide is a great way to contribute to ensuring future releases will be high quality. See Releases/Rawhide for instructions on how to install or upgrade to, and test, Rawhide. You can test Rawhide without ever needing to install it by using the nightly live builds.

Creating test cases

As well as simply keeping a look out for problems, the QA group develops structured test cases and test plans. See the Category:Test Cases and Category:Test Plans pages for information on the test cases currently available, and how to get involved with creating new ones.

Developing tools

Some members of the Fedora QA team are involved in developing and maintaining tools to help make testing more efficient. Some of the tools already developed SNAKE and python-bugzilla, and we also use Bodhi and Bugzilla. Tools currently under development include Nitrate, a system for collecting test cases, and Beaker, an automated test lab system. Tool development is a great way to apply engineering skills to QA. Contact Will if you'd like to get involved with building tools for Fedora QA.