Thank you Dennis and Andrea for all your help! Yes, I am on Windows 10.
I am asking about the VM because I read somewhere in all these links that the app could corrupt the computer, which I would prefer to avoid ;). Do we have an estimate on when builds will be released to Windows so I can contribute? On Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 6:05 PM, Andrea Pescetti <pesce...@apache.org> wrote: > Benoit Goderre wrote: > >> I am thankful for this opportunity to join the team >> > > Welcome! > > 1. Is this project still going on? When I checked the QA page, I saw >> that the last entry was made in 2013. >> > > What page? There are many outdated pages. > http://openoffice.apache.org/orientation/intro-qa.html is quite OK. > > 2. If yes, which feature(s) would need the most testing, or which >> feature(s) have the most chances to contain bugs (so I can contribute >> and >> not just test rock solid, if those ever exist, features). >> > > As soon as we get the daily builds for Windows available again, we will > want to test new translations and several bugfixes. You are on Windows, > right? > > 3. Also, in the documentation section, it is mentioned that Virtual Box >> is recommended. >> > > The page above suggests VirtualBox as a "more sophisticated approach". > This is correct. Most volunteers are not expected to run their tests in a > Virtual Machine. So don't worry about this technicality, you can perfectly > start by installing development builds on your own system. > > Regards, > Andrea. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: qa-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: qa-h...@openoffice.apache.org > >
