On 14/02/16 13:06, Chris Bostock wrote: > As a non-coder I am going to throw my two penny worth in. > >
Excellent, and please continue to do so ! > > First I admire the coders, they have skills I do not have, will never > get and I rely on them to give us the product we desire. Please keep > doing it > It helps to know what our users want..... so thank you for asking questions and commenting. > > Second I would love to help but that is not easy. It is suggested we > test but to the uninitiated test what ? how ? what is the testing > template ? Can testing be broken down into (say) test modules so that > we can understand what we are doing. Even the act of raising a bug is > not natural for non coders. I have done it but did not find the process > friendly, in more than one way. No, bugzilla isn't the friendliest system to use, but with some practice it does get easier. First thing is you will learn more if you read more. When I started here I knew nothing, and still feel that I don't know that much more, but I have learned a lot. If you are interested I believe you can subscribe to the bugteam so you receive a report on all the bugs as they come along (Daniel can advise) The 'easiest' thing is to read bugs as they develop. You may not understand much to start with, but you will as you go along and follow them... that is key, seeing from start to finish to understand the process. Having a test system helps ENORMOUSLY. Using systems such as Proxmox for virtualisation you can rinse and repeat very quickly and easily. Old box, couple of drives, Proxmox and you have a test system. Base install of v8 and v9, snapshot it, update it, snapshot it, have a play ! See if you can reproduce any of the bugs here : https://wiki.contribs.org/Triage_Queue See if you can verify anything here : https://wiki.contribs.org/Verification_Queue https://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server:Documentation:QA:Verification You need to read the bug, try and understand the issues, and replicate them. You don't need to fix anything. Just some patience and be methodical. These two parts are absolutely vital in bug processing. > > > In short I end up leaving it to the coders . Please do not give up. > We need to help you to understand the process and make a contribution. If it is confusing or difficult then please don't give up - ask ! B. Rgds John _______________________________________________ Discussion about project organisation and overall direction To unsubscribe, e-mail [email protected] Searchable archive at https://lists.contribs.org/mailman/public/discussion/
