On Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 11:01 AM, Steve Culver <[email protected]> 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
