Re: the answers, my friend, are blowing in bugzilla[0] - bug day 2004/02/12

[Luis Villa <louie ximian com>]

http://tinyurl.com/2xlh4 is the URL I'd like to propose to look at
tomorrow, if anyone wants to look at it and tell me I'm insane. I think
it should be easy to get that to ~0 tomorrow, no?
Luis

On Wed, 2004-02-11 at 09:34, Luis Villa wrote:
> It's that time of the week again, where we seek understanding of the
> state of bugzilla and hence the state of our project. (And your project
> too.) This week's goal will be nailing UNCONFIRMED bugs- there are many
> of them, and we need to clean them out[1].
> 
> What is this thing you call 'bug day'?
> ======================================
> 
> Bug day is a day we get together and find bugs and clean bugzilla so
> that developers can get more work done. They need all the help they can
> get. :) With over 7,000 open bugs, many of which (statistically
> speaking) are bogus[2], we need as many people as possible to pitch in
> and weed out those bogus bugs.
> 
> Who can help at a bug day?
> ==========================
> 
> Virtually anyone[3]. Bug day can be for the very timid, the very quiet,
> or the very persistent. 
> 
> You do need:
> * decent ability to read English 
> * a user-level knowledge of GNOME
> * 30 or so minutes of the day (the first time, after that you can do it
> in very small chunks.)
> 
> You don't need:
> * any programming ability
> * any prior experience with QA
> * a deep understanding of GNOME. 
> 
> On the other hand, if you do have programming ability, it's also a great
> way to get involved- after a few bug days, you can figure out what needs
> help in gnome quickly and apply your talents there.
> 
> I'm afraid I might be lonely at bug day.
> ========================================
> 
> Nonsense! Last week was our biggest turn out in some time. We had lots
> of new faces, and I hope many of them will show up again. :) [Hello
> hailstorm, ejchang, wench374, and others :)
> 
> So when is this 'bug day'?
> ==========================
> 
> Bug day is from 8:30AM EST to 8:30PMEST tomorrow (Thursday)- that's
> 13:30UTC->01:30UTC.
> http://timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?day=5&month=2&year=2004&hour=8&min=30&sec=0&p1=179
> 
> Join us in #bugs on irc.gnome.org during that time, and we'll chill and
> share the bugzilla love.
> 
> Luis, you are a wonderful source of enlightenment. But there must be
> more.
> =====
> 
> Indeed. The FAQ is here:
> http://developer.gnome.org/projects/bugsquad/triage/faq.html
> 
> See you all tomorrow:
> Luis
> 
> [0] Because it appears that explaining inside jokes is probably a good
> idea[4], I refer you to: http://www.bobdylan.com/songs/blowin.html
> [1] Next week will be nautilus, because Captain Nautilus is feeling
> unloved and hailstorm suggested it.
> [2] http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=134013 or
> http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=132374
> [3] You must be at least this:
> http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=4313204&section=news
> smart to ride bugzilla.
> 
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