Testing Squad

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What is a Testing Squad?

How everybody can help

  • You can help testing beta software available in the Extras-testing repository, in order to provide high quality software to the Maemo users.
  • If you don't feel ready to join the testing Squad or don't have enough skills, you can still help, testing the applications from a user point of view (Functionalities, description, etc...).

How to join the Testing Squad

Mailing list

Mailing list for Testing Squad members is meant to keep track of apps in testing queue, so every member is aware which apps require most attention at given time. If you want to become Testing Squad member, subscribing to mailing list is essential.

Packages marked for demotion

Let's keep the testing queue clean: Packages Marked for Demotion

Testers FAQ

Do I need special skills to become a tester?

No, anyone could become a tester (in fact you already are if you give thumbs up/down to certain applications), however before becoming a member of Testing Squad you need to be ready to test various Extras-testing applications on more regular and systematic basis.

How to test applications properly?

Follow instructions at QA_Checklist to ensure consistent testing procedure.

The application has a usable but very ugly UI, should I thumb it down?

No, developers are encouraged to adopt the Maemo 5 UI guidelines and optimize their application to finger use. However, lack of Maemo 5 UI optimization is not a reason to block an application in its way to Extras unless it is unusable even with stylus.

I found a critical bug during testing, what I should do?

First you should report the bug in the application bugtracker, after that ask the developer to thumb down the application(in order to demote it) and add it to this list.

Where to report bugs?

Use regular Maemo bugzilla and select Extras -> application-name before submitting your bug entry.

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