Bug squad

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Bug Squad

This page contains information on the Bug Squad, instructions on how to volunteer, and useful information and guides for Bug Squad members.

1 Who we are and what we do
2 How to contact us
3 How to volunteer
4 Information for Bug Squad members

[edit] Who we are and what we do

The Bug Squad is a group of volunteer members of the Mandriva community who help with bug-related tasks, including triage, maintenance and monitoring. Bug Squad members make up the triage team, whose job - as outlined in the Bug Policy - is to filter all bug reports in order to ensure that only valid, complete reports are sent to the development team for action, and to help reporters to file complete reports. Bug Squad members also help to clean up old issues in the Bugzilla database, and help the Bugmaster with regular monitoring of the bug management process.

The Bug Squad is led by the Bugmaster, who is currently Adam Williamson.

[edit] How to contact us

The Bug Squad has a mailing list. It is open to the public, though mainly used by bug squad members. You can sign up for it by following the instructions on the mailing lists page.

The Bug Squad also has an IRC channel: #mandriva-bugsquad on the Freenode IRC network.

[edit] How to volunteer

You may volunteer to join the Bug Squad by sending a mail to the Bug Squad mailing list: bugteam A T mandrivalinux D O T org. See also this entry on the mailing lists page. We appreciate all offers of help, but we will not necessarily accept all applications: membership of the bug squad requires a certain time commitment and a certain level of familiarity with Linux in general, Mandriva Linux in particular, and the Bugzilla bug tracking system. It would be helpful if you would outline your qualifications (for instance, experience with using the Mandriva Bugzilla system or another one, experience with helping users in the Mandriva community, and your particular areas of expertise with Mandriva Linux) in your message.