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'''This page is still under construction.'''
This page is where we plan community testing.
[[Friends in testing]] (in the wiki nav under "Projects > Testing" and in [[Participate]] and such) is where we actually call out to users to help us test.


== Introduction ==
== Introduction ==


''Note: This is a strawman draft under discussion on the [http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/testing testing mailing list].''
Text goes here, incl. something about how we do our coordinating with the internal OLPC test team.


* We are a volunteer community group.
== Meetings and mailing lists ==
* We test OLPC products and advocate bugfixes on behalf of stakeholders.
* We are transparent about our processes and our results.
* We seek to learn and try new things and to teach others what we know.
* We ask forgiveness, not permission; we value rough consensus, passing tests, and coverage.


== Mailing list ==
The best place to go to join community testing conversations is the [http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/testing Testing mailing list], which is also mirrored on an external [http://n2.nabble.com/OLPC-Testing-f1469263.html forum].


The best place to go to join community testing conversations is the [http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/testing Testing mailing list], which is also mirrored on an external [http://olpc.396210.n2.nabble.com/Testing-f1469263.html forum].
We meet weekly on IRC. See [[Community testing meetings]] for more details.

== Recent news ==

* Update snippet from last test meeting
* Pointer to meeting notes in general
* Activity of the week


== How you can help ==
== How you can help ==
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We welcome everyone to the community test group regardless of background, experience, or how much free time you have available; there are tasks for a broad range of skill and commitment levels, and if you don't yet know how to do something for a task you want to take on, we'll work with you to find a way to learn.
We welcome everyone to the community test group regardless of background, experience, or how much free time you have available; there are tasks for a broad range of skill and commitment levels, and if you don't yet know how to do something for a task you want to take on, we'll work with you to find a way to learn.


=== 2008 and 2009 testing ===
Whether you're looking for a [[Test_cases_8.2.0#Smoke_Test|quick smoke test]] you can run and report in less than 45 minutes, have an hour to spend [[Activity testing|testing an Activity]], can spend an afternoon helping us [[creating test cases|create test cases]], want to work on [[testing tools]] or [[automated testing]], or are searching for a potential research or student class project, you'll find it here.
Community testing group had weekly [[Community testing meetings]] on IRC, focusing on
* [[G1G1 Activity testing]]
* testing the 8.2.1 release, using a lot of test cases summarized in [[Test cases 8.2.1]] coordinated by a [[Test manager]]
* [[Test_cases_8.2.1#Smoke_tests|smoke tests for 8.2.1]] (and earlier [[Test_cases_8.2.0#Smoke_Test|quick smoke test for release 8.2.0]])
* [[Creating new test cases]] and [[Reporting test results]] in a (probably obsolete as of 2010) test case results system.


== Resources ==
== Resources ==


* [[Testing tools]]
* OLPC test scripts
* [[How to test an Activity]]
* Basic "about testing" portals
* Common QA-relevant Trac queries
* Where to ask questions and get help

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This page is where we plan community testing. Friends in testing (in the wiki nav under "Projects > Testing" and in Participate and such) is where we actually call out to users to help us test.

Introduction

Note: This is a strawman draft under discussion on the testing mailing list.

  • We are a volunteer community group.
  • We test OLPC products and advocate bugfixes on behalf of stakeholders.
  • We are transparent about our processes and our results.
  • We seek to learn and try new things and to teach others what we know.
  • We ask forgiveness, not permission; we value rough consensus, passing tests, and coverage.

Mailing list

The best place to go to join community testing conversations is the Testing mailing list, which is also mirrored on an external forum.

How you can help

We welcome everyone to the community test group regardless of background, experience, or how much free time you have available; there are tasks for a broad range of skill and commitment levels, and if you don't yet know how to do something for a task you want to take on, we'll work with you to find a way to learn.

2008 and 2009 testing

Community testing group had weekly Community testing meetings on IRC, focusing on

Resources