[Bugsquad] Re: Next bug triaging: a full week after the beta 1 release?

[Anne-Marie Mahfouf]

On Wednesday 17 November 2010 18:56:24 Anne-Marie Mahfouf wrote:
> Hi people,
> 
> We talked on IRC about setting up a bug-triaging week after the beta 1.
> 
> ---Aim---
> Improve the 4.6 quality by fixing bugs from the beta 1
> What to triage: all recent bug reports (beta 1 and pre beta 1 trunk ones)
> Include 4.5 ones?
> 
> Idea: "Top10s Specials"
> Make a list of Top Duplicates (is it possible to count dups with bugzilla?)
> Make a list of quickest fixed ones
> Other possible Top 10s?
> 
> Quality Aim
> A good triaging will make devels aware of the bugs. Also we will make
> devels aware of this and they'll be keen to polish their software.
> 
> --- When---
> Just after the beta 1 (release should be 24th November)
> so I propose the week 27th November to 4th December
> 
> --- Tools ---
> IRC #kde-bugs on freenode: ask direct questions
> KDE-Forum: read the Klassroom
> triage page (list of bugs per batches of 5) on community.kde.org?
> participants: register your batch and get to work
> 
> --- Set up your environment ---
> - get KDE 4.6 beta 1 ==> distros:?
> - get it with kdesrc-build?
> - get trunk
> - have a default environment ready: set a new $KDEHOME in order to achieve
> this (or a test user)
> 
> --- Get ready to triage ---
> - you have a bugzilla account
> - take a batch of 5 bug reports to triage
> - if you reproduce, mark as CONFIRMED and add a comment that it was tested
> by the bugsquad and reproduced on <insert your environment here = built
> trunk, built beta, packaged beta,...)
> 
> 
> --- Promotion ---
> Blogs - Identi.ca - Twitter - Dot
> 
> Goal: Help achieve a quality 4.6 release
> Requisites: the beta 1 or trunk
> Triage batches of 5 bug reports: confirm bugs, mark duplicates, check
> product, check assignee
> 
> ---Tasks ---
> Set up Forum docs: neverendigo?
> Dot article: Annma, Mamarok?
> Define the batch of bugs to triage:?
> Be there on IRC:
> Forum Presence:
> 
> What do you think? We need to move quickly now if we want this after the
> beta 1!
> 
> All the best,
> 
> Anne-Marie
So how do we get this in motion? The beta should be released today ;)

Anne-Marie