Quality Teams on the wiki

[Carlos Leonhard Woelz]

On Sunday 07 March 2004 18:31, Mark Berry wrote:
> Hmm... maybe it would help if someone created a quality team template
> that could be used for any project.  It might be easier to distribute
> out a broiler-plate, and see who picks up what and fills in the blanks.
>
> For example, I would be interested in helping test patches for KHTML or
> one of the KDE-PIM projects.  It would be great if someone like me
> looking for a similar task could browse these pages and find a project
> that is in need of help, and more importantly a list of people working
> on that job that they could communicate with to get help getting started.
>
> Perhaps there is a common set of tasks that could be assigned to each
> major module, and possibly sub-modules for something such as kde-libs.
>
> An idea for a few:
>
> 1.  Documentation
>     a. Code (comments/doxygen)
>     b. Application level (tooltips/help)
>     c.  Screenshots
>     d.  (Voice overlay/etc for screen movie captures..?)
> 2.  Testing / Bug validation
> 3.  Patch Testing
> 4.  Beginner Projects  (simple tasks/bug fixes?)
> 5.  Larger projects (??)
> 6.  Quality-Member contacts. (New Member Mentor?)

Yes, that's the idea. I will bring the PIM page to this state, and we can use 
it as the model.

Or better yet, I will ask luci for wiki admin rights and will create a 
template.

> Now as a new person trying to get involved, it would definitely help me
> feel more at home with getting familiar with the code and process of the
> community, something as simple as a person you feel your not bugging to
> ask simple questions.  Seeing who the other members of the quality-team
> that are focusing on a  particular project might help in finding a
> mentor to help you get started in getting involved, and less time
> wandering without direction.

I spent some months wondering withot direction, so I know what you mean.

> Anyway, as a volunteer these are a few things that I would love to see,
> but I guess that it's going to take a bit of work to get things organized.

OK, let's do it.

Cheers,

Carlos