Pending tasks for the 4.9 release

[Anne-Marie Mahfouf]

Hi all,

Here is I hope a summary of the tasks we're aiming for the next 4.9 release.
Current wiki pages:
http://community.kde.org/Getinvolved/Testing
http://community.kde.org/Getinvolved/Testing/Brainstorming

Don't forget that you can use https://trello.com/kdetesting (ask Myriam 
or me for account)

_1) On a wiki page_
List of plasmoids to test: *David Edmundson*
(http://community.kde.org/Plasma/Tasks for known problems with applets)
Test with default theme, with Oxygen theme, various positions (on the 
desktop, putting in a horizontal panel, a vertical panel), size (default 
start size, resize to minimum size), test all configuration settings, 
test right click mouse actions if relevant, GHNS if relevant, test 
specific areas for each applet.

List of apps to test:

  * Pairs
  * Rocs
  * kcm which changed?

2) _Make bugs.kde.org ready for tester_s: *annma *submitted a sysadmin 
bugreport
https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=299703
Explain this to testers in the bigzilla training stage

3) _Write Dot Article_ http://quality.notes.kde.org/1 *opened to everyone*
should be published the 29^th May
_Write blogs_ from May 30^th and afterwards

4) _Bugzilla training_: who?
http://techbase.kde.org/Development/Tutorials/Debugging/How_to_create_useful_crash_reports 

https://wiki.kubuntu.org/Kubuntu/Bugs/Reporting (has some Kubuntu 
specific parts, but the topic "how to write good reports" is still valid)
http://aseigo.blogspot.co.uk/2009/01/bugskdeorg.html
http://itscommonsensestupid.blogspot.co.uk/2008/07/tips-to-write-good-bug-report.html 

Martin's blogs 
http://blog.martin-graesslin.com/blog/2012/04/blog-series-bugs-kde-org-for-developers/ 

Myriam's blog: 
http://blogs.fsfe.org/myriam/2011/10/when-is-a-bug-report-useful/

5) _Contact distributions_: *annma* => setup a wiki page with 
informations about this beata packages and how to install.
Current situation:
_Slackware_:
The packages will be obtainable at http://alien.slackbook.org/ktown/
The instructions for usage will be posted on 
http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/
_Arch Linux_:
A dedicated [kde-unstable] repository. This repo only
contains KDE/Calligra beta releases (and their unstable deps); when the 
stable
version is out, the packages are removed.
Installation steps are at:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/KDE#Official_kde-unstable
and https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/DeveloperWiki:KDE#Users
_Fedora:_ there is an unofficial kde-unstable/kde-testing and
a kde-stable repo maintained by Rex Dieter - the place where the newest
bits come for already released stuff. But Fedora Rawhide is always the
first place for all builds.
_Gentoo_: provides scm versions (ebuilds) for master/trunk & stable 
branch, betas
and rc's in an extra repository (overlay). Detailed install instructions 
can
be found here:
http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/desktop/kde/kde4-guide.xml

6) _IRC based "bug squashing days"_: do we want to propose some dates 
for that. I think we need to have people on IRC in #kde-quality and 
#kde-bugs on May 29th, 30th and maybe we can set the next week-end as 
formal "bug week-end" (that would be 2 and 3rd June)
To do in coordination with the current bugsquad (write them a mail). Who?
https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/bugsquad

7) Logo for the Quality Team?
For blogs Can we ask Eugene?

8) Rewards for Testers?
Good incentive and would make people feel part of the community.
See 
http://community.kde.org/Getinvolved/Testing/Brainstorming#Personalized_Thank_You_Letter 

and
http://community.kde.org/Getinvolved/Testing/Brainstorming#Competition_For_Best_Bug_Reporters 




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