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Posted to qa@openoffice.apache.org by Mickey Hanson <mc...@gmail.com> on 2013/01/17 19:30:05 UTC
Hello!!
I know nothing about testing software, only using it. I'm very familiar
most of MicroSoft Office programs, but not OpenOffice. I'd appreciate some
help.
Mickey
Re: Hello!!
Posted by Rob Weir <ro...@apache.org>.
On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 2:32 PM, Anetha Raj <an...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Rob
>
> My name is Anetha and love to test.
>
> My account is anethasundars@gmail.com.
>
Excellent!
I just added you to the qa-team group in Bugzilla. So you now have
permissions to edit defect reports.
I also assigned you a small batch of user-submitted defect reports to
review. I belief you said before that you are a Mac user, so I sent
you OSX ones.
Thanks!
-Rob
> Pl assign me on a project or on a defect to test.
>
> Thanks
>
> Anetha
>
> On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 2:15 PM, Rob Weir <ro...@apache.org> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 1:30 PM, Mickey Hanson <mc...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > I know nothing about testing software, only using it. I'm very familiar
>> > most of MicroSoft Office programs, but not OpenOffice. I'd appreciate
>> some
>> > help.
>>
>> Hi Mickey,
>>
>> Take a look at some example defect reports from our Bugzilla issue tracker:
>>
>> https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=121637
>>
>> https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=121583
>>
>> https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=121412
>>
>> To contribute effectively to QA you don't necessarily need experience
>> with QA. Testing is as much an attitude and a disciplined, methodical
>> mindset as it is about specific knowledge. But you do need to know
>> enough about the product you are testing to be able to review defect
>> reports like the above, and try to confirm them. So you need a good
>> general knowledge of the product, not necessarily a "power user" but
>> at least a good solid working knowledge.
>>
>> So if you are not familiar with OpenOffice at all, I'd recommend
>> installing it and start using it in your daily work. You can find
>> tutorials and user guides linked on our documentation page:
>>
>> http://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation
>>
>> One approach would be to specialize. For example, starting with only
>> spreadsheets (Calc) or only presentations (Impress).
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> -Rob
>>
>>
>> >
>> > Mickey
>>
>
>
>
> --
> S.Anetha
Re: Hello!!
Posted by Anetha Raj <an...@gmail.com>.
Hi Rob
My name is Anetha and love to test.
My account is anethasundars@gmail.com.
Pl assign me on a project or on a defect to test.
Thanks
Anetha
On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 2:15 PM, Rob Weir <ro...@apache.org> wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 1:30 PM, Mickey Hanson <mc...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I know nothing about testing software, only using it. I'm very familiar
> > most of MicroSoft Office programs, but not OpenOffice. I'd appreciate
> some
> > help.
>
> Hi Mickey,
>
> Take a look at some example defect reports from our Bugzilla issue tracker:
>
> https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=121637
>
> https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=121583
>
> https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=121412
>
> To contribute effectively to QA you don't necessarily need experience
> with QA. Testing is as much an attitude and a disciplined, methodical
> mindset as it is about specific knowledge. But you do need to know
> enough about the product you are testing to be able to review defect
> reports like the above, and try to confirm them. So you need a good
> general knowledge of the product, not necessarily a "power user" but
> at least a good solid working knowledge.
>
> So if you are not familiar with OpenOffice at all, I'd recommend
> installing it and start using it in your daily work. You can find
> tutorials and user guides linked on our documentation page:
>
> http://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation
>
> One approach would be to specialize. For example, starting with only
> spreadsheets (Calc) or only presentations (Impress).
>
> Regards,
>
> -Rob
>
>
> >
> > Mickey
>
--
S.Anetha
Re: Hello!!
Posted by Rob Weir <ro...@apache.org>.
On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 1:30 PM, Mickey Hanson <mc...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I know nothing about testing software, only using it. I'm very familiar
> most of MicroSoft Office programs, but not OpenOffice. I'd appreciate some
> help.
Hi Mickey,
Take a look at some example defect reports from our Bugzilla issue tracker:
https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=121637
https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=121583
https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=121412
To contribute effectively to QA you don't necessarily need experience
with QA. Testing is as much an attitude and a disciplined, methodical
mindset as it is about specific knowledge. But you do need to know
enough about the product you are testing to be able to review defect
reports like the above, and try to confirm them. So you need a good
general knowledge of the product, not necessarily a "power user" but
at least a good solid working knowledge.
So if you are not familiar with OpenOffice at all, I'd recommend
installing it and start using it in your daily work. You can find
tutorials and user guides linked on our documentation page:
http://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation
One approach would be to specialize. For example, starting with only
spreadsheets (Calc) or only presentations (Impress).
Regards,
-Rob
>
> Mickey