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For now, an unordered list of random thoughts will suffice:
==Support forums and documentation==
* [http://www.mozilla.org/developer/#builds Test nightly builds]
* Answer questions in [http://forums.mozillazine.org/ the forums].
* [http://forums.mozillazine.org Answer questions in the forums]
* Contribute to [[Rules|this wiki]].
* Contribute to this wiki
* [http://www.mozilla.org/developer/#bugCommands File bugs in an informed and wise manner], following [http://texturizer.net/firebird/bugs.html these instructions and guidelines]


Useful Bugzilla queries for people new to bug triage:
==Testing and bug reporting==
* [http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?product=Browser&product=MailNews&status_whiteboard_type=allwordssubstr&status_whiteboard=DUPEME&bug_status=UNCONFIRMED&chfieldto=Now Unconfirmed DUPEME bugs] - Someone thinks each bug here has a duplicate in the system.
* File bugs in [http://www.mozilla.org/developer/#bugCommands an informed and wise manner], following [http://texturizer.net/firebird/bugs.html these instructions and guidelines].
* [http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?product=Browser&component=Browser-General&bug_status=UNCONFIRMED&bug_severity=blocker&bug_severity=critical&chfieldto=Now Unconfirmed Critical Browser-General Bugs] - These bugs report crashes or major loss of function.  They should be categorized and if possible reproduced.
* [http://www.mozilla.org/newlayout/bugathon.html Isolate problems in web pages].
* [http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_status=VERIFIED&resolution=DUPLICATE&chfieldfrom=1w&chfieldto=Now&chfield=resolution Recent Duplicates] - A cross-section of bugs recently marked as Duplicate.  Use this along with Find-as-you-type to find commonly duped bugs matching certain keywords.  Or, customize the query to search only a specific component for dupes.  Searching for other duplicates is a great way to find out if an unconfirmed bug is a duplicate.
* Test [http://www.mozilla.org/developer/#builds nightly builds].
* [http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&votes=15&chfieldto=Now Popular bugs] - Bugs with more than 15 votes.  This is another useful query to use for finding dupes.
* [http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?product=Browser&product=MailNews&long_desc_type=anywords&long_desc=wfm+worksforme&bug_status=UNCONFIRMED&chfieldfrom=1m&chfieldto=Now Recent bugs with worksforme comments] - These are unconfirmed bugs where at least one commenter used the phrase wfm or worksforme. Try to reproduce and report your results.
* [http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?product=Browser&product=MailNews&bug_status=UNCONFIRMED&chfieldto=Now&field0-0-0=%28to_days%28now%28%29%29+-+to_days%28bugs.delta_ts%29%29&type0-0-0=greaterthan&value0-0-0=450 Very old unconfirmed bugs] - Bugs that have gone 450 days without any change.  Check to see if they're still relevant or reproducible.
* [http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/attachment.cgi?id=140535&action=view WFM in most recent comment] - This page links to bugs by platform whose most recent comment contained a phrase similar to worksforme.


(When adding bugs links to this list, please use [http://www.squarefree.com/bookmarklets/mozilla.html#shorten_bug_query this bookmarklet] to shorten the query urls.)
==Triaging bug reports==
* [http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?status_whiteboard_type=allwordssubstr&status_whiteboard=DUPEME&bug_status=UNCONFIRMED Unconfirmed DUPEME bugs] - Someone thinks each bug here has a duplicate in the system. This needs confirming!
* [http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?component=Browser-General&bug_status=UNCONFIRMED&bug_severity=blocker&bug_severity=critical Unconfirmed Critical Browser-General Bugs] - These bugs report crashes or major loss of function.  They should be categorized and if possible reproduced.
* [http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?resolution=DUPLICATE&chfieldfrom=1w&chfieldto=Now&chfield=resolution Recent Duplicates] - A cross-section of bugs recently marked as Duplicate.  Use this along with Find-as-you-type to find commonly duped bugs matching certain keywords.  Or, customize the query to search only a specific component for dupes.  Searching for other duplicates is a great way to find out if an unconfirmed bug is a duplicate.
* [http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?resolution=---&votes=15&chfieldto=Now Popular bugs] - Bugs with more than 15 votes.  This is another useful query to use for finding dupes.
* [http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=UNCONFIRMED&field0-0-0=%28to_days%28now%28%29%29+-+to_days%28bugs.delta_ts%29%29&type0-0-0=greaterthan&value0-0-0=450 Very old unconfirmed bugs] - Bugs that have gone 450 days without any change.  Check to see if they're still relevant.
* [http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?long_desc_type=anywords&long_desc=wfm+worksforme&bug_status=UNCONFIRMED&chfieldfrom=1m&chfieldto=Now Recent bugs with worksforme comments] - These are unconfirmed bugs where at least one commenter used the phrase wfm or worksforme.  Try to reproduce and report your results.
* [http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/attachment.cgi?id=140544&action=view WFM in most recent comment] - This page links to bugs by platform whose most recent comment contained a phrase suggesting a worksforme resolution.
* [http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?status_whiteboard_type=allwordssubstr&status_whiteboard=%5Bgood+first+bug%5D&resolution=--- "Good First Bug"] - These bugs are marked as being good learning bugs for people new to Mozilla source and patching.  Find more candidates or try your hand at coding Mozilla!
 
''(When adding Bugzilla queries links to this list, please use [http://www.squarefree.com/bookmarklets/mozilla.html#shorten_bug_query this bookmarklet] to shorten the query urls. If you're going to post the link without any code, use [http://tinyurl.com/ TinyURL] or [http://snurl.com/ SnipURL].)''
 
==Development==
* [[Dev : Project ideas|Implement ideas]] other people had.
 
[[Category:Top_level]]

Latest revision as of 21:13, 31 March 2006

Support forums and documentation

Testing and bug reporting

Triaging bug reports

  • Unconfirmed DUPEME bugs - Someone thinks each bug here has a duplicate in the system. This needs confirming!
  • Unconfirmed Critical Browser-General Bugs - These bugs report crashes or major loss of function. They should be categorized and if possible reproduced.
  • Recent Duplicates - A cross-section of bugs recently marked as Duplicate. Use this along with Find-as-you-type to find commonly duped bugs matching certain keywords. Or, customize the query to search only a specific component for dupes. Searching for other duplicates is a great way to find out if an unconfirmed bug is a duplicate.
  • Popular bugs - Bugs with more than 15 votes. This is another useful query to use for finding dupes.
  • Very old unconfirmed bugs - Bugs that have gone 450 days without any change. Check to see if they're still relevant.
  • Recent bugs with worksforme comments - These are unconfirmed bugs where at least one commenter used the phrase wfm or worksforme. Try to reproduce and report your results.
  • WFM in most recent comment - This page links to bugs by platform whose most recent comment contained a phrase suggesting a worksforme resolution.
  • "Good First Bug" - These bugs are marked as being good learning bugs for people new to Mozilla source and patching. Find more candidates or try your hand at coding Mozilla!

(When adding Bugzilla queries links to this list, please use this bookmarklet to shorten the query urls. If you're going to post the link without any code, use TinyURL or SnipURL.)

Development