[Evergreen-catalogers] Fwd: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Evergreen Community Bug Squashing Week: May 21-25

[Jane Sandberg]

Hi catalogers,

Here's a way to effect change in the Evergreen cataloging module, and
help get important bugs fixed more quickly.  You really don't have to
be a software developer to participate; you just need to know about
cataloging in Evergreen.

Testing bug fixes is not super technical, the process looks like this:
1) Choose a bug with a proposed fix that still needs to be tested
(here are some cataloging-related ones:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/?field.searchtext=&orderby=-importance&field.status%3Alist=NEW&field.status%3Alist=CONFIRMED&field.status%3Alist=TRIAGED&field.status%3Alist=INPROGRESS&assignee_option=none&field.tag=cataloging+pullrequest&field.tags_combinator=ALL)
2) Fill out a form
3) Get an email with a link to a Web client with the proposed fix.
4) Write a comment on the launchpad bug letting folks know whether the
fix worked for you or not, or if you aren't sure how to test the fix.

You can also work with developers on what fixes should look like for
bugs that don't yet have any proposed fixes:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bugs?field.tag=cataloging

I hope that some of you will be able to join!

  -Jane


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Terran McCanna <tmccanna at georgialibraries.org>
Date: Mon, May 14, 2018 at 6:19 PM
Subject: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Evergreen Community Bug Squashing Week: May 21-25
To: "Group, Evergreen" <open-ils-general at list.georgialibraries.org>,
"List, Evergreen" <open-ils-dev at list.georgialibraries.org>


Hello everyone,

Our next community-wide Bug Squashing Week is scheduled for Monday,
May 21 through Friday, May 25

(Don't worry, you don't need to set aside the entire week to
participate - you can participate however much that you can fit into
your schedule.)

You may participate in Bug Squashing Day by:

- Submitting new bug fixes for reported bugs
- Testing bug fixes that others have submitted (these should have the
"pullrequest" tag)
- Confirming bug reports that haven't been reviewed yet (this is a
great way to participate if you're not a coder!)
- Pushing bug fixes into Evergreen (for core committers)
- Assisting with documentation updates

Bug Squashing Day Info and Guidelines:
http://wiki.evergreen-ils.org/doku.php?id=dev:bug_squashing

If you would like to request a sandbox to test bug fixes on please
fill out the this form:
http://bit.ly/2tMCXiD


Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thank you!

Terran McCanna
PINES Program Manager
Georgia Public Library Service
1800 Century Place, Suite 150
Atlanta, GA 30345
404-235-7138
tmccanna at georgialibraries.org



-- 
Jane Sandberg
Electronic Resources Librarian
Linn-Benton Community College
sandbej at linnbenton.edu / 541-917-4655
Pronouns: she/her/hers