The GNOME Bugsquad

How bugs are tracked

We use the

Bugzilla bug tracking system to keep track of bugs in GNOME software. Our Bugzilla database is hosted at http://bugzilla.gnome.org/.

How can I help?

The best way to help us triage bugs is to read the

triage guide and then to join us for one of our Bug Days (random and rare Thursdays). We hang out in IRC in channel #bugs on irc.gnome.org. We are there to answer your questions and get you started. If Thursdays are bad for you, you can join us in IRC anyway and there will usually be someone there to help you. You may want to take a look at the FAQ as well. You can also start out by taking a closer look at

bugs reported by you, and correcting them wherever it's needed.

Useful resources

• Bugsquad mailing list

• Bugsquad/TriageGuide How to join the Bugsquad team

• Bugsquad/BugDays More about Bugdays

• Triaging aids

  • Bugsquad/TriageGuide Steps of triaging bug reports

  • Bugsquad/TriageGuide/StockResponses Standard one-click replies

  • Bugsquad/TriageGuide/FindingDuplicates How to search for duplicate reports

  • GettingTraces How to obtain useful stack traces of crashed applications

  • Bugsquad/TriageGuide/ProductSpecificGuidelines tell you how to obtain stack traces from certain applications

  • Bugsquad/TriageGuide/NonGnome Bug trackers for other products not part of Gnome

• Bugzilla tools

  • Bugzilla search page

  • Simple duplicate finder

  • Bugzilla keywords explained

  • Bugsquad/BugzillaTipsAndTricks Tips and tricks for using Bugzilla efficiently

• FAQ - Frequently asked questions

• Bugsquad/DirectiveDiscussion Discussion about our habits and suggested Bugsquad/TriageGuide changes

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