QA/Platform/DOM/Participate/Stale-Bugs

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Please email ahughes@mozilla.com if you have any questions about this project

About this Project

Stale bugs are issues that have not seen any progress in a very long time. A bug can go stale for numerous reasons, sometimes because we've exhausted all means of investigation, sometimes because it got lost in the noise of many newer bugs and changing priorities. It is important that we have a look at these bugs to resurface important issues that have fallen through the cracks.

This project will evolved over several phases:

  • I: bugs stale for 5+ years <-- current phase
  • II: bugs stale for 2+ years
  • III: bugs stale for 1+ year

Contributors

The following people have participated in this project

How to Participate

Before you begin, you should be familiar with installing the latest Nightly version of Firefox and be able to comprehend a bug report in Bugzilla. It is also a good idea to familiarize yourself with our MDN documentation since our focus will be on UNCONFIRMED DOM bugs. If you are new or need a refresher on these topics, please contact me (ahughes@mozilla.com) so I can help you get started.

When you're ready to begin:

  • Look through the list of bugs below to find one that interests you
  • Open the bug report by clicking the link and read through the report
  • Once you have an understanding of the bug report, see if you can reproduce the issue in the latest Nightly version of Firefox
  • Once you've finished testing and updating a bug report (or if you get stuck) feel free to move on to another bug report

If the bug reproduces, make the following changes to the bug report:

  • add a comment describing the steps to reproduce and your test environment (Firefox version, Operating system, etc)
  • set the status of the bug to NEW
  • add [stale] to the QA Whiteboard field (this will be used to track contribution to this project)

If the bug does not reproduce, make the following changes to the bug report:

  • add a comment to the bug stating, "I am not able to reproduce this bug with the latest Firefox Nightly. Please reopen this bug report if the bug is still valid.", include relevant information (steps followed, operating system, Firefox version tested, etc)
  • set the status of the bug report to RESOLVED with one of the following resolutions:
    • WORKSFORME: if you can reproduce the bug in an older version of Firefox but not in the latest
    • INCOMPLETE: if you think the bug is probably valid but is not actionable
    • INVALID: if you think the bug is not a valid bug
  • add [stale] to the QA Whiteboard field (this will be used to track contribution to this project)

Getting Help

To get help with a specific bug:

  • set the needinfo flag to ? and enter :ashughes in the needinfo field
  • add a comment to the bug asking your question

Alternatively, send me an email (ahughes@mozilla.com) to ask me a question and get help.

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