GettingInvolved
Joining the Bug Squad
When joining the Bug Squad the only obligation is to keep up to date with bug management policies.
The only special skills necessary to join the Bug Squad are curiousity and a desire to help. You don't need to know python, perl, C or some other programming language. There is a lot of [:BugSquad/KnowledgeBase: documentation] available regarding bug management workflow and what information to gather when debugging a bug.
To be a member of the Bug Squad you do need to have a [https://launchpad.net Launchpad] account, and then you can [https://launchpad.net/~bugsquad/+join join] the [https://launchpad.net/~bugsquad bugsquad team].
Mailing list
You really should [https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugsquad subscribe] to the [https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-bugsquad mailing list]. Bug Day announcments and bug triaging discussion occurs there.
IRC
You can almost always find team members via [:IRC:IRC] on the channel #ubuntu-bugs on irc.freenode.org.