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The Ubuntu QA team is focused on developing and maintaining documentation, policies and practices for ensuring Ubuntu's quality as a distribution as well as providing general advice, oversight, and leadership of QA community and its activities within the Ubuntu project.

=== What kinds of things does the Ubuntu QA team do? ===
 * Assesses and communicates Ubuntu's QA needs.
 * Works on creating consistent and efficient QA-related policies.
 * Helps to build communities around QA work and run them smoothly.
 * Leads Ubuntu's testing activities.
 * Provides leadership to Ubuntu QA-related projects.

=== Contact ===
  * [[https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-qa|Launchpad team]]
  * [[https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-qa|Ubuntu QA mailing list]]
  * '''#ubuntu-testing''' on irc.freenode.net

=== Meetings ===

The Ubuntu QA team has regular weekly meetings Wednesdays at 17:00 UTC in '''#ubuntu-meeting''' on irc.freenode.net . See agenda and archive at [[/Meetings]]
= Ubuntu Quality =
'''The Ubuntu Quality team''' is focused on developing and maintaining the policies and practices for ensuring Ubuntu's quality as a distribution as well as providing general advice, oversight, and leadership of QA community and its activities within the Ubuntu project.
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Ubuntu QA is mainly a coordination team, so individuals, not other teams, can be members. Additionally, memberships expire annually and can be renewed by members themselves. We heartily encourage people from '''all''' areas of QA to join our team. You can get involved with the Ubuntu Quality team in several ways. To help you figure out what you can do to help us, we have split the tasks in several roles:
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If you like to join us, then: <<BR>>
 * Please send an introductory email to the [[https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-qa|ubuntu-qa]] list introducing yourself, your previous QA work, and your plans for working in the team.
 * Consider joining our [[https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-testing|Launchpad QA Team]].
 * Come to talk to us on the '''#ubuntu-testing''' channel on irc.freenode.net
 * Join our team meetings in '''#ubuntu-meeting''' channel on Wednesdays, 17:00 GMT. Click [[/Meetings|here]] to read the details and agenda for the next meeting, as well as logs of previous meetings.
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== Current Activities == === Next Steps ===
After you've found out the area(s) where you want to help us with, we recommend '''subscribing to the [[https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-quality|Ubuntu Quality mailing list]]'''. Announcements and coordination for testing will occur on this list.
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The main list of QA tasks is our [[Testing/Activities|Activities]] page, but if you're eager to start without wasting any moment, talk to the team about doing one of the tasks from the following list: Also consider stopping by on IRC and saying hello in realtime! We hang out in the '''[[https://web.libera.chat/?nick=webchat?#ubuntu-quality|#ubuntu-quality]] IRC channel''' on the Libera.Chat IRC network.
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 * [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/TasksPrecise|QA Community tasks for Precise Pangolin release]] There are a few tutorials to get you started:
 * '''For testers:''' [[QATeam/DevelopmentSetup|Setting up a development/testing installation]]
 * '''For people who plan to contribute to things maintained in Bzr branches (testcases and code):''' [[QATeam/DevelopmentToolsSetup|Setting up development tools]] and [[QATeam/DevelopmentToolsUsage|Working with Bzr branches and Launchpad]]
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An important part of testing is that which is to be carried out by [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/AutomatedTesting|Automated Testing]], please do take a read of that area to understand what automated testing is all about. Additionally, if you need '''more information or guidance on getting started''', you can ask for help both in the mailing list and the IRC channel.
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== QA related teams ==

||'''Name'''||'''Purpose/focus'''||'''Launchpad'''||'''Mailing list'''||'''IRC'''||'''Primary contact(s)'''||
||[[QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification|SRU Verification]]||SRU testing/validation||[[https://launchpad.net/~sru-verification|sru-verification]]||[[https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-qa|ubuntu-qa]]||'''#ubuntu-testing'''||Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)||
||[[QATeam|Ubuntu QA]]||Main Ubuntu QA coordination/development||[[https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-qa|ubuntu-qa]]||[[https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-qa|ubuntu-qa]]||'''#ubuntu-testing'''||||
||[[Kubuntu/QA|Kubuntu QA]]||Kubuntu QA coordination/development||[[https://launchpad.net/~kubuntu-members|kubuntu-members]]||[[https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-devel|kubuntu-devel]]||'''#kubuntu-devel'''||[[RichardJohnson|Richard Johnson (nixternal)]]||
||[[http://www.xubuntu.org/contribute/qa_bugs_testing|Xubuntu QA]]||Xubuntu QA coordination/development||[[https://launchpad.net/~xubuntu-team|xubuntu-team]]||[[https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-devel|xubuntu-devel]]||'''#xubuntu-devel'''||
||[[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/Testing|Lubuntu QA]]||Lubuntu QA coordination/development||[[https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa|lubuntu-team]]||[[https://lists.launchpad.net/lubuntu-qa/|lubuntu-qa]]||'''#lubuntu'''|| [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/phillw|Phill Whiteside (phillw)]]||

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=== Further resources ===
 * The [[https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-testing|Launchpad QA Team]] is open for everybody helping out the QA team to join!
 * You can send an introductory email to the [[https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-quality|Ubuntu Quality mailing list]] list introducing yourself and your plans for working in the team.
 * You can add your information on the [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/Hardware|Hardware]] page.
 * The [[QATeam/FAQ|FAQ page]] answers the most common questions.

Ubuntu Quality

The Ubuntu Quality team is focused on developing and maintaining the policies and practices for ensuring Ubuntu's quality as a distribution as well as providing general advice, oversight, and leadership of QA community and its activities within the Ubuntu project.

Getting Involved

You can get involved with the Ubuntu Quality team in several ways. To help you figure out what you can do to help us, we have split the tasks in several roles:

Next Steps

After you've found out the area(s) where you want to help us with, we recommend subscribing to the Ubuntu Quality mailing list. Announcements and coordination for testing will occur on this list.

Also consider stopping by on IRC and saying hello in realtime! We hang out in the #ubuntu-quality IRC channel on the Libera.Chat IRC network.

There are a few tutorials to get you started:

Additionally, if you need more information or guidance on getting started, you can ask for help both in the mailing list and the IRC channel.

Further resources

  • The Launchpad QA Team is open for everybody helping out the QA team to join!

  • You can send an introductory email to the Ubuntu Quality mailing list list introducing yourself and your plans for working in the team.

  • You can add your information on the Hardware page.

  • The FAQ page answers the most common questions.

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