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List:       gentoo-dev
Subject:    [gentoo-dev] BugDay - August 1st - Everyone is welcome to join!
From:       Aisha Tammy <gentoo.dev () aisha ! cc>
Date:       2020-07-29 0:31:28
Message-ID: 80a6b514-f1da-617b-3aef-054393f37e8c () aisha ! cc
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# Gentoo BugDay

Come join us over at #gentoo-bugday on freenode IRC on the first Saturday=
 of every month
to squash bugs and make Gentoo a bit more awesome.

You don't need to be a Gentoo developer or even a coder to help us on Bug=
Day.

Our next BugDay is on 1st Aug 2020 and we have started making preparation=
s for
selecting and prioritizing bug categories for that day.


## Bug categories

The bug categories should be broad enough that there will be a lot of bug=
s being targeted.
We keep a option poll open to everybody to help us narrow down the catego=
ries of bugs to
focus.

The opinion poll is there to get an input from everyone about how to best=
 tackle the current
bug situation and get an understanding of the community and developer pri=
orities.

The poll is open at https://dudle.inf.tu-dresden.de/Bugday_2020-08-01/

Be sure to vote in the poll to get your opinion heard.


## For developers

Even if you have never coded for Gentoo you can help us with your knowled=
ge.
It's always valuable to have your experience to guide us.

Things to help with
- Find a related bug that piques your interest.
- Look at upstream if this has been reported to them.
- If not, make a bug report to the upstream developers.
- If they have already seen it, check if they have managed to patch it.
- If not, try to gather as much information as you can about the bug so t=
hat
=C2=A0=C2=A0 it may help the developer tackling it.
- Alert us at #gentoo-bugday and interact with us to see if this can be s=
quashed.


## For users
Users are one of the most important part of Gentoo and this is the occasi=
on for them to
talk the developers and make your bugs looked at.

Take a look at the categories for BugDay at the poll link and the final B=
ugDay wiki page
- Find a related bug that you have experienced and has not been fixed yet=

- Try to see how it can be reproduced.
- The related bug reports have been ignored for months you say?
=C2=A0=C2=A0 Come poke us about these bugs at #gentoo-bugday on the freen=
ode IRC
=C2=A0=C2=A0 and we will begin squashing any of those that are pending.


## Whats in it for me?

Bragging rights, permanently being listed on the charts of BugDay, sense =
of entitlement.

Any person who helps us solve valid problems will be given the honor of b=
eing listed on the page.

Even users who help related bugs and find links which make our problem so=
lving easier will be put on a pedestal.


## Contributors

Thanks a lot to jstein@ for being the gracious organizer and making sure =
everything goes smoothly.

And special thanks to contributors who have worked on our previous BugDay=
s.

Past contributors:
- https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Bugday_2020-06-06
- https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Bugday_2020-07-04


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