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* '''Readings/Resources'''
 
* '''Readings/Resources'''
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** [http://blog.johnath.com/2010/02/04/bugzilla-for-humans/ Bugzilla for Humans] (video by Mozilla's Johnathan Nightingale)
 
** [[The Life-cycle of a Bug]] (on-line lecture) by Mozilla's Mike Connor
 
** [[The Life-cycle of a Bug]] (on-line lecture) by Mozilla's Mike Connor
 
** [http://www.toolness.com/wp/?p=25 Account of fixing a first bug, by Mozilla's Atul Varma]
 
** [http://www.toolness.com/wp/?p=25 Account of fixing a first bug, by Mozilla's Atul Varma]
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** Create a [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org bugzilla] account
 
** Create a [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org bugzilla] account
 
** CC yourself on some of the Chrome Experiments bugs in Mozilla's bugzilla
 
** CC yourself on some of the Chrome Experiments bugs in Mozilla's bugzilla
** Blog about your work learning and using bugzilla, and any new tools/techniques you learned this week.
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** Blog about your work learning and using bugzilla, about the things you learned about using it, what was good, what was bad, and any new tools/techniques you learned this week.
 
** Work with #seneca on irc to figure out which bugs you need to file on your Chrome tests
 
** Work with #seneca on irc to figure out which bugs you need to file on your Chrome tests
 
** Be working on your first project release.  Ask for help if you're stuck
 
** Be working on your first project release.  Ask for help if you're stuck
 
** Register for [http://fsoss.ca FSOSS] or join as a [[Volunteer|volunteer]].
 
** Register for [http://fsoss.ca FSOSS] or join as a [[Volunteer|volunteer]].

Revision as of 20:35, 20 September 2010

Week 1 (Sept 7) Course introduction

  • TODO
    • Complete readings and watching/listening to this weeks resources.
    • Create an account on this wiki for yourself
    • Create a personal wiki page on this wiki, and add a link for yourself to the People page as well as the Winter 2010 students page
    • Create a blog (wordpress or blogspot or whatever) and create a feed category or tag called "open source"
    • Read the Blog Guidelines for instructions on how to use your blog in the course
    • Add your blog feed and info to the Open Source@Seneca Planet List so that it appears in the OpenSource@Seneca Planet
    • Blog on your reactions to the readings for this week, and also introduce yourself.
    • Begin learning how to use IRC for communication. We'll cover this in detail next week, but it's better to get started early.

Week 2 (Sept 13) - Collaborative and Community Development Practices

  • TODO
    • Ensure all TODO items from week 1 are completed
    • Complete Lab as a group by end of week
    • Begin (or continue) reading the CDOT Blog Planet, as this is where we will share class announcements and discussions.
    • Consider creating an account on Twitter to use in conjunction with your blog
    • Dial-in to one of the Mozilla Status calls happening this week, and blog about the experience. I'd recommend the Firefox call.
    • Join at least one Mozilla Mailing list
    • Comment in at least one other student's blog with your feedback to what they wrote. Reminder: Comments have to be approved for them to be be shown on your blog. Check your blog settings.
    • Watch online lectures for this week about open source community, blog your reactions.


Week 3 (Sept 20) – Bugs, Bugzilla, and Testing

  • TODO
    • Create a bugzilla account
    • CC yourself on some of the Chrome Experiments bugs in Mozilla's bugzilla
    • Blog about your work learning and using bugzilla, about the things you learned about using it, what was good, what was bad, and any new tools/techniques you learned this week.
    • Work with #seneca on irc to figure out which bugs you need to file on your Chrome tests
    • Be working on your first project release. Ask for help if you're stuck
    • Register for FSOSS or join as a volunteer.