= Call for Action: Improvements Needed! =
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The tester program <big>'''NOTE:''' Tester Program is in trouble and needs your help. At the moment people want to join it to test one app they like. Mostly. Then the app has quirkscurrently unavailable, or does therefore we are not quite work accepting applications at 100% (it's under testing after all!), and this puts more support load on the teamtime.</big>
We occasionally solicit for volunteers to help as testers via the [https://forums.amahi.org forums] for some applications. This means this is only a temporary work around until the Tester program is really not contributing as much back online.</div> <div style="border: 1px solid #66B; padding: .5em 1em; color: #000; background-color: #EEF; margin: 3px 3px 1em 3px;"> The testers program has been frozen until wefind someone to help us drive it and find a formula that works for everyone. We decided to give early access to beta apps to to [http://www.amahi.org/plans Amahi Pro and Ninja] users. '''October 2015 Update:'d like '' No change in status. We are are '''NOT''' accepting any testers at the moment. We are soliciting for a volunteer to lead and does not pull it's own weightmanage this program. If interested, so to speakplease email support.</div>
We__TOC__ = Volunteering as Lead = Submit your application via email to tester-program@... (amahi dot org) with subject '''Tester Program Lead Position'''re looking . Please explain your interest in the program, past project management experience, and what qualifies you for ideas the position. === Improvements Needed ===<div style="border: 1px solid #B66; padding: .5em 1em; color: #000; background-color: #FEE; margin: 3px 3px 1em 3px;"> The tester program is in trouble and needs your help. At the moment people want to join it to retest one app they like. Mostly. Then the app has quirks, or does not quite work at 100% (it's under testing after all!), and this puts more support load on the team. This means this program is really not contributing as much we'd like and does not pull it's own weight, so to speak.</div> === Re-invigorate it and re-energize this program. === How can we make this more exciting and contribute to have people in the program help more across apps, across bugs, etc. We'd like to make it fun for everyone and productive for all!
Some ideas:
* Running "app of the week" sprints for apps and all the testers testing it until it works, then we move on to the next app (maybe we vote on apps that go next)
* Providing some sort of incentive, like credits for testing (exchangeable for something TBD), or credits for bugs ...
* or ... what can we do that is creative, fun for everyone and productive?
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__TOC__* Divide the team in groups, and to every group you can give a task. The group that finish first gets points: 1 lead "tester", 5 -10 tester for group..* or ... what can we do that is creative, fun for everyone and productive? = Becoming a Tester = We would like an email from you, if you would like to become a tester: email tester-program@... (amahi dot org) with subject "Become a tester", explaining your interest in the program, apps you are interested in, etc. Especially if you are willing to step up with coordination, design of the program and leadership
We would like to hear from your if you would like to become a tester: email team@... with subject "Become a tester", explaining your interest in the program, apps you are interested inAs outlined above, and especially '''if you are wiling willing to take a lead position'' to invigorate this program, that would be really really good.
= Tester Program =If you can package apps, that is also a priority. It means you are technical and can potentially fix any issues you see with apps in testing, so that's a great contribution!
By popular demand, we have started a tester program!= What's Involved =
What does that it meanto be a tester?
It means that you get to play with new apps as soon as they become beta, before they are released to the entire Amahi community at large.
Testing helps the application packagers improve the applications that get released. This is very important as the applications grow. Check out the latest apps at:
<nowiki>http://www.amahi.org/apps</nowiki>
We will make announcements about the latest apps added to the app gallery soon.
The only requirement is that you actively participate in the testing, you rate the apps (very important) and send feedback and report bugs at:
http<nowiki>https://bugs.amahi.org/</nowiki>
Thanks go to rampage and the community in the IRC channel for helping organize the apps and contributing to their testing so far, encouraging the implementation of this program! Please review the [[Testing]] page on what to test for with beta releases.
