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Hi Yan

Thanks a lot. I will follow those links and find the test cases. I will get b=
ack to you about this if have need any help.=20

Thanks a lot Yan

Vinay=20

On Jul 3, 2012, at 11:13 PM, Ji Yan <yanji.yj@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Vinay,
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>  Welcome aboard. Recently we are focusing on AOO 3.4.1 release, the new
> dev snapshot build is ready at [1]. you can start with testing the product=

> in your Linux client. and get back with your test result in [2]. also the
> test case [3] is required.
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> [1]
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/Development+Snapshot+=
Builds
> [2]http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/QA/AOO341_TestResult
> [3]http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/QA/AOO341_TestCase
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> 2012/7/4 Vinay <vin03.pl@gmail.com>
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>> Hi Rob
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>> Thanks for the detailed information, in my previous project I was using
>> sun virtual box for my Linux(centos)
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>> I can do the same now. Can I do this, I will install windows 7 on virtual=

>> box, I have dual boot with windows xp and fedora 10 and 11. In this way i=

>> can try on four different platforms.
>> But I have two core with 2.1Ghz. It was working fine with this environmen=
t.
>> As liu said, I will signup with the dev mailing list.
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>> Thanks again Rob
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>> Vinay
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>> On Jul 3, 2012, at 3:07 PM, Rob Weir <robweir@apache.org> wrote:
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>>> On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 2:23 PM, Vinay <vin03.pl@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Hi rob
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>>>> I am sorry about the previous mail, I was sending from my smartphone, I=

>> accidentally sent you half typed mail.
>>>> I can try on Ubuntu, centos as well.
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>>>> Please let me know if you need any information about my hardware.
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>>> Thanks.  Among our users Windows is the most popular platform.  So
>>> getting good coverage there is key.
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>>> If you have a good desktop machine, using virtual machines is a
>>> powerful approach to managing multiple configurations.  For example, I
>>> have a quad-core machine set up with VirtualBox (free download;
>>> https://www.virtualbox.org/).
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>>> Initially I created virtual machines for Windows XP, Windows 7,
>>> Windows 8 Preview and Ubuntu.  Then I cloned some of them to install
>>> earlier versions of OpenOffice, like 3.3.0 and 3.4.0.  Then when a new
>>> 'dev snapshot" build comes out I can quickly test it on multiple
>>> platforms, including how it installs over previous versions.
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>>> Using a virtual machine also helps protect your main environment as
>>> well.  You never know -- a test build could have a bug that messes up
>>> your system.  Testing in a virtual machine is safer.
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>>> Zhe Liu had some good links on where to sign up for the bug database,
>>> where to download snapshot builds, etc.
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>>> -Rob
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>>>> Thanks rob
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>>>> Vinay
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>>>> On Jul 3, 2012, at 11:39 AM, Rob Weir <robweir@apache.org> wrote:
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>>>>> On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 7:36 AM, Vinay <vin03.pl@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> Hi All,
>>>>>>=20
>>>>>> Thanks a lot for letting me join the QA team. I am fairly new QA, I
>> do have
>>>>>> theoretical understanding of testing process, I would like to work on=

>> this
>>>>>> project so that I can get practical skills and learn more from my
>> seniors.
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>>>>>=20
>>>>>=20
>>>>> Welcome to the AOO project, Vinay!
>>>>>=20
>>>>> What platforms(s) can you run OpenOffice on?
>>>>>=20
>>>>> -Rob
>>>>>=20
>>>>>=20
>>>>>=20
>>>>>> I am currently starting to get information from this page
>>>>>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/Site-QA-Plan,
>> please
>>>>>> kindly let me know where I can start off.
>>>>>>=20
>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>> Regards
>>>>>> Vinay
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> Thanks & Best Regards, Yan Ji