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<div>==Getting started as a tester==<br />
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FreeMind is a fairly large project with a very small development team. We need all the extra testing resources we can get, so if you want to help out, this is one of the best places to start.<br />
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# Let us know that you want to help! Visit the [http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=22101 Open Discussion Forum] and tell us.<br />
# Download the latest beta release of the software [http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=7118 here].<br />
# Test! Do everything you can think of to break the application, or just use it the way you plan on using it, and let us know what fails.<br />
# When there's a bug, tell us; to learn how, see [[reporting bugs]], respecting the rules on [[Handling trackers]].<br />
# You'll find things that you want the software to do that it doesn't do. Those aren't necessarily bugs. You can ask for new features, [http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=7118&atid=357118 here].<br />
# If you are interested in helping with more advanced testing, by writing test scripts, please let us know in the [http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=22101 Open Discussion Forum] and someone will contact you about it.<br />
# Reap the rewards by having better software to work with.<br />
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== Going further ''&lt;&lt;Proposal&gt;&gt;'' ==<br />
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Once you've gained some knowledge, you can help even more by following this path:<br />
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# improve the [http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?atid=107118&group_id=7118&func=browse bugs reported] by "normal" users, making sure that they comply to the [[Handling trackers|rules]] and that they contain a clear description of how to reproduce the bug.<br />
# debug the bug and find out where the bug happens in the code, it helps the developers to fix it quickly.<br />
# suggest the required corrections yourself and transform the bug into a [http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=7118&atid=307118 patch] for the developers to integrate into the FreeMind code.<br />
# become a [[Getting started as a developer|developer]] yourself!<br />
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In order to do the above tasks, you'll need additional rights that you should request from one of the Project Admins listed on [http://sourceforge.net/projects/freemind FreeMind's SF page].<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Handling trackers]]<br />
* [[Reporting bugs]]<br />
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