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;Kernel Panic: | ;Kernel Panic: | ||
;...On Device: | ;...On Device: This means that whatever action is being referenced is being performed on a physical Flame device. | ||
;...On Desktop: | ;...On Desktop: This means that whatever action is being referenced is being performed on B2G Desktop or Web IDE. This would not be appropriate for performance or hardware specific issues since those don't have access to the hardware of the phone. | ||
;G.I.P: | ;G.I.P: Gaia Integration Python tests are the automation tests that are written in Python. We, as a group, are migrating away from the Python testing suite to use in favor of GIJ. This way, both the applications and the tests are using the same tech and will have better support. | ||
;G.I.J: | ;G.I.J: | ||
;Shallow Flash: | ;Shallow Flash: This process means you are flashing the Gecko and Gaia layers only. It assumes that all drivers and libraries for the hardware are in place and up to date. | ||
;Full Flash': | ;Full Flash': This process means that you are flashing all layers | ||
;QAnalyst: | ;QAnalyst: | ||
;Regression Window: | ;Regression Window: The timeframe between the last successful build and when it broke. The smaller the window, the better for assessing what went wrong. | ||
;Smoke Test: | ;Smoke Test: | ||
;Nightly: | ;Nightly: | ||
;Nomination: | ;Nomination: | ||
;Functional Team: | ;Functional Team: | ||
;Blocker: | ;Blocker: A blocker is a bug where critical functionality is broken to the point that we cannot release the product. The release is therefore "Blocked". | ||
;Feature Landing: | ;Feature Landing: | ||
;Feature Complete: | ;Feature Complete: | ||
;Dogfood: | ;Dogfood: When you hear the term "dogfooding", it is the process of using a product that you created. So, in terms of Firefox OS QA, someone would use a Flame device as their own personal phone. Thus, they are testing the phone in the realest sense of the term. | ||
;[https://wiki.mozilla.org/B2G/Triage#Blocker_Triage_Guidelines Triage]: ''Bug triage is a process in which bugs are prioritized to be fixed. The bugs are sorted into categories like critical and non-critical to manage the inward flow of issues and to make sure the proper issues are being worked on at a given time.'' | ;[https://wiki.mozilla.org/B2G/Triage#Blocker_Triage_Guidelines Triage]: ''Bug triage is a process in which bugs are prioritized to be fixed. The bugs are sorted into categories like critical and non-critical to manage the inward flow of issues and to make sure the proper issues are being worked on at a given time.'' | ||