# SDL Q/A volunteers?

**URL:** <https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/sdl-q-a-volunteers/20775>\
**Category:** SDL Development\
**Created:** [June 22, 2014, 6:43pm UTC](https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/sdl-q-a-volunteers/20775 "2014-06-22T18:43:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![slouken](https://discourse.libsdl.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@slouken](https://discourse.libsdl.org/u/slouken)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2014, 6:43pm UTC](https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/sdl-q-a-volunteers/20775/1 "2014-06-22T18:43:00Z")

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Adam M. pointed out rightly in bug 2543 that the SDL bug database can use  
more attention.

I assumed that everyone was in the same boat as Ryan and I in that we have  
lots going on, but maybe people do have time, and I just haven’t asked.

So, does anybody have time and interest in helping stay on top of the SDL  
bugs? This would involve communicating with people who report bugs,  
verifying bug reports and fixes, knowing when fixes are safe to commit, and  
poking Ryan and I when something needs attention.

There are currently 321 open SDL 2.0 bugs and we’ve fixed over 900 SDL 2.0  
bugs over the last few years.

While I’m here, I want to give big thanks to Gabriel Jacobo and Philipp  
Wiesemann, who have been doing great work and are now full contributors to  
SDL.

Cheers!

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**Author:** ![Trygve\_Vea](https://discourse.libsdl.org/user_avatar/discourse.libsdl.org/trygve_vea/32/2615_2.png) [@Trygve\_Vea](https://discourse.libsdl.org/u/Trygve_Vea)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2014, 6:57pm UTC](https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/sdl-q-a-volunteers/20775/2 "2014-06-24T18:57:52Z")

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> Adam M. pointed out rightly in bug 2543 that the SDL bug database can use  
> more attention.
> 
> I assumed that everyone was in the same boat as Ryan and I in that we have  
> lots going on, but maybe people do have time, and I just haven’t asked.
> 
> So, does anybody have time and interest in helping stay on top of the SDL  
> bugs? This would involve communicating with people who report bugs,  
> verifying bug reports and fixes, knowing when fixes are safe to commit, and  
> poking Ryan and I when something needs attention.

Since you haven’t received any public responses to this, I want to express  
some interest. I’ve been hesitant because of limited available time - but  
I want to help SDL move forward, and I’m quite surprised that no one has  
expressed any interest already. However - I would like to know more about  
what level of commitment you’re looking for.

Could you supply some more details to what you would expect from this?On Sun, Jun 22, 2014 at 8:43 PM, Sam Lantinga wrote:

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Trygve Vea

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**Author:** ![slouken](https://discourse.libsdl.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@slouken](https://discourse.libsdl.org/u/slouken)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2014, 8:02am UTC](https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/sdl-q-a-volunteers/20775/3 "2014-06-25T08:02:36Z")

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Any level of commitment is fine. Just poke through the bug list, see if  
there are any bugs you feel comfortable checking and verify the fix, if  
any, and poke me and Ryan if it looks ready to go or is currently a  
showstopper for someone.

Thanks!On Tue, Jun 24, 2014 at 11:57 AM, Trygve Vea \<trygve.vea at [gmail.com](http://gmail.com)\> wrote:

> On Sun, Jun 22, 2014 at 8:43 PM, Sam Lantinga \<@slouken\> wrote:
> 
> > Adam M. pointed out rightly in bug 2543 that the SDL bug database can use  
> > more attention.
> > 
> > I assumed that everyone was in the same boat as Ryan and I in that we  
> > have lots going on, but maybe people do have time, and I just haven’t asked.
> > 
> > So, does anybody have time and interest in helping stay on top of the SDL  
> > bugs? This would involve communicating with people who report bugs,  
> > verifying bug reports and fixes, knowing when fixes are safe to commit, and  
> > poking Ryan and I when something needs attention.
> 
> Since you haven’t received any public responses to this, I want to express  
> some interest. I’ve been hesitant because of limited available time - but  
> I want to help SDL move forward, and I’m quite surprised that no one has  
> expressed any interest already. However - I would like to know more about  
> what level of commitment you’re looking for.
> 
> Could you supply some more details to what you would expect from this?
> 
> –  
> Trygve Vea
> 
> * * *
> 
> SDL mailing list  
> SDL at [lists.libsdl.org](http://lists.libsdl.org)  
> [http://lists.libsdl.org/listinfo.cgi/sdl-libsdl.org](http://lists.libsdl.org/listinfo.cgi/sdl-libsdl.org)

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**Author:** ![slime](https://discourse.libsdl.org/user_avatar/discourse.libsdl.org/slime/32/3845_2.png) [@slime](https://discourse.libsdl.org/u/slime)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2014, 1:56am UTC](https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/sdl-q-a-volunteers/20775/4 "2014-07-06T01:56:48Z")

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What?s the best way to poke you two? There are a couple nasty regressions from recent commits that have bug reports and probably need attention…On Jun 22, 2014, at 3:43 PM, Sam Lantinga wrote:

> […] and poking Ryan and I when something needs attention.

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**Author:** ![Alex\_Barry](https://discourse.libsdl.org/user_avatar/discourse.libsdl.org/alex_barry/32/515_2.png) [@Alex\_Barry](https://discourse.libsdl.org/u/Alex_Barry)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2014, 2:22am UTC](https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/sdl-q-a-volunteers/20775/5 "2014-07-06T02:22:16Z")

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Tomorrow I’ll peek through some bugs. Is there a doc available on Q/A  
standards that bug fixes should follow, or is the code guidelines basically  
that? I’ll take ticket numbers if people have things that are high  
priority; also note I’m on Linux, so I won’t be able able to check any Mac  
specific bugs, but I do have Windows 7 available.On 25 Jun 2014 04:03, “Sam Lantinga” wrote:

> Any level of commitment is fine. Just poke through the bug list, see if  
> there are any bugs you feel comfortable checking and verify the fix, if  
> any, and poke me and Ryan if it looks ready to go or is currently a  
> showstopper for someone.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> On Tue, Jun 24, 2014 at 11:57 AM, Trygve Vea \<trygve.vea at [gmail.com](http://gmail.com)\> wrote:
> 
> > On Sun, Jun 22, 2014 at 8:43 PM, Sam Lantinga wrote:
> > 
> > > Adam M. pointed out rightly in bug 2543 that the SDL bug database can  
> > > use more attention.
> > > 
> > > I assumed that everyone was in the same boat as Ryan and I in that we  
> > > have lots going on, but maybe people do have time, and I just haven’t asked.
> > > 
> > > So, does anybody have time and interest in helping stay on top of the  
> > > SDL bugs? This would involve communicating with people who report bugs,  
> > > verifying bug reports and fixes, knowing when fixes are safe to commit, and  
> > > poking Ryan and I when something needs attention.
> > 
> > Since you haven’t received any public responses to this, I want to  
> > express some interest. I’ve been hesitant because of limited available  
> > time - but I want to help SDL move forward, and I’m quite surprised that no  
> > one has expressed any interest already. However - I would like to know  
> > more about what level of commitment you’re looking for.
> > 
> > Could you supply some more details to what you would expect from this?
> > 
> > –  
> > Trygve Vea
> > 
> > * * *
> > 
> > SDL mailing list  
> > SDL at [lists.libsdl.org](http://lists.libsdl.org)  
> > [http://lists.libsdl.org/listinfo.cgi/sdl-libsdl.org](http://lists.libsdl.org/listinfo.cgi/sdl-libsdl.org)
> 
> * * *
> 
> SDL mailing list  
> SDL at [lists.libsdl.org](http://lists.libsdl.org)  
> [http://lists.libsdl.org/listinfo.cgi/sdl-libsdl.org](http://lists.libsdl.org/listinfo.cgi/sdl-libsdl.org)

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**Author:** ![slouken](https://discourse.libsdl.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@slouken](https://discourse.libsdl.org/u/slouken)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2014, 12:33am UTC](https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/sdl-q-a-volunteers/20775/6 "2014-07-07T00:33:03Z")

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e-mail is the best way. I plan to look at those patches tomorrow, FYI.On Sat, Jul 5, 2014 at 6:56 PM, Alex Szpakowski wrote:

> What?s the best way to poke you two? There are a couple nasty regressions  
> from recent commits that have bug reports and probably need attention…
> 
> On Jun 22, 2014, at 3:43 PM, Sam Lantinga \<@slouken\> wrote:
> 
> […] and poking Ryan and I when something needs attention.
> 
> * * *
> 
> SDL mailing list  
> SDL at [lists.libsdl.org](http://lists.libsdl.org)  
> [http://lists.libsdl.org/listinfo.cgi/sdl-libsdl.org](http://lists.libsdl.org/listinfo.cgi/sdl-libsdl.org)

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**Author:** ![Robotic-Brain](https://discourse.libsdl.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/8c91f0/32.png) [@Robotic-Brain](https://discourse.libsdl.org/u/Robotic-Brain)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2014, 12:04am UTC](https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/sdl-q-a-volunteers/20775/7 "2014-07-09T00:04:50Z")

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If you need someone to test on Mac 10.6 just send me a message

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**Author:** ![slouken](https://discourse.libsdl.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@slouken](https://discourse.libsdl.org/u/slouken)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2014, 3:44am UTC](https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/sdl-q-a-volunteers/20775/8 "2014-07-09T03:44:48Z")

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Great, thanks! :)On Tue, Jul 8, 2014 at 5:04 PM, Robotic-Brain wrote:

> If you need someone to test on Mac 10.6 just send me a message
> 
> * * *
> 
> SDL mailing list  
> SDL at [lists.libsdl.org](http://lists.libsdl.org)  
> [http://lists.libsdl.org/listinfo.cgi/sdl-libsdl.org](http://lists.libsdl.org/listinfo.cgi/sdl-libsdl.org)