Developers

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How do I configure this now?
World Wide Web
Bugzilla
Users
CVS
Submit problems/ request features
Download/Use Software
Lets make this version the final release...
Store Latest Code
Just one more fix and I am done!
Commit/Build
Code Changes
Vote
Developers
Committers
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Users

• Users use and test the software. They do not
  contribute with source code, but only install,
  configure, use and test the software.

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Developers

• Developers are the authors of the code. Anybody
  who contributes code can be a developer.

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Committers

• Commiters have the highest rank in the project.
  They can code, vote on features, vote on bugs to
  be fixed, release versions of the software, etc.
  Developers can eventually become committers.

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World Wide Web

• EMail and mailing lists are the most common form
  of coordination. There are also announcements and
  bulletin boards in the website that everyone can
  read to find information about the project.

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Bugzilla

• Bugzilla its a tool used to keep track of
  software defects found in the software, or
  feature requests to enhance the product. Anybody
  can submit problems/requests to Bugzilla.

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CVS

• CVS is a source code repository that stores
  documentation, code and binaries for the software.

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Download/Use Software

• Any user (this includes developers and
  committers) can download the latest release build
  and start using it. Builds can become a released
  version, once its been tested by enough users.

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Submit problems/request features

• Users, developers and committers can all submit
  problems and/or feature requests. Problems and
  features are submitted to Bugzilla, and
  developers are informed through electronic mail.

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Code Changes

• Each developer makes code changes separately, but
  developers communicate quite often, through email
  mainly, in order to coordinate how the work is to
  be done. Java coding standards are supposed to be
  followed in coding.

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Store Latest Code

• Both programmers and committers can actually
  store the latest code. Code changes are either
  fixes to bugs or coding of new features.

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Vote

• Committers and programmers who contributed to the
  code can vote on the direction of the project,
  for instance, what build is the final release,
  what features will make it into the final
  software to be released, bugs to be fixed, etc.

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Commit/Build

• Commiters can commit the latest code into CVS.
  There are daily builds, milestone builds and
  release builds.