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1.1       bowersj2    1: \label{Bugzilla}
                      2: LON-CAPA uses "Bugzilla" (http://www.bugzilla.org/) to report and track bugs 
1.4       vandui11    3: and enhancements.  You will need to have an account to use Bugzilla. You can create an account at http://bugs.lon-capa.org and then 
1.1       bowersj2    4: select \textbf{Open a New Account}. To report a bug or request an enhancement, do 
                      5: the following:
                      6: 
                      7: \begin{enumerate}
                      8: 
1.3       felicia     9: \item Open the web page http://bugs.lon-capa.org
1.5     ! vandui11   10: \item Click on the \underbar{Enter a new bug report} link.
1.3       felicia    11: \item Select the product (LON-CAPA) on which to enter a bug.
                     12: \item At the login screen, enter your email address and password.
1.5     ! vandui11   13: \item Click the \fbox{Login} button.
        !            14: \item Select the version of LON-CAPA, the LON-CAPA component the bug is in, the platform you're using, and the operating system you're using from the drop-down menus.
1.3       felicia    15: \item Enter a summary in the summary text box.
                     16: \item Enter a description in the description text box.
1.5     ! vandui11   17: \item Click the \fbox{Commit} button.
1.1       bowersj2   18: 
                     19: \end{enumerate}
                     20: 
                     21: LON-CAPA is open-source software where everyone is free to contribute to the 
                     22: development. If you think of an enhancement request, or find a bug in the system, 
                     23: please report it. All reported bugs and enhancement requests posted on Bugzilla
                     24: will be examined by the core LON-CAPA team. Having the request in Bugzilla
                     25: makes it much easier to keep track of bugs and enhancement requests, making it
1.4       vandui11   26: less likely such things will be lost or forgotten as requests not in 
1.1       bowersj2   27: Bugzilla frequently are.
                     28: 
1.4       vandui11   29: Bugzilla also supports conversation about requests and some workflow and 
1.1       bowersj2   30: accountability features. You'll be able to see how the developers respond to
                     31: the bug, who is currently responsible for it, and what the developer's intention
                     32: is.
                     33: