Testing in Open Source Software OSS Projects

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Testing in Open Source Software
(OSS) Projects

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• sourceforge ( http//sourceforge.net/projects
  /pidgin/ )
• freshmeat ( http//freshmeat.net/projects/pid
  gin/ )
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• Developers 26
• Status 5 Production / Stable

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Bugs Bug Reports

• http//sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?thread_id1
  812222forum_id665 ( 1 answer )
• https//sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?thread_id
  1821507forum_id665
• https//sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?thread_id
  1824422forum_id665
• https//sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?thread_id
  1679368forum_id665 ( 10 answers )
• http//developer.pidgin.im/ticket/2465
• http//developer.pidgin.im/ticket/2813
• http//developer.pidgin.im/ticket/3113
• http//developer.pidgin.im/ticket/3246 ( fixed )
• http//developer.pidgin.im/ticket/3262 ( 2
  answers )

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