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What is the basic purpose of NetCAT?

Simply put, the goal of this program is to get active Apache NetBeans community members involved in testing the Apache NetBeans IDE development builds. Participants will provide feedback on product usability, quality and performance. In return, these volunteers are given an opportunity to significantly influence the quality of the Apache NetBeans IDE. It is important to stress though that the NetCAT program is about quality acceptance and not about feature design.

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If you have experience with software development and would like to help NetBeans become the best IDE, simply subscribe to netcat@netbeans.incubator.apache.org mailing list, register yourself in the the NetCAT 912.0 Participants Wiki page and also create your account in NetBeans Synergy test case management system. If you are interested in our previous discussions, browse through the web archive of the NetCAT mailing list.

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The main communication channels are JIRA and netcat@netbeans.incubator.apache.org mailing list, your input may also be requested via additional surveys or online IRC meetings during NetCAT program. At the end of the program, you will be asked to submit a Community Acceptance (CA) survey in which you can express your opinion as to whether or not the new main features are ready for release.

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• monitoring progress of development and preparing NetCAT schedule
• updating NetCAT web content mainly prior to start of the program
• sending an invite message and promoting the program to assemble enough NetCAT participants
• forming NetCAT tribes, finding their leaders and supporting them throughout the program
• maintaining Synergy (users, tribes and test runs) to have development builds fully tested and Release Candidate build certified
• watching quality status and progress of stabilization through JIRA bug dashboard and discussions on NetCAT mailing list
• if needed encouraging higher participation in the program by writing weekly status reports, organizing online meetings, creating online surveys etc.
• creating final Community Acceptance survey, processing and publishing its results
• helping get the approval from necessary Apache NetBeans stakeholders for the release
• closing the program by creating satisfaction survey among NetCAT participants, evaluating their activity and announcing the best contributors

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