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You can talk with them in real time by logging on mozilla.org's chat server, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071128145624/irc://irc.mozilla.org/">irc.mozilla.org</a> with an <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071128145624/http://www.irchelp.org/" title="Internet Relay Chat">IRC</a> client. Mozilla suite and SeaMonkey come bundled with a chat client, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071128145624/http://www.hacksrus.com/~ginda/chatzilla/faq/chatzilla-faq.html">ChatZilla</a>, which is <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071128145624/https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=16">available for Firefox</a> as an extension.</p> <h3>Build Mozilla</h3> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071128145624/http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Download_Mozilla_Source_Code">Get the Source</a>, then <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071128145624/http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Build_Documentation">Build It</a>.</p> <h3>Tools</h3> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20071128145624/http://www.mozilla.org/community/developer-forums.html">Developer forums</a> - mailing lists and newsgroups</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071128145624/https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/">Bugzilla</a>: Our bug tracking system. Use this to track and schedule bugs you're currently working on, as a scratch pad for development ideas and to manage code reviews.</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071128145624/http://bonsai.mozilla.org/cvsqueryform.cgi">Bonsai</a>: Find out who changed what in what file and when.</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071128145624/http://lxr.mozilla.org/seamonkey/">LXR</a>: Browse and search the source repository.</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071128145624/http://tinderbox.mozilla.org/showbuilds.cgi?tree=SeaMonkey">Tinderbox</a>: Shows tree status. Check this before checking out and checking in. Important trees: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071128145624/http://tinderbox.mozilla.org/showbuilds.cgi?tree=SeaMonkey">SeaMonkey (Trunk)</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071128145624/http://tinderbox.mozilla.org/showbuilds.cgi?tree=Firefox">Mozilla Firefox (Trunk)</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071128145624/http://tinderbox.mozilla.org/showbuilds.cgi?tree=Camino">Camino (Trunk)</a>; <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071128145624/http://tinderbox.mozilla.org/showbuilds.cgi">All Others</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071128145624/http://talkback-public.mozilla.org/talkback/fastfind.jsp">Talkback-public</a>: Search crash reports and view lists of common crashes.</li> </ul> <h3>Documentation & Books</h3> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20071128145624/http://www.mozilla.org/docs/">Mozilla developers</a>: Documentation for people developing for the Mozilla project.</li> <li><a href="/web/20071128145624/http://www.mozilla.org/docs/web-developer/">Web developers</a>: Documentation for people writing Web pages using Web standards and Mozilla technologies.</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071128145624/http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0131423436/">Rapid Application Development with Mozilla</a>: Book by Nigel McFarlane on using the Mozilla Platform.</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071128145624/http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/external-search/?field-keywords=Mozilla+Development">Search Amazon</a>: Other books at Amazon on developing using the Mozilla Platform.</li> </ul> <h2>For Testers</h2> <p>Our products are what they are because of the help of people just like you who use them day to day, reporting bugs and helping us improve quality. To get involved, read about how you can <a href="/web/20071128145624/http://www.mozilla.org/quality/">help to test Mozilla</a>.</p> <form name="f" action="https://web.archive.org/web/20071128145624/https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi" method="get"> <div id="bugCommands"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071128145624/https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/enter_bug.cgi">Report A Bug</a>      <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071128145624/https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/query.cgi">Find Bugs</a>      Go To Bug #: <input type="text" name="id" size="5"> </div> </form> <h3><a name="builds">Nightly Builds</a></h3> <p>Created most weekdays from the previous day's work, these builds may or may not work. Use them to verify that a bug you're tracking has been fixed.</p> <p>We make nightly builds for testing only. We write code and post the results right away so people like you can join our testing process and report bugs. You will find bugs, and lots of them. Mozilla might crash on startup. It might delete all your files and cause your computer to burst into flames. Don't bother downloading nightly builds if you're unwilling to put up with problems.</p> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20071128145624/http://www.mozilla.org/mirrors.html">Mirrors</a></li> <li><strong>Mozilla Firefox</strong>: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071128145624/http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/nightly/latest-trunk/firefox-3.0b2pre.en-US.win32.installer.exe">Windows</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071128145624/http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/nightly/latest-trunk/firefox-3.0b2pre.en-US.linux-i686.tar.bz2">Linux</a> (gtk2), <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071128145624/http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/nightly/latest-trunk/firefox-3.0b2pre.en-US.mac.dmg">Mac OS X</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071128145624/http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/nightly/contrib/latest-trunk/">etc</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071128145624/http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/nightly/latest-trunk-l10n/">localized builds</a>. </li> <li><strong>Mozilla Thunderbird</strong>: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071128145624/http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/thunderbird/nightly/latest-trunk/thunderbird-3.0a1pre.en-US.win32.installer.exe">Windows</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071128145624/http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/thunderbird/nightly/latest-trunk/thunderbird-3.0a1pre.en-US.linux-i686.tar.bz2">Linux</a> (gtk2), <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071128145624/http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/thunderbird/nightly/latest-trunk/thunderbird-3.0a1pre.en-US.mac.dmg">Mac OS X</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071128145624/http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/thunderbird/nightly/contrib/latest-trunk/">etc</a>. </li> <li><strong>SeaMonkey</strong>: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071128145624/http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/seamonkey/nightly/latest-trunk/seamonkey-2.0a1pre.en-US.win32.installer.exe">Windows</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071128145624/http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/seamonkey/nightly/latest-trunk/seamonkey-2.0a1pre.en-US.linux-i686.tar.bz2">Linux</a> (gtk2), <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071128145624/http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/seamonkey/nightly/latest-trunk/seamonkey-2.0a1pre.en-US.mac.dmg">Mac OS X</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071128145624/http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/seamonkey/nightly/latest-trunk/">etc</a>. </li> <li><strong>Camino</strong>: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071128145624/http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/camino/nightly/latest-trunk/Camino.dmg">Mac OS X</a> </li> </ul> <hr class="hide"> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20071128145624/http://www.mozilla.org/sitemap.html">Site Map</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20071128145624/http://www.mozilla.org/security/">Security Updates</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20071128145624/http://www.mozilla.org/contact/">Contact Us</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20071128145624/http://www.mozilla.org/foundation/donate.html">Donate</a></li> </ul> <p class="copyright"> Portions of this content are © 1998–2007 by individual mozilla.org contributors; content available under a Creative Commons license | <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071128145624/http://www.mozilla.org/foundation/licensing/website-content.html">Details</a>.</p> <p> <span>Last modified November 8, 2007</span> <span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071128145624/http://bonsai-www.mozilla.org/cvslog.cgi?file=mozilla-org/html/developer/index.html&rev=&root=/www/">Document History</a></span> <span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071128145624/https://doctor.mozilla.org/?action=edit&file=mozilla-org/html/developer/index.html">Edit this Page</a></span> <span>(or <a href="/web/20071128145624/http://www.mozilla.org/contribute/writing/cvs">via CVS</a>)</span> </p> </div> </div> </body> </html>