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** Have meeting - <font color="blue">Led by Project lead</font>
** Have meeting - <font color="blue">Led by Project lead</font>


* Decision to release - <strong>Entire team</strong>
* Decision on release date - <strong>Entire team</strong>
** Update [[Releases]] page - <font color="blue">Project lead</font>
** Update [[Releases]] page - <font color="blue">Project lead</font>
** Update Releases/PRODUCT&VERSION with proposed schedule - <font color="blue">Project lead</font>
** Update Releases/PRODUCT&VERSION with proposed schedule - <font color="blue">Project lead</font>
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* Development code freeze - <font color="red">Dev lead</font>
* Development code freeze - <font color="red">Dev lead</font>
** Email build@ & Project lead when all code is in - <font color="red">Dev lead</font>
** Email release-drivers & build@ when all code is in - <font color="red">Dev lead</font>


* Builds created - <font color="green">Build lead</font>
* Builds created (all locales) - <font color="green">Build lead</font>
** Email release-drivers when builds are created - <font color="green">Build lead</font>
** Email release-drivers when builds are created - <font color="green">Build lead</font>
** Email betatesters when builds are created - <font color="blue">Project lead</font>
** Email betatesters when builds are created - <font color="blue">Project lead</font>


* QA verification - <font color="orange">QA Lead</font>
* QA verification - <font color="orange">QA Lead</font>
** Complete Bug Verification Target - <font color="orange">QA Lead</font>
** QA completes testing and maps it onto their test plan page (usually at PRODUCTNAME:VERSION:Test_Plan on the wiki) - <font color="orange">QA Lead</font>
** BFT on one platform - <font color="orange">QA Lead</font>
** When signed off, email release-drivers with notification - <font color="orange">QA Lead</font>
** Complete Regression Testing - <font color="orange">QA Lead</font>
*** Examples: All BFTs/FFTs, JS regression test, Security regression test, top sites, top extensions, etc.  See Test Plan for details.
** en-US Install/start page/Version ID/Update test - <font color="orange">QA Lead</font>


* Build snippets on betatest channel - <font color="green">Build lead</font>
** Email QA lead when finished - <font color="green">Build lead</font>


* QA verifies snippets and emails release-drivers when signed off - <font color="orange">QA Lead</font>
* "Go" to beta
** Formal "Go" email sent to release-drivers - <font color="blue">Project lead</font>
** Build snippets pushed to beta channel - <font color="green">Build lead</font>
** QA verifies snippets on beta channel - <font color="orange">QA Lead</font>
* Beta period
** Announce to release-drivers, m.announce.prerelease, drivers@, m.d.planning, m.d.a.firefox - <font color="blue">Project lead</font>
** Notify mirrors of beta release - <font color="blue">Project lead</font> emails Justin
** Announce to AV/Firewall venders - <font color="blue">Project lead</font>
** Announce to security group - <font color="red">Security lead</font>
*** to security and security-announce aliases




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** Update the shipped-locales file with the final locales and platforms - Project Lead
** Update the shipped-locales file with the final locales and platforms - Project Lead
** Update the [[L10n:Firefox_1.5_Releases|public wiki listing the shipped locales]]
** Update the [[L10n:Firefox_1.5_Releases|public wiki listing the shipped locales]]
* Announce to partners/distributer - basil
** Symantec
** McAfee
** Need at least a week notice
* Announce to security group - dveditz
** to security and security-announce aliases
** 1-2 weeks out
* Software Updates
** build software update mar files - Build
** setup Bouncer and AUS2 links - Build
** Run automated [[MozillaQualityAssurance:Update_Checker|Update Checker]] - Build
** Spot check combination of update paths, locales, and platforms - QA Lead


* Notify Affiliates
* Notify Affiliates
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