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= Release Management Q3 2014 Goals =
<b><platform></b> denotes goals that are listed on the [[Platform/2014-Q3-Goals#Release_Management|platform Q3 goals list]]
== Release Management General ==
; Release Quality - Improve automation / reduce risk of manual errors
* [?] Create automated release checklist (maybe based on ship-it)
* [Sylvestre] Automate manual portions of ship-it
** {{done|}}build submission emails
** pull in recent changesets from tbpl
** create new l10n milestone and pull in l10n changesets from dashboard ({{bug|1035458}})
** auto populate branch (tied to version)
** auto populate partials  
** determine if dashboard check is useful
* [Lukas] Fully automate Product-Details 
** see https://github.com/mozilla/relman-tools/tree/master/auto-pd which is a bit janky because of ftp data pulled (version is not always correct, needs more robust tests before it can be automated)

; Release Quality - Find issues earlier
* [Pranav] Release Readiness Dashboard
** Get dashboard into a state where the team can use it on a daily basis
** Complete implementation of Talos, Telemetry, and Socorro data sources
** Create initial views and indexes for performance and stability
* [Lawrence] Add new repository hooks
** Create checkIID hook to catch required IIDL bumps
** Create string freeze hook to catch string changes on Aurora and Beta
** Investigate RIL hook to catch RIL changes on Aurora and later

; Communication
* [Lukas] Create relman blog release.mozilla.org ({{bug|1029160}})
* [Sylvestre] Feed the relman blog with the changelogs
* [?] <b><platform></b> Create Release Notes proposal for a revamped template including formatting, new categories, optional image/video, and handling of point releases
** This improves public perception of the product and also helps our enterprise sysadmins have the info they need to keep using Firefox in large deployments
* Continue to refine team wiki
** [Ben] Simplify landing page
** [Sylvestre, Lawrence] Refine Aurora, Beta, and ESR documentation
** [Ben] Refine team information

; Expand contributor involvement
* [Lukas] Investigate requirements for new contributors (NDA, sec access)
* [?] Define contributor pathways
** Triage of Desktop, Mobile, B2G, Platform, Services (?) bugs
* [Ben] Create onboarding documentation for new contributors on wiki including week-by-week breakdown

== Firefox Desktop/Mobile ==
* [Lukas] <b><platform></b> Continuing ESR
** Finalize if ESR will be ongoing
** Devise a plan to manage ESR releases (can this be community based?)
* [Lukas] <b><platform></b> Throttling improvements - continue to collect data for FF31, then implement updated SOP
** This will get a faster uptake on new features in product release - great for press/marketing efforts to get more Mozillians
* [Sylvestre] Determine whether we can make release-drivers archive public
* [Lawrence] <b><platform></b> Create and document process for feature fast tracking
** Increased user delight, at a more rapid pace, when there are exciting features that could benefit from a specific date/timed release in conjunction with marketing/pr

== Firefox OS ==
* [all] Participate in B2G test days
* [Bhavana, Lawrence] <b><platform></b> Create B2G release model proposals and gather feedback for potential changes in 2.2 cycle
** We kicked off a discussion 
* [Bhavana] <b><platform></b> Figure out what to do with B2G Security Releases
* [Preeti] Create plan for addressing regression backlog

== Special Projects ==
* [Bhavana] Get l10n strings changes going-in for Hindi
* [Bhavana] Take some initiative related to community events, MoZRep involvement 
** Signed up to be a mentor for TechWomen 2014 (Will know by July end if that works out)
* [Lukas] Ascend Project
** develop curriculum
** select participants for first pilot
** launch first pilot
* [Sylvestre] Testing
** Get test suite to green by separating oranges and creating a strategy to determine if a reported orange failure is a real failure
** Incorporate C++ coverage report in builds
** Incorporate static analyzer in builds and report on diffs
** Better tests
** Coding style
* [Lawrence] Determine next steps for Manager Hacking program
* [Preeti] Work with contributors in India to get Mozilla Location Services (MLS) data from various cities

== Personal Development ==
* [Bhavana] 
* [Lawrence] Continue French lessons with DuoLingo, achieve level 10 (currently level 8)
* [Lukas] Reading as many books (in their entirety) as possible on this vacation (previous vacation reached 8)
* [Preeti] Learn Zumba, pass basic class and progress to intermediate
* [Sylvestre] Release a baby!
* [Benjamin] Kick Off Reading Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams, Third Edition
* [Pranav]