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 == TB 3 ==
+* Successful [[Calendar:Hamburg_2008_-_F2F_Meeting|calendar face-to-face meeting]] last week
+** One more release (probably 0.9) on branch
+** Then focus moves to trunk and integation
+* 3.0 alpha 1 [[Releases/Thunderbird 3.0a1|frozen and baking]]; [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?query_format=advanced&resolution=---&chfieldto=Now&known_name=blocking-thunderbird3.0a1%2B&query_based_on=blocking-thunderbird3.0a1%2B&field0-0-0=flagtypes.name&type0-0-0=equals&value0-0-0=blocking-thunderbird3.0a1%2B six blockers] remain
 == Gecko 1.9 ==
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 == Mobile ==
+* New updated [http://wiki.mozilla.org/Mobile/User_Experience UI proposals]
+* Started work on support for Qt 4.4
 == IT ==
+* Mail gateway upgrades were completed
+* Omniture privacy policy was completed and Omniture implemented
+* Continued RHEL 5 upgrades - see downtime notices for windows
 == Release Engineering ==
+* moz2 unittest and debug build machines
+* TB 2.0.0.14 out to beta; nthomas getting Rick@MailCo up to speed.
+* Introductions - Armen Zambrano Gasparnian
 == QA ==
+Firefox 2.0.0.15 <small>[project lead-ss, QA lead-abillings]</small>
+* Much triage!
+Firefox 3 <small>[tchung-QA Lead]</small>
+* Daily [[MozillaQualityAssurance:Home_Page:Firefox_3.0_TestPlan:Fx3_QA_Daily_Smoketest|Tiger Team testing]] [abillings, marcia, others]
+* Bug Verification.  156 fixed bugs Verified in last two weeks!!
+* Feature testing
+** [https://litmus.mozilla.org/show_test.cgi?searchType=recent&recently=added&num_days=7&match_limit=100&id 25 new litmus testcases] added last week [tchung, marcia, stephend, others..]
+** Places:
+*** Explored further into bookmark tests. Discovered {{bug|430862}}. Almost have final patch for remaining tests ready.  [ctalbert]
+*** Verified 21 p1/p2 blocking bugs. [tracy]
+*** DnD, CnP and move test cases could total nearly 1000 test cases if composed for each possible path. Worked out a matrix that should cut that total down to 40-50 test cases for entry into Litmus. [tracy]
+** Protocol Handling.  The new [http://people.mozilla.org/~ctalbert/test-protocol-links.html MAILTO RFC compliance test] is being used in {{bug|426260}}. [ctalbert]
+** Printing Testing: Reviewed some of the printing bugs and crafted some Litmus test cases to give us better coverage in this area. [marcia]
+** Mac theme testing: After landing this week, tested the toolbar area carefully and checked for possible regressions. [marcia]
+** Help Menu crashes: Tested around the checkin for these crashes  that stephen michaud checked in to disable OS-Level menu reindexing ({{bug|426499}})
+* Looking at Litmus Test case failures [abillings, marcia]
+* L10n: Checked in Minotaur's L10N config files for [http://bonsai.mozilla.org/cvsquery.cgi?treeid=default&module=all&branch=HEAD&branchtype=match&dir=&file=&filetype=match&who=ctalbert%25mozilla.com&whotype=match&sortby=Date&hours=2&date=week&mindate=&maxdate=&cvsroot=%2Fcvsroot beta 2, beta 3, and beta 4]
+* Accessibility: Created Mochitests for newly landed enhancements for images  See {{bug|429659}} and {{bug|429656}}.  Tests for the first bug turned into a Mochitest for the whole nsIAccessibleImage interface!! [marcoz]
+* Completed the [[QA/Firefox3/TestResults/RC1|RC1 Test Plan]].
+* Leak testing: Found [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?query_format=advanced&short_desc_type=allwordssubstr&short_desc=&long_desc_type=substring&long_desc=&bug_file_loc_type=allwordssubstr&bug_file_loc=&status_whiteboard_type=allwordssubstr&status_whiteboard=&keywords_type=allwords&keywords=&emailassigned_to1=1&emailtype1=exact&email1=&emailassigned_to2=1&emailreporter2=1&emailqa_contact2=1&emailtype2=exact&email2=&bugidtype=include&bug_id=430136%2C+430174%2C+430250%2C+430271%2C+430541%2C+430735%2C+430840%2C+430843%2C+430869%2C+430888%2C+430970%2C+430984%2C+431043&votes=&chfieldfrom=&chfieldto=Now&chfieldvalue=&cmdtype=doit&order=Reuse+same+sort+as+last+time&field0-0-0=noop&type0-0-0=noop&value0-0-0= 13 new leak bugs].  Now up to 251 bugs found!  Verified bug fixes. [tomcat]
+Thunderbird 2.0.0.14 <small>[project lead-ss, QA lead-abillings]</small>
+* Ran Smoketests, BFTs, l10n, and update testing (for beta) for Thunderbird 2.0.0.14 with [abillings, Juanb, Marcia]
+* Beta was released on Thursday, April 24!
+Web Dev testing
+* AMO: Tested and verified _most_ [http://wiki.mozilla.org/Update:Remora_Meeting_Notepad#AMO_3.4.1 AMO 3.4.1] [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?query_format=advanced&short_desc_type=allwordssubstr&short_desc=&product=addons.mozilla.org&target_milestone=3.4.1&long_desc_type=allwordssubstr&long_desc=&bug_file_loc_type=allwordssubstr&bug_file_loc=&status_whiteboard_type=allwordssubstr&status_whiteboard=&keywords_type=allwords&keywords=&resolution=FIXED&emailassigned_to1=1&emailtype1=substring&email1=&emailassigned_to2=1&emailreporter2=1&emailqa_contact2=1&emailtype2=substring&email2=&bugidtype=include&bug_id=&votes=&chfieldfrom=&chfieldto=Now&chfieldvalue=&cmdtype=doit&order=Reuse+same+sort+as+last+time&known_name=AMO3.4.1&query_based_on=AMO3.4.1-fixed&field0-0-0=noop&type0-0-0=noop&value0-0-0= bugs]
+* Mozilla.com testing: '''Mozilla.com''': Verified [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?query_format=advanced&short_desc_type=allwordssubstr&short_desc=&classification=Client+Support&product=Websites&component=www.mozilla.com&long_desc_type=substring&long_desc=&bug_file_loc_type=allwordssubstr&bug_file_loc=&status_whiteboard_type=allwordssubstr&status_whiteboard=&keywords_type=allwords&keywords=&bug_status=VERIFIED&resolution=FIXED&emailassigned_to1=1&emailtype1=exact&email1=&emailassigned_to2=1&emailreporter2=1&emailqa_contact2=1&emailtype2=exact&email2=&bugidtype=include&bug_id=&votes=&chfieldfrom=2008-04-21&chfieldto=2008-04-27&chfield=bug_status&chfieldvalue=&cmdtype=doit&order=Reuse+same+sort+as+last+time&field0-0-0=bug_status&type0-0-0=changedby&value0-0-0=stephen.donner%40gmail.com 19 bugs]
+Community
+* There was a [http://quality.mozilla.org/node/1575 Download Manager Test Day] on Fri.  It was a little slow.  See the [https://litmus.mozilla.org/testday_report.cgi?testday_id=95 results]. [stephend]
+* QMO Redesign: Edited [http://people.mozilla.com/~jpatel/qmo/templates/ final HTML/CSS template files] on people.m.o to make them more interactive; click the main menu to see the different pages (removed password protection to share with everyone) [jay]
+* QAC: Investigated, Patched and Checked-In the accessibility {{bug|428631}}. This makes it a lot more accessible to keyboard only users.  [ctalbert, marcoz]
+* Completed the [http://wiki.mozilla.org/QA/Community/Test_Writing_Workshop wiki page] for the Mozilla Test Workshop to be hosted by Dave Humphrey.
+Misc
+* We are starting to work on Code Coverage in the platform area.  Got a Vista debug build up and running in preparation for that effort so that I wouldn't have to run those tools inside a VM. [ctalbert]
+* Marco will be attending the SightCity conference
 == Security ==
+*Metrics work begins.  Some of you will be pinged for interviews.  Anyone that wants to participate, contact window@mozilla.com
 == Marketing/PR ==
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 * [http://www.technologyreview.com/Infotech/20681/ Tech Review Q&A] after in-person meeting with Mitchell at Web 2.0 Expo
-'''Mozilla.com redesign'''
+'''Events'''
+* [http://roflcon.org/ ROFLCON]:  Firefox spotted!
+* FISL:  Brown bag on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m.
+* SightCity, May 7 - 8:  Marco Zehe attending on Mozilla's behalf.
 '''Support'''
 * Two Google SoC projects approved:
-** [http://code.google.com/soc/2008/mozilla/app.html?csaid=OR8BC0VZWjUIOR0kFRlUVm8DKklURQ8HAXcEa0lXRggGUiIBOw%3D%3D%0A Powerful search engine for SUMO]
+** Powerful search engine for SUMO
-** [http://code.google.com/soc/2008/mozilla/app.html?csaid=aUpcREVCWygWMBoWMwxcUigJdhALHlEDUnNRbhVXRVEAUCUGbEFWSg%3D%3D%0A Online in-wiki screenshot annotator and editor]
+** Online in-wiki screenshot annotator and editor
+** Update: ss so cleverly pointed out that the links to the projects didn't work. I will blog about the projects shortly anyway, so you'll hear about the projects. - djst
 * Next SUMO day to be held on Friday May 23. Main focus will be on helping other users in forum and Live Chat.
 == Metrics ==
+* Omniture live - working through implementation issues
 == Evangelism ==
 * Work is now underway on a reorganization and cleanup of the Places docs, as well as to get the gaps filled in there.
 * Skinning work continues to go well; hoping to see a first pass at a working skin within the next few days.
+* Welcome Arun Ranganathan, Standards Evangelist!  Arun has a long history with Mozilla (ask him about the XPCOM Plugin API -- no, please don't), and is very active in standards circles, including sitting on the W3C Advisory Board.  You may know him from such films as "Browser Wars Panel at SXSW".
 == Mozilla Labs ==
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 * AMO 3.4.1 release planned for this Thursday - compatibility ranges for add-ons are returning, separating out themes into their own categories, lots of other fixes - [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?query_format=advanced&short_desc_type=allwordssubstr&short_desc=&product=addons.mozilla.org&target_milestone=3.4.1&long_desc_type=allwordssubstr&long_desc=&bug_file_loc_type=allwordssubstr&bug_file_loc=&status_whiteboard_type=allwordssubstr&status_whiteboard=&keywords_type=allwords&keywords=&resolution=FIXED&resolution=---&emailassigned_to1=1&emailtype1=substring&email1=&emailassigned_to2=1&emailreporter2=1&emailqa_contact2=1&emailtype2=substring&email2=&bugidtype=include&bug_id=&votes=&chfieldfrom=&chfieldto=Now&chfieldvalue=&cmdtype=doit&order=Reuse+same+sort+as+last+time&known_name=AMO-3.2&query_based_on=AMO-3.2&field0-0-0=noop&type0-0-0=noop&value0-0-0= Full bug list]
 * Started a new process for managing [http://blog.mozilla.com/basil/2008/04/24/changes-to-the-featured-recommended-add-ons-on-amo/ featured and recommended add-ons]
+* Workin on an RSVP form for the summit
+* [http://people.mozilla.org/~morgamic/headrush.png Headrush] will be staged this week -- it's an ideastorm-like app for feedback, we'll send out an email
+* SFX, MozParty -- gearing these up for Fx3
 = Foundation Updates =
+* Grants and related activities
+** Frank is working on one grant approved but not yet finalized, and another larger grant not yet approved.
+* CAs and related issues
+** Frank gave preliminary approval to the request from [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/certs/pending/#DigiNotar DigiNotar] to add a new root and enable it for EV.
+* Public communication
+** David made some additional changes to drafts of new Community pages for www.mozilla.org
+** David and Frank participated in activities related to the [http://davidwboswell.wordpress.com/2008/04/18/moving-forward-with-powered-by-mozilla/ Powered by Mozilla program].
+* Conferences
+** Zak spoke at the [http://zak.greant.com/session-abstract-open-innovation-and-open-source/ Leadership by (Open) Innovation in the Telecom, IT and Media Industries conference] (April 24 in Munich).
+** Steve Lee attended and spoke briefly at the [http://www.abilitynet.org.uk/accessibility2/ Accessibility 2.0 conference] (April 25 in London) on behalf of the Mozilla Foundation, and posted a [http://eduspaces.net/stevelee/weblog/329891.html conference report].
+** The Mozilla Foundation was a sponsor of the just-concluded [http://www.w4a.info/ W4A conference], more formally known as the International Cross-Disciplinary Conference on Web Accessibility (April 21-22 in Beijing).
+* Upcoming activities
+** Zak will be doing a keynote at the [https://foundationwiki.mozilla.org/index.php?title=Events/2008/eLiberatica&action=edit eLiberatica 2008 conference] (May 30-31, 2008, in Bucharest).
+** The Mozilla accessibility team will be attending and staffing a Mozilla booth at the [http://www.sightcity.net/index-e.html SightCity conference] May 7-9 in Frankfurt.
+** Frank will ''not'' be able to attend the [http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/berkat10/ Berkman@10] conference (May 15-16 in Boston MA); if any Boston-area Mozilla people are interested in attending, please contact Frank.
+** The Mozilla Foundation will be a sponsor of the [http://pdf2008.confabb.com/conferences/60420-personal-democracy-forum-2008 Personal Democracy Forum conference] (June 23-24 in New York). (Frank is planning to attend if possible.)
+For more information please see the individual status reports from [http://davidwboswell.wordpress.com/ David], [http://blog.hecker.org/ Frank], [http://www.mozillazine.org/weblogs/gerv/ Gerv], and [http://zak.greant.com/ Zak].
 = Roundtable =
 = Other Business =
+[[Category:Weekly Updates]]
+[[Category:Meeting Notes]]