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== TB 3 == | == TB 3 == | ||
* Successful [[Calendar: | * Successful [[Calendar:Hamburg_2008_-_F2F_Meeting|calendar face-to-face meeting]] last week | ||
** One more release (probably 0.9) on branch | ** One more release (probably 0.9) on branch | ||
** Then focus moves to trunk and integation | ** Then focus moves to trunk and integation | ||
* 3.0 alpha 1 [[Releases/Thunderbird 3.0a1|frozen and baking]]; [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi? | * 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 == | == Gecko 1.9 == | ||
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== Mobile == | == Mobile == | ||
* New updated [http://wiki.mozilla.org/Mobile/User_Experience UI proposals] | |||
* Started work on support for Qt 4.4 | |||
== IT == | == IT == | ||
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Community | 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] | * 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 (removed password protection to share with everyone) [jay] | * 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] | * 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. | * Completed the [http://wiki.mozilla.org/QA/Community/Test_Writing_Workshop wiki page] for the Mozilla Test Workshop to be hosted by Dave Humphrey. | ||
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'''Events''' | '''Events''' | ||
* [http://roflcon.org/ ROFLCON]: Firefox spotted! | |||
* FISL: Brown bag on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. | * FISL: Brown bag on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. | ||
* SightCity, May 7 - 8: Marco Zehe attending on Mozilla's behalf. | * SightCity, May 7 - 8: Marco Zehe attending on Mozilla's behalf. | ||
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'''Support''' | '''Support''' | ||
* Two Google SoC projects approved: | * Two Google SoC projects approved: | ||
** | ** Powerful search engine for SUMO | ||
** | ** 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. | * Next SUMO day to be held on Friday May 23. Main focus will be on helping other users in forum and Live Chat. | ||
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* Workin on an RSVP form for the summit | * 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 | * [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 = | = 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 = | = Roundtable = | ||
= Other Business = | = Other Business = | ||
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