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== Mobile == | == Mobile == | ||
* [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Mobile/UI/Designs/TouchScreen/workingUI#Panning_and_Zooming Panning and zooming] for Fennec | |||
* Still working towards [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Mobile/Notes/10-Nov-2008 M10]. | |||
* Jay and Christian will participate in the [http://www.spreadfirefox.com/node/3137 Firefox Developers Conference 2008] in Tokyo on November 16. | |||
== IT == | == IT == | ||
== Release Engineering == | == Release Engineering == | ||
* Branching discussion for after FF3.1beta2 - see threads in dev.planning | |||
* Mothballing of machines on FF2/FF3.0 - see threads in dev.planning | |||
* extra build machines on mozilla-central; hope things go smoother then beta1; let us know if you see multiple changes in same build...or hit bottlenecks. | |||
== QA == | == QA == | ||
Thunderbird 2.0.0.18 - Created the [[Thunderbird:2.0.0.18:Test_Plan|Test Plan] and started Smoketest, BFT, L10n, Update testing [abillings, juanb] | Thunderbird 2.0.0.18 - Created the [[Thunderbird:2.0.0.18:Test_Plan|Test Plan]] and started Smoketest, BFT, L10n, Update testing [abillings, juanb] | ||
Firefox [[Firefox:2.0.0.18:Test_Plan|2.0.0.18]]/[[Firefox:3.0.4:Test_Plan|3.0.4]] | Firefox [[Firefox:2.0.0.18:Test_Plan|2.0.0.18]]/[[Firefox:3.0.4:Test_Plan|3.0.4]] | ||
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* Verified bug fixes for 1.9.0.4 and 1.8.1.18 releases (including Thunderbird) [abillings] | * Verified bug fixes for 1.9.0.4 and 1.8.1.18 releases (including Thunderbird) [abillings] | ||
Firefox 3.1 | Firefox 3.1 [tchung-lead] | ||
* Resolved most of [https://wiki.mozilla.org/QA/Firefox3.1/TestPlan#Blocking_Beta_2_Issues Tracking 3.1 beta 2] open issues [tchung] | |||
* Feature testing: | * Feature testing: | ||
** Completed 60% of the worker threads test development [admc] | ** Completed 60% of the worker threads test development [admc] | ||
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** XHR - Worked on including header checking in the XHR test scheme that Jonas already wrote. [ctalbert] | ** XHR - Worked on including header checking in the XHR test scheme that Jonas already wrote. [ctalbert] | ||
** Have new patch for CSS Transform tests [ctalbert] | ** Have new patch for CSS Transform tests [ctalbert] | ||
** Ctrl-Tab - Exploratory testing and tst cleanup [marcia] | |||
** Private Browsing - Exploratory testing and tst cleanup [marcia] | |||
** Addons Updates - progress with test plan and test cases. Completed an additional 60% of the test cases. | |||
** WhatWg Canvas - completed the test plan | |||
* Leak testing: Filed 19 new Memory Leaks for Topsites [tomcat] | * Leak testing: Filed 19 new Memory Leaks for Topsites [tomcat] | ||
* Provided native language es-MX localization feedback [juanb] | * Provided native language es-MX localization feedback [juanb] | ||
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* Started getting mochitests running in buildbot [jmaher] | * Started getting mochitests running in buildbot [jmaher] | ||
* investigated XPCshell tests to get them running for fennec [jmaher] | * investigated XPCshell tests to get them running for fennec [jmaher] | ||
* Talked to the lead developer of one of the Symbian series 60 screen readers called [http://www.nuance.com/talks TALKS], and found that we should have a fairly easy time getting Fennec working with it once that supports Symbian [marcoz] | |||
Webdev Testing [stephend] | |||
* Community Store: Began executing my [[CommunityStore/QA/Test_Plan| test plan]]. Filed [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?query_format=advanced&short_desc_type=allwordssubstr&short_desc=&classification=Other&product=Websites&component=communitystore.mozilla.org&long_desc_type=substring&long_desc=&bug_file_loc_type=allwordssubstr&bug_file_loc=&status_whiteboard_type=allwordssubstr&status_whiteboard=&keywords_type=allwords&keywords=&emailreporter1=1&emailtype1=exact&email1=stephen.donner%40gmail.com&emailassigned_to2=1&emailreporter2=1&emailqa_contact2=1&emailtype2=exact&email2=&bugidtype=include&bug_id=&votes=&chfieldfrom=&chfieldto=Now&chfieldvalue=&cmdtype=doit&order=Reuse+same+sort+as+last+time&field0-0-0=creation_ts&type0-0-0=changedby&value0-0-0= 8 bugs]. Verified [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?query_format=advanced&short_desc_type=allwordssubstr&short_desc=&classification=Other&product=Websites&component=communitystore.mozilla.org&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=2008-11-02&chfieldto=2008-11-09&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 9 bugs]. | |||
* AMO: Bandwagon: Verified [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?query_format=advanced&short_desc_type=allwordssubstr&short_desc=&classification=Server+Software&product=addons.mozilla.org&target_milestone=4.0.3&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=2008-10-26&chfieldto=2008-11-02&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 10 bugs] | |||
*SUMO (0.7.2): Verified [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?query_format=advanced&short_desc_type=allwordssubstr&short_desc=&classification=Other&product=support.mozilla.com&component=Chat&component=Forum&component=General&component=Knowledge+Base+Articles&component=Knowledge+Base+Software&component=Localization&target_milestone=0.7.2&long_desc_type=allwordssubstr&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=substring&email1=&emailassigned_to2=1&emailreporter2=1&emailqa_contact2=1&emailtype2=substring&email2=&bugidtype=include&bug_id=&votes=&chfieldfrom=2008-11-02&chfieldto=2008-11-09&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 7 bugs] | |||
Test Automation | Test Automation | ||
* Sent out a RC of MozMill for user testing. This required a good size rewrite of the UI file functionality and work flow for creating and editing tests in the MozMill extension. [admc, mikeal] | * Sent out a RC of MozMill for user testing. This required a good size rewrite of the UI file functionality and work flow for creating and editing tests in the MozMill extension. Got dependencies working in MozMill. [admc, mikeal] | ||
* Took a closer look at Mozmill to see if it can be used to automate some of the Litmus a11y testcases. Looks good. [marcoz] | |||
Community | Community | ||
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== Security == | == Security == | ||
* Firefox 3.1 security reviews are continuing: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox3.1/Security | |||
* https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security has been updated, including documentation of security severity ratings and other status fields | |||
== Marketing/PR == | == Marketing/PR == | ||
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** More updates to Geolocation and Audio/Video docs | ** More updates to Geolocation and Audio/Video docs | ||
* Asa Dotzler will be delivering a talk, "The Internet as a Global Commons" at the [[Green_Festival|Green Festival]] this Sunday at noon. | * Asa Dotzler will be delivering a talk, "The Internet as a Global Commons" at the [[Green_Festival|Green Festival]] this Sunday at noon. | ||
* Welcome Paul! | |||
* Paul posted to dev.apps.firefox asking people to add keywords for add-ons breaking changes - please help him out by adding items so he can start documenting changes. | |||
== Labs == | == Labs == | ||
* Myk is experimenting with JavaScript-based templates (more info in the [http://www.melez.com/mykzilla/2008/11/code-is-available.html blog post]); | * Myk is experimenting with JavaScript-based templates (more info in the [http://www.melez.com/mykzilla/2008/11/code-is-available.html blog post]). | ||
* Labs Night - this Wednesday 11/12, bldg K 6-9pm. The teams from [http://www.seedcamp.com/ Seedcamp] are spending the week in Silicon Valley and will be joining us on Wednesday evening. Lightning talks on deck include - Dion Almaer discussing the Ajax revolution and how it dovetails with UX; Jono with an update on Mozilla Labs projects; and David Ascher and the Thunderbird team showcasing their latest UI experiments. We’ll also have time for discussion and hacking. | |||
* Labs (Myk & Atul) will be at the [http://www.playconference.org/expo.html >Play Conference Expo] at the Haas School of Business this Saturday showing off labs projects and talking to folks about the future of the web. | |||
== Webdev, Add-ons, AMO == | == Webdev, Add-ons, AMO == | ||
* [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/compatibility/report View compatibility report] for Firefox 3.1. [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/compatibility/ Summary]: 55% not compatible with 3.1 versions, 14% compatible with alpha versions, %3 compatible with beta pre versions, 28% compatible with newest versions | |||
* We are a platinum sponsor for [http://addoncon.com/ Add-on Con] on Dec 11 -- if anybody is interested in attending please let Mary know | |||
* [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?query_format=advanced&short_desc_type=allwordssubstr&short_desc=&product=addons.mozilla.org&target_milestone=4.0.3&long_desc_type=allwordssubstr&long_desc=&bug_file_loc_type=allwordssubstr&bug_file_loc=&status_whiteboard_type=allwordssubstr&status_whiteboard=&keywords_type=allwords&keywords=&bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_status=VERIFIED&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=AMO4.0.3&query_based_on=AMO4.0.3&field0-0-0=noop&type0-0-0=noop&value0-0-0= AMO 4.0.3] code freeze is tonight, update is Thursday | |||
* Ongoing work for collections and bandwagon projects on AMO | |||
* [http://blog.mozilla.com/webdev/2008/10/10/socorros-file-system-storage/ Socorro filesystem changes] are staged, push this week | |||
* Austin is working on a unit-testing framework for the socorro reporter and a database script to populate a crash test database for people who want to hack on the reporter | |||
* Webdev on-site this week, we are planning on doing a [https://intranet.mozilla.org/Brown_Bag_Presentations#Upcoming_Presentations Webdev brownbag] on Thursday at 12pm to introduce the team and present on current projects. | |||
* Ryan and Alex Buchanan have been working on the [https://community-store.authstage.mozilla.com/ Community Store] project | |||
* SUMO: froze 0.7.2, adds CSAT support for forums, new search, fixes a bunch of security vulnerabilities. Should push Thursday. | |||
* Les is [http://khan.mozilla.org/~lorchard/lizardfeeder/ wrapping up lizardfeeder] -- we hope to have this launched within a week :) (w00t!) | |||
== L10n == | == L10n == | ||
* Big thing this week is Firefox 3.1 Beta 2. Reached out to the long tail of our l10n community to get as many of them in shape for B2 and onto the ramp for final. | |||
** Current list is 29 localizations, and counting (plus en-US) | |||
* Pascalc and Laura Mesa have first localized landing page ([http://af.www.mozilla.com/af/ Here is Afrikans]) for localization teams who do not have a download page to advertise their localizations | |||
= Foundation Updates = | = Foundation Updates = | ||
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= Other Business = | = Other Business = | ||
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