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== Branch work: Firefox 2.0.0.19 / 3.0.5 / Major Update ==
== Branch work: Firefox 2.0.0.19 / 3.0.5 / Major Update ==
* '''Firefox [[Releases/Firefox_2.0.0.19|2.0.0.19]] / [[Releases/Firefox_3.0.5|3.0.5]] / [[Releases/Firefox_2.0.0.20|2.0.0.20]]'''
** Shipped Firefox 2.0.0.19 and 3.0.5 on Tuesday
** Noticed that the 2.0.0.19 release was incomplete
** Shipped 2.0.0.20 release on Thursday
* '''[[Releases/Thunderbird_2.0.0.19|Thunderbird 2.0.0.19]]'''
** Shipped Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 to beta users on Thursday
** Aiming for final release in early January
* '''[[Releases/Firefox_3.0.6|Firefox 3.0.6]]'''
** Code freeze is January 6
** Aiming for ship date in early February


== Gecko 1.9.1 ==
== Gecko 1.9.1 ==
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== Mobile ==
== Mobile ==
[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=468729 Two] [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=453470 bugs] remaining before A2 release.
<strike>[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=468729 Two]</strike> [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=453470 bugs] remaining before A2 release.


== IT ==
== IT ==
* Handled three releases & a SUMO update:
** Funnelcake - 12/15
** Firefox 2.0.0.19/3.0.5 - 12/16
** Firefox 2.0.0.20 - 12/18
** [http://support.mozilla.com/ support.mozilla.com] - 12/18


== Release Engineering ==
== Release Engineering ==
* another busy week of releases:
** FF2.0.0.19
** FF2.0.0.20
** FF3.0.5
** TB2.0.0.19
** partner major updates
** funnelcake
** major update (ff2.0.0.20->ff3.0.5)
* a11y turned on in production {{bug|424195}}
* consolidated pool of build-and-unittest slaves {{bug|465868}}


== QA ==
== QA ==
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*** Testplan completion: 89%
*** Testplan completion: 89%
*** Testcase completion: 73%
*** Testcase completion: 73%
'''Web Dev testing, Metrics, Accessibility, Localization, Crash Reports'''
* Re-released [http://quality.mozilla.org/ QMO2] - our community testing portal.
* We are looking for [http://quality.mozilla.org/blogs/nightly-testers-needed-mozilla-central more nightly testers on mozilla-central]!
* Web Dev testing- Tested [http://tinyurl.com/99g2l7 bug fixes for the Community Store and Support]
* Accessibility- The tests are finally running on mozilla-central and mozilla-1.9.1 production Tinderbox unit test machines. Lukas switched them on on Thursday morning, and so far, they are looking good.
* Metrics- Generated new code coverage data from the Firefox 3.2Alpha1 trunk.  Modified the Lcov and geninfo tools that come with gcov to work with Mozilla builds to generated file source line level link for CodeCov [http://ultra5.office.mozilla.org/~mnandigama/nativeCovReport/ report].
* Crash Reporting- Helped with some new reports that are finally starting to go live.  See alpha versions of: [http://crash-stats.mozilla.com/mtbf/of/Firefox/major MTBF], [http://crash-stats.mozilla.com/topcrasher/bydomain/Firefox/3.0.5 By Domain], [http://crash-stats.mozilla.com/topcrasher/byurl/Firefox/3.0.5 By URL].
''' Test Development'''
* Working on an extension with locale testing of Major Updates (MUs).  See {{bug|452327}}
* Testing mobile in preparation for Alpha 2
* Test of 100,000 Topsites is running (so far around 22,000 Pages are done!)
* Investigating Mochitest failures on Fennec.  See [http://people.mozilla.com/~jmaher/mochitest.htm details]
'''Misc'''
* Attending [http://events.ccc.de/congress/2008/ 25c3] Security Conference in Berlin next week


== Security ==
== Security ==
No updates.


== Marketing/PR ==
== Marketing/PR ==
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* Firefox security updates released: [http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10126106-83.html CNEt], [http://www.crn.com/security/212501064 CRN], [http://arstechnica.com/journals/linux.ars/2008/12/17/firefox-security-updates-ready-for-download Ars Technica]
* Firefox security updates released: [http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10126106-83.html CNEt], [http://www.crn.com/security/212501064 CRN], [http://arstechnica.com/journals/linux.ars/2008/12/17/firefox-security-updates-ready-for-download Ars Technica]
* Firefox 2.0.0.20 released: [http://www.pcworld.com/article/155831/mozilla_revamps_firefox_20_update.html PCWorld], [http://blogs.pcmag.com/securitywatch/2008/12/the_absolutely_last_and_final.php PC Mag], [http://blog.internetnews.com/skerner/2008/12/missing-mozilla-firefox-flaw-r.html InternetNews]
* Firefox 2.0.0.20 released: [http://www.pcworld.com/article/155831/mozilla_revamps_firefox_20_update.html PCWorld], [http://blogs.pcmag.com/securitywatch/2008/12/the_absolutely_last_and_final.php PC Mag], [http://blog.internetnews.com/skerner/2008/12/missing-mozilla-firefox-flaw-r.html InternetNews]
'''Events'''


'''Impact Mozilla'''
'''Impact Mozilla'''
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== Support ==
== Support ==
* With 0.8 we now have support for detecting and showing Firefox 3.1 specific information for people running that (beta) version. Going to start adding content for these users on the most common issues articles shortly.
* Thanks to Wil Clouser, we now have SUMO support in Verbatim, meaning localizers can translate the site UI using this interface, which is a lot more straightforward than the built-in SUMO UI. I'll be blogging about this tomorrow with more info on how to log in.


== Metrics ==
== Metrics ==


== Evangelism ==
== Evangelism ==
* We need demos - please add if you have some: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox3.1/Demos


== Labs ==
== Labs ==


== Webdev, Add-ons, AMO ==
== Developer Tools ==
== Add-ons ==
== Webdev ==
* SUMO [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=0.8&long_desc_type=allwordssubstr&long_desc=&bug_file_loc_type=allwordssubstr&bug_file_loc=&status_whiteboard_type=allwordssubstr&status_whiteboard=&keywords_type=allwords&keywords=&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 0.8] shipped with some issues on Thursday, so we pushed out 0.8.0.1 on Friday to fix.  New search not yet turned on as we're trying to solve an issue with the indexing [[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=405028#c10]] [[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=460213]] for more info.
* SUMO [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=0.8&long_desc_type=allwordssubstr&long_desc=&bug_file_loc_type=allwordssubstr&bug_file_loc=&status_whiteboard_type=allwordssubstr&status_whiteboard=&keywords_type=allwords&keywords=&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 0.8] shipped with some issues on Thursday, so we pushed out 0.8.0.1 on Friday to fix.  New search not yet turned on as we're trying to solve an issue with the indexing [[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=405028#c10]] [[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=460213]] for more info.
* Verbatim support for SUMO
* Community Store 2.0 released, now has galleries for contributors, search and various other [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?query_format=advanced&short_desc_type=allwordssubstr&short_desc=&product=Websites&component=communitystore.mozilla.org&target_milestone=2.0&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=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_status=VERIFIED&bug_status=CLOSED&emailassigned_to1=1&emailtype1=exact&email1=&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=noop&type0-0-0=noop&value0-0-0= bug fixes]
* Most of webdev on vacation this week, or trapped in the snowpocalypse.  laura, rdoherty, lars, lorchard are on deck.
* Most of webdev on vacation this week, or trapped in the snowpocalypse.  laura, rdoherty, lars, lorchard are on deck.


== L10n ==
== L10n ==
*  Firefox 3.1 beta 3 correspondence and schedule has been sent to all localizers
= Foundation Updates =
= Foundation Updates =


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= Other Business =
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