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'''[[Firefox3.1/3.5|Reversioning to 3.5]]''' | '''[[Firefox3.1/3.5|Reversioning to 3.5]]''' | ||
* [[Firefox3.1/3.5|project plan]] starts today! | * [[Firefox3.1/3.5|project plan]] starts today! | ||
* | * [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.tree-management/browse_frm/thread/211fab80c54fc465# 5 hour downtime planned for tomorrow at 7am] | ||
== TB 3 == | == TB 3 == | ||
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** now also looking at DTrace, but early days yet. {{bug|482462}} | ** now also looking at DTrace, but early days yet. {{bug|482462}} | ||
* downtime tomorrow morning to switch from FF3.1->FF3.5 | * downtime tomorrow morning to switch from FF3.1->FF3.5 | ||
** see details at [ | ** see details at [[Firefox3.1/3.5]] | ||
* Fennec beta ready to ship | * Fennec beta ready to ship | ||
** Aki did 2(!) respins for this last week | ** Aki did 2(!) respins for this last week | ||
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''' Test Execution ''' | ''' Test Execution ''' | ||
* Shipped TB 2.0.0.21 on 3/11! | * Shipped TB 2.0.0.21 beta on 3/11! | ||
* Shipped Beta 3 on 3/12! | * Shipped Beta 3 on 3/12! | ||
** QA was half-day ahead of [ | ** QA was half-day ahead of [[QA/Firefox3.1/TestPlan/Beta3#Test_Results|schedule]]. Test [[QA/Firefox3.1/TestPlan/Beta3#Detailed_Results|results]] | ||
** A successful b3 [ | ** A successful b3 [[QA/Firefox3.1/TestPlan/Beta3#TestDay_Results|testday]] with 37 participants and 426 testcases ran on 3/13 | ||
* [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?query_format=advanced&short_desc_type=allwordssubstr&short_desc=&long_desc_type=allwordssubstr&long_desc=&bug_file_loc_type=allwordssubstr&bug_file_loc=&status_whiteboard_type=allwordssubstr&status_whiteboard=&keywords_type=anywords&keywords=verified1.9.1&emailtype1=substring&email1=&emailassigned_to2=1&emailreporter2=1&emailqa_contact2=1&emailtype2=substring&email2=&bugidtype=include&bug_id=&votes=&chfieldfrom=-7d&chfieldto=Now&chfield=keywords&chfieldvalue=verified1.9.1&cmdtype=doit&order=Reuse+same+sort+as+last+time&known_name=1.9.1Branch+VERI+FIXED+last+1+weeks&query_based_on=1.9.1Branch+VERI+FIXED+last+1+weeks&field0-0-0=noop&type0-0-0=noop&value0-0-0= 56 1.9.1 bugs] verified last week | * [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?query_format=advanced&short_desc_type=allwordssubstr&short_desc=&long_desc_type=allwordssubstr&long_desc=&bug_file_loc_type=allwordssubstr&bug_file_loc=&status_whiteboard_type=allwordssubstr&status_whiteboard=&keywords_type=anywords&keywords=verified1.9.1&emailtype1=substring&email1=&emailassigned_to2=1&emailreporter2=1&emailqa_contact2=1&emailtype2=substring&email2=&bugidtype=include&bug_id=&votes=&chfieldfrom=-7d&chfieldto=Now&chfield=keywords&chfieldvalue=verified1.9.1&cmdtype=doit&order=Reuse+same+sort+as+last+time&known_name=1.9.1Branch+VERI+FIXED+last+1+weeks&query_based_on=1.9.1Branch+VERI+FIXED+last+1+weeks&field0-0-0=noop&type0-0-0=noop&value0-0-0= 56 1.9.1 bugs] verified last week | ||
* 3.0.7->3.1b3 Major Update Test Run in progress. Tracking results [ | * 3.0.7->3.1b3 Major Update Test Run in progress. Tracking results [[QA/Firefox3/TestPlan/MajorUpdate/Results:3.0.6_fx3.1b3#Results|here]]. | ||
'''Web Dev Testing, Metrics, Accessibility, Localization, Communty''' | '''Web Dev Testing, Metrics, Accessibility, Localization, Communty''' | ||
* Community: | * Community: | ||
** We had a very active testday for Firefox 3.1 B3. See the [https://litmus.mozilla.org/testday_report.cgi?testday_id=114 report]. | ** We had a very active testday for Firefox 3.1 B3. See the [https://litmus.mozilla.org/testday_report.cgi?testday_id=114 report]. | ||
** Tomcat will be attending [ | ** Tomcat will be attending [[MAOW:2009:Berlin|MAOW Berlin Event]] that will happens in 2 weeks | ||
** Met with Asa to talk about what Community Health metrics might look like | ** Met with Asa to talk about what Community Health metrics might look like | ||
* Posted notes about FFx 3.1 B3 testing via [http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=54860359570&ref=ts FaceBook] and [http://twitter.com/FirefoxBeta Twitter], and [http://blog.mozilla.com/tomcat/2009/03/12/firefox-31-beta-3-available/ blogs] | * Posted notes about FFx 3.1 B3 testing via [http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=54860359570&ref=ts FaceBook] and [http://twitter.com/FirefoxBeta Twitter], and [http://blog.mozilla.com/tomcat/2009/03/12/firefox-31-beta-3-available/ blogs] | ||
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== Security == | == Security == | ||
Some Mozilla security folks will be at the CanSecWest security conference this week, track us down and say hi. | |||
== Marketing/PR == | == Marketing/PR == | ||
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* [http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/mar2009/tc20090311_813488.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index+-+temp_technology BusinessWeek on Google/Mozilla relationship] | * [http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/mar2009/tc20090311_813488.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index+-+temp_technology BusinessWeek on Google/Mozilla relationship] | ||
=== Events === | === Events === | ||
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== Developer Tools == | == Developer Tools == | ||
* Initial Bespin release | |||
** Focus on core text component | |||
* Community uptake and contributions are literally overwhelming | |||
** Eclipse integration (Boris Bokowski) | |||
** xwiki (Jerome Velociter) | |||
** Dojo port (Roberto Saccon) | |||
** Syntax highlighting / tree parsing | |||
** File open dialog | |||
** Tons of misc. patches | |||
*** [[Labs/Bespin/Contributors]] | |||
** Well-attended meet up in London; will have another here at end of month | |||
* Bespin 0.2 "dogfood" release coming up | |||
** VCS | |||
** Collaboration | |||
* Upcoming tool: Light-weight memory profiler | |||
** Cycle collector | |||
** Heap details | |||
* Upcoming tool: Taxonomy of tools | |||
** Inspired by OS X's software directory | |||
* On-going experiment: Server-side JS | |||
** Mailing list | |||
** Meet-up here at end of month | |||
== Add-ons == | == Add-ons == | ||
* AMO 5.0.3 shipped last week, blog post going out today describing changes | |||
** Editor notification for add-on changes | |||
** Improved dashboard with week-over-week display | |||
** "Share This" links | |||
** and other features | |||
* Planned 3.5 migration | |||
** 3.1b4 will get converted to 3.5b4 on 3/17 | |||
** 3.2a1 will get converted to 3.6a1 on 3/1 | |||
** Sam Sidler coordinating | |||
** 5.0.4 release will update compatibility dashboard to consider 3.1 and 3.5 to be the same version. | |||
* Compatibility | |||
** 3.1* compatibility still around 80% | |||
** 3.1b3 compatibility up to 55% which is a 30% increase from last week. | |||
== Webdev == | == Webdev == | ||
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* Personas site work nearing completion | * Personas site work nearing completion | ||
* [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=478952 Contextual landing pages] code complete, redirects and QA left | * [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=478952 Contextual landing pages] code complete, redirects and QA left | ||
* [http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all.html mozilla.com all.html pages] updated and shipped -- thanks to QA and Steven Garrity @ SilverOrange for their awesome work | * [http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all.html mozilla.com all.html pages] updated and shipped -- thanks to QA (Stephen and Krupa) and Steven Garrity @ SilverOrange for their awesome work | ||
* Socorro work week was successful - worked with [http://pgexperts.com/ pg experts] to help us sort out our postgresql situation and have solid plans to improve our system -- [[Breakpad/WorkWeek|see what we covered]] | |||
== L10n == | == L10n == | ||
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** Croatian, Croatia, hr | ** Croatian, Croatia, hr | ||
** We are now building 70 locales of Firefox | ** We are now building 70 locales of Firefox | ||
* Always good to check out the [ | * Always good to check out the [[L10n|main l10n wiki page]] for team updates. | ||
= Foundation Updates = | = Foundation Updates = | ||
* The Foundation is [http://blog.hecker.org/2009/03/15/mozilla-education-internship/ accepting applications] for a '''summer internship for the Mozilla Education program'''. | * The Foundation is [http://blog.hecker.org/2009/03/15/mozilla-education-internship/ accepting applications] for a '''summer internship for the Mozilla Education program'''. | ||
* The new '''mozilla.education forum is up and running''' and accessible via NNTP, [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.education/topics Google Groups], and as a [https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/education mailing list]. | * The new '''mozilla.education forum is up and running''' and accessible via NNTP, [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.education/topics Google Groups], and as a [https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/education mailing list]. | ||
* You can now '''flag bugs that would make good student projects''' using the "student-project" keyword (see bug [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=479062 479062]). | |||
* [http://armenzg.blogspot.com/ Armen Zambrano] posted '''video interviews from the Chattanooga symposium''' on integrating open source into the undergraduate computing curriculum. | * [http://armenzg.blogspot.com/ Armen Zambrano] posted '''video interviews from the Chattanooga symposium''' on integrating open source into the undergraduate computing curriculum. | ||
* On the [[Education/StatusMeetings/2009-03-23|next Mozilla Education weekly call]] Pascal Finette will be discussing the online course for the Mozilla Labs Design Challenge, and we'll be using the call to test out the [http://www.dimdim.com/ DimDim] system for possible future use in Mozilla Education online courses. | * On the [[Education/StatusMeetings/2009-03-23|next Mozilla Education weekly call]] Pascal Finette will be discussing the online course for the Mozilla Labs Design Challenge, and we'll be using the call to test out the [http://www.dimdim.com/ DimDim] system for possible future use in Mozilla Education online courses. | ||
* David discussed the '''www.mozilla.org redesign''' at the [[Mozilla.org/Redesign/Design_Lunch|design lunch]]; for more information see [http://davidwboswell.wordpress.com/2009/03/10/how-to-provide-feedback-on-wwwmozillaorg-designs/ David's] [http://davidwboswell.wordpress.com/2009/03/11/the-mozillaorg-redesign-round-1/ blog] [http://davidwboswell.wordpress.com/2009/03/12/my-two-cents/ entries] | |||
* David discussed the '''www.mozilla.org redesign''' at the [ | |||
* You can now '''support the calendar project''' through your [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/calendar/donate.html donations]. | * You can now '''support the calendar project''' through your [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/calendar/donate.html donations]. | ||
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= Other Business = | = Other Business = | ||
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