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 == Firefox ==
 '''Firefox Front End Work'''
+* review our list of [[Firefox/Projects|active projects]] and [[Firefox/Goals/2009Q3|this quarter's goals]]
+* last week's team progress reports are available on [http://planet.firefox.com Planet Firefox], which will get prettier in time
 '''[[Firefox/Namoroka|Namoroka]]'''
+* next milestone: Firefox 3.6 Beta 1
 '''Team News'''
+* no more interns, boo-hoo
 == Gecko ==
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 == TB 3 ==
+Bearing down on 3.0b4:
+* Slushy Code Freeze: Monday 7th Sept 23:59 PDT.
+* Full String Freeze: Wed 9th Sept 23:59 PDT.
+* Code Freeze: Friday 11th Sept 23:59 PDT.
+* l10n Complete: Monday 14th Sept 23:59 PDT.
+* Release builds start: Tues 15th Sept.
 == Mobile ==
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 == Release Engineering ==
+* Fx3.5.3/3.0.14 ETA to beta, 9/1
+** there will be a refreshed major update (MU) offered between these
+* some improvements on the nightly update situation:
+** Armen has landed code to prioritize en-US update generation ahead of l10n updates.
+** we've switched l10n nightly builds to be triggered immediately after the en-US nightly rather than at a set time (7am). This means we'll get l10n nightlies earlier for each platform, and the update generation machine won't be swamped with a huge batch of updates each morning at 7am PDT.
 == QA ==
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 '''Test Execution'''
 * Fx3.5.3/3.0.14 ETA to beta, 9/1
-* Winmo Alpha 3 testing in progress, blockers found
+* Winmo Alpha 3 testing in progress, 2 blocker bugs remain: {{bug|511535}}, {{bug|513520}}
-* Iterating the list and contacts on the [https://wiki.mozilla.org/QA/Firefox3.6/TestPlan#Feature_Test_Plans_and_Status Firefox 3.6 Testplan]
+* Iterating the list and contacts on the [[QA/Firefox3.6/TestPlan#Feature_Test_Plans_and_Status|Firefox 3.6 Testplan]]
-* Investigating exploitable crash reports
+* Investigating crash reports
 * Automating of manual litmus tests progress: Smoketests 88%, BFTs 20%
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 * Shipped [http://blog.mozilla.com/blog/2009/08/28/amo-5-0-9-launched/ AMO 5.0.9]
+** It was a beast, at [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?query_format=advanced&short_desc_type=allwordssubstr&short_desc=&classification=Server+Software&product=addons.mozilla.org&target_milestone=5.0.9&long_desc_type=substring&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=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= 116 bugs]
 ** This release included the run of over [https://litmus.mozilla.org/show_test.cgi?searchType=by_category&product_id=8&branch_id=18&testgroup_id=85&subgroup_id=851 100 Litmus testcases]
+* Helped in the [http://davidwboswell.wordpress.com/2009/08/26/say-hello-to-the-new-mozilla-org/ relaunch of Mozilla.org]
+* Finished testing SFx 3.0.4 changes, and wrote [https://litmus.mozilla.org/show_test.cgi?searchType=by_category&product_id=13&branch_id=31&testgroup_id=129&subgroup_id=1207 News & Events and Campus Reps testcases]
+* Small testing of AMO in China (for a CDN)
 '''Metrics, Accessibility, Localization, Community'''
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 ** Investigating the mochitest-browser-chrome test harness hang issue. Seems to be caused by memory leak while switching between private browsing and regular browsing in the harness testing.
 ** Started a new [http://mkngama.blogspot.com/2009/08/volunteers-needed-for-firefox-code.html usage based code coverage project]
+** [http://people.mozilla.com/~mnandigama/mac-codecoverage Mac OS X86 coverage Report]
 '''Test Development'''
 * Have a full run of [http://github.com/jonallengriffin/moz-remote-reftest/tree/master Reftests over HTTP] for Tegra, will put failures into bugs this week.
-* Beginning work with Electrolysis team to work on [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Content_Processes/Meetings/2009-08-28-testing test harnesses for electrolysis].  Our first priority will be testing Out of Process Plugins.
+* Beginning work with Electrolysis team to work on [[Content_Processes/Meetings/2009-08-28-testing|test harnesses for electrolysis]]. Our first priority will be testing Out of Process Plugins.
 * Working with Dmandelin to use his python harness for JS Shell testing
 * Released the first release of [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/fennec/addon/13954 QAC For Mobile]
 * Pushed [http://code.google.com/p/mozmill/downloads/detail?name=mozmill.xpi&can=2&q=#makechanges Mozmill 1.2.1]
 * Nearing completion for the log comparison tool to help get the Fennec Test Tree Green
-* More details [https://wiki.mozilla.org/QA/TDAI/MeetingNotes/2009-08-31 here].
+* More details [[QA/TDAI/MeetingNotes/2009-08-31|here]].
 == Security ==
+* No updates
 == Marketing/PR  ==
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 * Snowl featured in [http://www.linux-mag.com/cache/7495/1.html Linux Magazine]
 * Lifehacker's [http://lifehacker.com/5346946/five-features-we-want-to-see-in-firefox?skyline=true&s=x Five Features We Want to See in Firefox]
 '''Mozilla Service Week'''
+* Overall update:
+** Pledge hours are over 6,000!
+** Focus for the coming weeks is on awareness and growing organic events.
+*** Created video to help [http://kiq.me/SP promote]
+** Featured on [http://www.casefoundation.org/ Case Foundation] home page!
+* Wondering how you can be a part of Mozilla Service Week?
+** Join a [[MozService_Service_Sprints|local sprint]]
+** Stay tuned for "challenges":
+*** [http://www.mozilla.org/causes/serviceweek/internethealth/ Internet Health Check]
+*** [http://www.flickr.com/photos/82445883@N00/3872375742/ Web Support at Cafes]
+*** [http://www.mozilla.org/causes/serviceweek/digitalmarketing/ Social Media seminars]
+* We're still going global!
+** SQ, PL & KO going live this week
 '''Events'''
 *[[JRSL Chile|Jornadas Regionales de Software Libre en Chile]] October 7 - 9, 2009, Santiago, Chile - Sponsoring event and bringing together the Mozilla Hispanic Community. + 2 day MozCamp Prior.
-*[http://wordcamp.ph/ WordCamp Philippines] September 19, 2009 in Makati City, Philippines - We are sponsoring this event.&nbsp; Our mission is to help build up the Philippine community and build the Tagalog locale. <br>
+*[http://wordcamp.ph/ WordCamp Philippines] September 19, 2009 in Makati City, Philippines - We are sponsoring this event.&nbsp; Our mission is to help build up the Philippine community and build the Tagalog locale.
-*[http://www.philippineblogawards.com.ph/ Philippine Blog Awards] October 9, 2009 in Luzon, Philippines - We are sponsoring this event.&nbsp; Our mission is to help build up the Philippine community and build the Tagalog locale.<br>
+*[http://www.philippineblogawards.com.ph/ Philippine Blog Awards] October 9, 2009 in Luzon, Philippines - We are sponsoring this event.&nbsp; Our mission is to help build up the Philippine community and build the Tagalog locale.
 '''Community'''
+'''Product'''
+*Currently working on a solution to help our users understand what Plug-ins are and how to update them.
+**Three phase project:
+***3.5.3 What's New Page (embedded Flash plug-in detector)(Bug 512483-FIXED)
+***Plug-In Updater Page for end of Sept (detects all users plug-ins and shows users how to update vulnerable ones) [[Website/Sprints/PluginProblem#Plug-In_Problem]] ({{Bug|391433}}, {{Bug|512787}})
+***In product plug-in updater (similar to Add-Ons updater) for 3.6
 == Support ==
 * One-day sprint to write crash articles for the knowledge base on Thursday September 3
 ** Goal is to document the most common crash signatures in Firefox so that they all have a Knowledge Base article explaining the cause of the crash and the way to fix it (and any other info that is relevant).
-** See [http://blog.mozilla.com/sumo/2009/08/24/one-day-sprint-to-write-crash-articles-for-the-knowledge-base/ blog post] and [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Support/CrashesKBSprint/ list of crash signatures] (still being worked on) for more info
+** See [http://blog.mozilla.com/sumo/2009/08/24/one-day-sprint-to-write-crash-articles-for-the-knowledge-base/ blog post] and [[Support/CrashesKBSprint/|list of crash signatures]] (still being worked on) for more info
 == Metrics ==
+* We're currently implementing a solution that will allow us to easily do optimization testing on Mozilla web sites (e.g., mozilla.com, addons.mozilla.org, support.mozilla.com, etc.).  We'll soon be talking more about goals/objectives and planning (and eventually, findings/impact).
 == Evangelism ==
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 == Labs ==
+* Snowl 0.3pre3 has been released. It's the last preview release before 0.3. It includes some new features and some bug fixes. More info is available in [http://www.melez.com/mykzilla/2009/04/snowl-integration-with-places.html the blog post].
+* Weave 0.6!  OMG [https://services.mozilla.com/updated/changelog.html Weave 0.6]!  It is released.  It has major performance improvements, new better UI on the about:weave page, and better Fennec support.
 == Developer Tools ==
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 == Add-ons ==
-* [http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/2009/08/20/coming-up-for-amo/ New release last week]
+* [http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/2009/08/28/recommendations-collections-and-contributions/ Lots of new stuff in 5.0.9]
-* Next release is 9/24, will include the Add-on Developer Hub
+** Collections Phase II
-* Join us in [https://wiki.mozilla.org/AddonMeetups:2009:Miami Miami] on 9/15 or [https://wiki.mozilla.org/AddonMeetups:2009:Chicago Chicago] on 9/29 for our Add-ons meetups
+*** Add-on recommendations
+*** Collection based statistics
+*** Rating for collections
+** [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/statistics Public Stats Dashboard]
+** Contributions on search results, home page, and category pages
+** Post-install "Meet the Developer" pages now available via the Developer Tools
+* Next release (5.1!) is 9/24, will be focused on the [http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0Ad7mAOXgEBZyZGRzNnZ3YjRfMjBnc3Y1YnhkNA&hl=en Developer Hub]
+* Join us in [[AddonMeetups:2009:Miami|Miami]] on 9/15 or [[AddonMeetups:2009:Chicago|Chicago]] on 9/29 for our Add-ons meetups
 == Webdev ==
-* [http://moxie.fligtar.com/bugstats/amo/5.0.9 AMO 5.0.9 launched last Thursday]
+* Built web pages and applications for other groups.
-* Making progress on the plugins front.  [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=512483 Adding warning to whatsnew page on mozilla.com] and [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Website/Sprints/PluginProblem creating a plugin campaign]. ([http://www.grabup.com/uploads/dbdba6e00d9170ff58378624229abca4.png see screenshot])
+* [http://moxie.fligtar.com/bugstats/amo/5.0.9 AMO 5.0.9 launched last Thursday].  [http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/2009/08/20/coming-up-for-amo/ Read about it].
+* Making progress on the plugins front.  [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=512483 Adding warning to whatsnew page on mozilla.com]  ([http://www.grabup.com/uploads/dbdba6e00d9170ff58378624229abca4.png see screenshot]) and [[Website/Sprints/PluginProblem|creating a plugin campaign]].
+* SUMO 1.3 goes out Thursday (foundations for Fennec support)
 == L10n ==
+*  Verbatim Alpha launched
+*  Jeremy Hiatt intern finished with a presentation to platform on l20n. [http://blog.mozilla.com/seth/tag/l20n/ Blog posts here].
+*  Lots of work ahead on Mobile l10n for the client application and web content
 = Foundation Updates =
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 * Mark [http://commonspace.wordpress.com/category/drumbeat/ posted extensively] on Drumbeat, an initiative to engage huge numbers of people as promoters and stewards of the open web.
 ** This is likely major MoFo priority for 2010. Feedback and involvement highly encouraged.
-** A [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Drumbeat wiki] and [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilladrumbeat google group] have also been put up to support Drumbeat conversations.
+** A [[Drumbeat|wiki]] and [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilladrumbeat google group] have also been put up to support Drumbeat conversations.
 * Thank you to everyone who helped with the relaunch of [http://www.mozilla.org www.mozilla.org]
 * The second Mozilla Service Week [http://www.mozilla.org/causes/serviceweek/ action template] is up: [http://www.mozilla.org/causes/serviceweek/digitalmarketing/ Digital Marketing].
+* Please have a look at the first template [http://www.mozilla.org/causes/serviceweek/internethealth/ Internet health] and help us by testing it before service week.
 = Roundtable =
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 == Intern Show & Tell ==
-This week we have the following interns presenting:
+Eric Hergenrader (metrics) and Anthony Hughes (QA) will be doing their presentation on Thursday, at 2pm PST in the common area.
 = Other Business =
+[[Category:Weekly Updates]]
+[[Category:Meeting Notes]]