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= Friends of the Tree [[Image:Tree.gif|Friends of the Tree]]  =
= Friends of the Tree [[Image:Tree.gif|Friends of the Tree]]  =
* Kris Maglione, Andreas Wagner, Nils Maier and Archaeopteryx, winners of the top 4 positions in the AMO Editor Competition, totaling a combined '''2500 add-on reviews''' in the past 2 months.
* Kris Maglione, Andreas Wagner, Nils Maier and Archaeopteryx, winners of the top 4 positions in the AMO Editor Competition, totaling a combined '''2500 add-on reviews''' in the past 2 months.
* Henrik Skupin nominates pxbugs, Aleksej, and bytehead for their efforts in testing Firefox 4 RC1 during the [http://bit.ly/hkzyEV add-ons testday] last Friday.


= Upcoming Events =
= Upcoming Events =
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'''Thursday, 10 March'''
'''Thursday, 10 March'''
* [[Websites/Taskforce/2011_03_10|Websites Task Force meeting]] on Thursday at 10 pacific (Mozilla web font, End of Life processes and more)


'''Friday, 11 March'''
'''Friday, 11 March'''
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== Firefox 4 ==
== Firefox 4 ==
* Built RC1 last week, great work everyone!
* On the look out for any bugs that would require a RC2
** If you see one, please nominate it for blocking and/or email [mailto:release-drivers@mozilla.org release-drivers]


== Firefox 3.6 ==
== Firefox 3.6 and 3.5  ==
* Shipped 3.6.14 and 3.5.17 on Tuesday
* Shipped 3.6.15 on Friday, fixing an issue where Firefox 3.6.14 would fail to load certain Java applets
** Bugs will be adjusted to reflect the current state of branch fixes


== Mobile Firefox ==
== Mobile Firefox ==
* Code freeze TOMORROW
* Need feedback from everyone running the build


== Thunderbird ==
== Thunderbird ==
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** still have outstanding updater issues to work through, including {{bug|635161}}
** still have outstanding updater issues to work through, including {{bug|635161}}


== Older Branch Work ==
== Drumbeat ==


== Drumbeat ==
* The [http://hackasaurus.org Hackasaurus] team is here in Mountain View this week. Meet [https://twitter.com/OpenMatt @openmatt], [https://twitter.com/toolness @toolness], and [https://twitter.com/iamjessklein @iamjessklein] to chat more about the project!


= Speakers =
= Speakers =


The limit is 3 minutes per speaker. It's like a lightning talk, but don't feel that you have to have slides in order to make a presentation.
The limit is 3 minutes per speaker. It's like a lightning talk, but don't feel that you have to have slides in order to make a presentation.  


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{| class="fullwidth-table"
|-
|-
! Title
! Title  
! Presenter
! Presenter  
! Topic
! Topic  
! Media
! Media  
! More Details
! More Details
|-
| Hackasaurus
| Atul Varma and Jessica Klein
| We'll be giving an overview of Hackasaurus, a toolkit and curriculum to help kids/non-techies understand the Open Web and how to hack it.
| [https://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0AXzegrtT-IU_ZGhnNWRrd21fMTEyMWRqcHBtM3di&hl=en&authkey=CLmlnYYH Google Docs Presentation], [http://labs.toolness.com/temp/hackasaurus-15-sec-hack-march-2011.ogv Hackasaurus 15-second hack Ogg Theora (slide 9)]
| [http://hackasaurus.org Hackasaurus]
|-
|-
| Your Title Here
| Field Report - Press tour update
| Your Name Here
| Shappy
| What are you going to talk about?
| Quick update of how the FF4 press tour is progressing<br>
| Links to slides or images you want displayed on screen
| n/a
| Link to where audience can find out more information
| n/a
|-
|-
| Quick update on some automated crowd-source-y test tools for your nightly
| Ctalbert
| [https://wiki.mozilla.org/WeeklyUpdates/2011-03-07#Automation_.26_Tools Check out the A-Team section of the wiki]
| [http://brasstacks.mozilla.com/speedtestssvr/nexttest/ JS Speed Tests]
| [http://people.mozilla.org/~jgriffin/grafxbot-0.2.00.xpi New Grafx Bot]
|}
|}


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== QA  ==
== QA  ==
; General
* A Browser Automation Standard
** Initial discussion can be found in this [http://etherpad.mozilla.com:9000/browser-automation-standard Etherpad]
** Simon Stewart (Google) checked in the initial [http://code.google.com/p/selenium/source/browse/wiki/standard/webdriver.idl WebDriver browser automation standard IDL] ([http://groups.google.com/group/selenium-developers/browse_thread/thread/c2ae43992fc3e3d4 Announcement thread])


;Test Execution
;Browser Technologies
*Tested and assisted deployment of Production servers: Python sreg, Account Portal, and  Storage Server
* Tested and Shipped Jetpack SDK 1.0beta 3 rc3


;WebQA
;WebQA
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;QA Automation
;QA Automation
* Discussion on a browser automation standard: http://etherpad.mozilla.com:9000/browser-automation-standard
* Blog posts
** [http://blargon7.com/2011/03/introducing-firefox-endurance-testing/ Introducing Firefox Endurance Testing]


;QA Community
;QA Community
* [http://bit.ly/hkzyEV Results of the Firefox 4 add-ons testday]


;Test Dev
;Test Dev


== Automation & Tools ==
== Automation & Tools ==
* [http://mxr.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/source/testing/firebug/ Firebug test runner code] has now landed in mozilla-central, waiting on a reconfig to the slaves in order to run in buildbot
* First edition of cross-browser automated JS speed tests are live.  Check your speed [http://brasstacks.mozilla.com/speedtestssvr/nexttest/ here]
* Grafx Bot testing tool with ability to run webgl tests in addition to reftests is released.  Try it out [http://people.mozilla.org/~jgriffin/grafxbot-0.2.00.xpi today]!
* More news available [[Auto-tools/Meetings/2011-03-07|here]]


== Security  ==
== Security  ==
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'''PR'''  
'''PR'''  
*[http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/03/07/mozilla_web_apps_code/ Mozilla challenges Apple, Google with 'open' app store]
*[http://www.conceivablytech.com/6016/products/mozilla-demos-open-web-app-store Mozilla Demos Open Web App Store ]
*[http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/browsers/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=229300435&cid=RSSfeed_IWK_All Mozilla Web Application Project Debuts ]
*[http://www.pcworld.com/article/221427/mozilla_shows_off_web_app_product_in_bits_and_pieces.html Mozilla Shows Off Web App Product in Bits and Pieces]
*[https://wiki.mozilla.org/index.php?title=WeeklyUpdates/2011-03-07&action=edit&section=22 With Pwn2Own looming, Mozilla and Google ship browser patches]
*[http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2381244,00.asp Mozilla Follows Google in Fixing Firefox Bugs Before Hacking Contest]


'''Events'''  
'''Events'''  
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'''Creative Team'''  
'''Creative Team'''  


'''Community Marketing'''
'''Contributor Engagement'''
* Firefox 4 Launch:
** Our party [http://www.meetup.com/everywhere/firefox page] is live - please register if you'd like to host a party.  Our team is "Team Firefox" to celebrate all the team work that has gone into Firefox 4 for desktop and mobile!
** Our launch team is now over 200+ strong.  If you'd like to join still please sign up at http://bit.ly/joinFxLaunch.
* ReMo:
** Join Pierros Pappadeas and William Quivigier tomorrow March 8th at 1 p.m. PST for a brownbag on Remo.
** This will be streamed over AirMoz + dial-in is 1-800-707-2533 (password 369) or 1-650-215-1282 (extension 92#), Conference number 8600#
* about:mozilla newsletter:
** Have news for tomorrow's newsletter?  Please add it [http://etherpad.mozilla.com:9000/newsletter-mar8 here].


== Support  ==
== Support  ==
*[http://blog.mozilla.com/sumo/2011/03/07/whats-up-with-sumo-mar-7/ What's up with SUMO? - Mar. 07]<br> [[File:Mar7-360.jpg|300px|link=http://blip.tv/file/get/MichaelVerdi-WhatsUpWithSUMOMar7282.webm]]


== Metrics  ==
== Metrics  ==
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== L10n  ==
== L10n  ==


= Introducing New Hires =
= Introducing New Hires =


* Nicholas Hurley ~ Robert Sayre
*Nicholas Hurley ~ Robert Sayre  
* David Mason ~ Jay Sullivan
*David Mason ~ Jay Sullivan  
* Noah Meyerhans ~ Corey Shields
*Noah Meyerhans ~ Corey Shields  
* Matej Novak ~ John Slater
*Matej Novak ~ John Slater  
*Valerie Ponell ~ Melissa Shapiro
*Pierros Papadeas ~ William Quiviger
*Rowe Hoffer ~ Mitchell Baker


= Foundation Updates  =
= Foundation Updates  =


= Roundtable =
= Roundtable =
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