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== Firefox 5 == | == Firefox 5 == | ||
* About halfway through the first aurora train, the merge to beta happens '''2011-05-17''' | |||
* Beta meetings start this week, at 2pm PDT today | |||
* The next mozilla-central → mozilla-aurora merge is on '''2011-05-24''' <small>(6 weeks after the previous mozilla-central → mozilla-aurora merge, which happened on 2011-04-12)</small> | |||
== Firefox 4 == | == Firefox 4, 3.6, 3.5 == | ||
* New updates pushed out last week on all branches | |||
== Mobile Firefox == | == Mobile Firefox == | ||
* Shipped Firefox 4.0.1 last week | |||
* Continuing to test aurora builds, planning to go to beta at same time as desktop | |||
== Thunderbird == | == Thunderbird == | ||
* Faster folder switching landed in [ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/thunderbird/nightly/latest-comm-aurora/ Miramar nightly builds]; please help us test and add any feedback onto {{bug|520272}}. | |||
* [https://mail.mozilla.org/pipermail/tb-planning/2011-May/001001.html Schedule and build mechanics] details for Miramar posted to tb-planning. | |||
* Released Thunderbird 3.1.10 | |||
== Older Branch Work == | == Older Branch Work == | ||
== Drumbeat == | == Drumbeat == | ||
'''Knight-Mozilla News Project: "Unlocking Video" innovation challenge now underway''' | |||
* Seeking designers and developers to submit ideas: | |||
** '''How can new HTML5 web video tools transform news storytelling?''' | |||
* '''Learn more or participate here''': https://drumbeat.org/en-US/challenges/unlocking-video/ | |||
= Speakers = | = Speakers = | ||
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| Julie Deroche | | Julie Deroche | ||
| Stanford Open Source Bootcamp | | Stanford Open Source Bootcamp | ||
| | | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NO4M03OyGw | ||
| TBD | | TBD | ||
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;Test Execution | ;Test Execution | ||
* Fx.Next | |||
** Aurora(5) -> Beta, May 17th | |||
*** Channel switcher should be all tested a week+ before then. | |||
** Workspaces in development on Nightly(6) | |||
;WebQA | ;WebQA | ||
*Shipped last week: | |||
**Web of Wonder | |||
**MDN 0.9.4 | |||
**SUMO 2.8 | |||
**AMO 6.0.7 | |||
**Input 3.4 | |||
;QA Community | ;QA Community | ||
*Updated QMO for the London meetup event and the upcoming Selenium meetup | |||
*Upcoming Test Day Friday, May 6: http://etherpad.mozilla.com:9000/firefox-bugday-2011-05-06 | |||
;Test Dev | ;Test Dev | ||
== Automation & Tools == | == Automation & Tools == | ||
* Bughunter backend refactor nearing completion | |||
* Fixes for addon testing service should be rolled out in downtime this week (affecting Talos Ts) | |||
* Autolog is up and running - [http://brasstacks.mozilla.com/autolog/?tree=services-central&source=autolog check out the crossweave data (sync testing)] | |||
* Other notes can always be found [[Auto-tools/Meetings/2011-05-02|on our page]] | |||
== Security == | == Security == | ||
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'''PR''' | '''PR''' | ||
*[http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/384823/10_must-have_free_firefox_4_add-ons/ 10 must-have free Firefox 4 add-ons] | |||
*[http://www.webmonkey.com/2011/05/update-adds-firefox-4-engine-to-mozillas-chromeless-project/ Update Adds Firefox 4 Engine to Mozilla’s ‘Chromeless’ Project] | |||
*[http://www.geek.com/articles/news/firefox-gets-faster-on-linux-20110429/ Firefox gets faster on Linux ] | |||
*[http://www.conceivablytech.com/7090/products/mozilla-fixes-vulnerabilities-in-firefox-4 Mozilla Fixes Vulnerabilities in Firefox 4] | |||
*[http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=10962 Firefox 4.0.1 fixes several security issues] | |||
'''Events''' | '''Events''' | ||
'''Creative Team''' | '''Creative Team''' | ||
'''User Engagement''' | |||
Channels: | |||
* General Email list: 710,359 [+7.32%] | |||
* Twitter Followers: 469,681 [+1.92%] | |||
* Lifetime Facebook Likes: 4,124,491 [+1.57%] | |||
* Join subscribers: 1,010 supporters | |||
Campaigns / Programs: | |||
* April Newsletter launched in EN-US [27% Open rate & 13% Click through rate] | |||
* April Newsletter launched in DE [53% Open rate & 30.5% Click through rate] | |||
* Join Mozilla Newsletter launched [39.1% Open rate & 10.7% Click through rate] | |||
* [http://janefinette.com/post/4814581757/firefox-4-upgrade-campaigns-getting-under-way Firefox 4 direct upgrade campaign] in process | |||
'''Contributor Engagement''' | '''Contributor Engagement''' | ||
* Firefox 4 launch: Awesome Firefox events continue around the world, including a series of events in Senegal, Kenya and Indonesia. | |||
** Senegal: Check out event photos [http://www.flickr.com/photos/28959625@N04/sets/72157626606097978/ here], as well as a spotlight on [http://bonjourmozilla.fr/?post/2011/04/28/Bonjour-WoMoz-%3A-Emmanuelle-Bouiti Emmanuelle Bouiti] who helped host the events. | |||
** Indonesia: [http://www.flickr.com/photos/falfistrife/sets/72157626625842656/ Photos], [http://www.flickr.com/photos/orangescale/sets/72157626608075484/with/5669601127/ photos] and [http://www.flickr.com/photos/orangescale/sets/72157626608075484/ more photos] | |||
** Kenya: Check out Dietrich Ayala's [http://autonome.wordpress.com/2011/04/29/trip-log-mozilla-kenya/ write up]. | |||
* Community Marketing Call: | |||
** The next call is set for May 11th at 10 a.m. PDT/17:00 UTC/19:00 CET | |||
** Notes from last week's call are [http://etherpad.mozilla.com:9000/call-agenda-april-27 here] | |||
== Support == | == Support == | ||
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== Webdev == | == Webdev == | ||
* Kicked off working on [https://github.com/mozilla/elmo/wiki/Contribute elmo], the next iteration of the l10n dashboard. Moved the project to github, feel free to fix your papercuts and contribute, or grab a [https://bugzil.la/component:Elmo bug]. We're using gitflow now, too. Join laura, peterbe, pike, stas. | |||
== L10n == | == L10n == | ||
= Introducing New Hires = | = Introducing New Hires = | ||
We have 4 new interns who started this week!<br> | |||
- Marc Jessome (RelEng)<br> | |||
- Owen Coutts (QA)<br> | |||
- William Chen (Content)<br> | |||
- Albert Noll (Research)<br> | |||
= Foundation Updates = | = Foundation Updates = | ||
* Introducing Marilyn Wigglesworth, the new Director of Finance for the foundation | |||
= Roundtable = | = Roundtable = | ||
[[Category:Weekly Updates]] | |||
[[Category:Meeting Notes]] | |||