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'''Monday, 31 October''' | '''Monday, 31 October''' | ||
Happy Halloween | * Happy Halloween! | ||
* Cathy Davidson presents "Now You See It: How the Brain Science of Attention Will Transform the Way We Live, Work, and Learn". 10-Forward in Mountain View at 12:30pm Pacific time, and on Air Mozilla | |||
'''Tuesday, 1 November''' | '''Tuesday, 1 November''' | ||
Paris office closed for All Saint's Day | * Paris office closed for All Saint's Day | ||
'''Wednesday, 2 November''' | '''Wednesday, 2 November''' | ||
* Jenn Ng User Experience Researcher from Palm/HP will be giving a brown bag at noon in 10Forward talking about her process and findings on various studies relating to webOS. | |||
'''Thursday, 3 November''' | '''Thursday, 3 November''' | ||
* Brown Bag: [http://htmlpad.org/steward-brownbag/# Getting More Contributors Involved with Mozilla] | |||
** Time: 12 noon pacific / 19:00 GMT ([http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Brown+Bag&iso=20111103T12&p1=224 other times around the world]) | |||
** Audio: Dial 1-800-707-2533 (password 369) or 1-650-215-1282 (extension 92#) then dial Conference number 8600# | |||
** Video: http://air.mozilla.org | |||
** IRC: irc://irc.mozilla.org/airmozilla | |||
'''Friday, 4 November''' | '''Friday, 4 November''' | ||
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== Firefox Future (8, 9, 10) == | == Firefox Future (8, 9, 10) == | ||
''Speaker Location: '' | ''Speaker Location: Phone (johnath)'' | ||
* Firefox 8 is virtually done | |||
** '''Any outstanding issues need to be resolved TODAY''' | |||
** Signoff meeting will be scheduled for later this week, likely Wednesday | |||
* If you read only one article on the future of Firefox feature development this week, read [http://autonome.wordpress.com/2011/10/25/building-firefox-in-the-post-browser-age/ Dietrich's] | |||
* Source migration is in '''1 week'''! | |||
== Firefox Current (3.5, 3.6, 4.0 - 7.0) == | == Firefox Current (3.5, 3.6, 4.0 - 7.0) == | ||
''Speaker Location: '' | ''Speaker Location: '' No voice update | ||
* Planning to go to build today for Firefox 3.6.24 | |||
* There will be a 3.6.25, shipping with Firefox 9 | |||
== Mobile Firefox == | == Mobile Firefox == | ||
'''Speaker Location: '' | '''Speaker Location: '' | ||
[[File:Birch-nightly-v10.qrcode.png]] | |||
Nightlies (without auto update quite yet) are here: http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/mobile/nightly/latest-birch-android/ | |||
== Thunderbird == | == Thunderbird == | ||
''Speaker Location: '' | ''Speaker Location: '' Toronto | ||
' | * Ran the TB8-TB9 compatibility update for addons. | ||
** 325 tested, 16 fail, 309 pass. | |||
* We've got a test build of [https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/thunderbird/try-builds/mconley@mozilla.com-6dccfa2ebac2/ Tabs-on-Top]. | |||
**Try it out, and let mconley know what you think! | |||
== Drumbeat == | == Drumbeat == | ||
''Speaker Location: '' | ''Speaker Location: Toronto'' | ||
* [https://mozillafestival.org/ Mozilla Festival] kicks off Friday in London! | |||
** Coming? Please add yourself [http://lanyrd.com/2011/mozilla-festival/ here] | |||
** Follow along through #mozfest or the [https://mozillafestival.org/category/mozfest/ Festival blog] | |||
= Speakers = | = Speakers = | ||
The limit is 3 minutes per speaker. | 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. | ||
{| class="fullwidth-table" | {| class="fullwidth-table" | ||
|- | |- | ||
! | ! Presenter | ||
! | ! Topic | ||
! | ! Media | ||
! | ! More Details | ||
! | ! Location | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Zandr Milewski | ||
| | |Air Mozilla | ||
| | |None | ||
| | |Quick update on the present and future of Air Mozilla | ||
| | |Mountain View | ||
|- | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||
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;WebQA | ;WebQA | ||
*AMO 6.2.7: http://cl.ly/0i0I3d121f0o293k2p0t | |||
*SUMO http://moxie.jamessocol.com/bugstats/sumo/2011-10-25 | |||
;QA Community | |||
*Results of Firefox Test Day last Friday: https://etherpad.mozilla.org/testday-20111028 | |||
;QA | ;Browser Tech | ||
* [https://wiki.mozilla.org/QA/Fennec/8/Beta/5 8.0b5 mobile QA results] | |||
* [https://etherpad.mozilla.org/fennec-perf-ts-take2 Fennec Perf Ts] | |||
* [https://wiki.mozilla.org/QA/Browser_Technologies/Services/Releases/BrowserID_10202011 BrowserID Train 10: 10/20/2011] | |||
* [https://wiki.mozilla.org/QA/Browser_Technologies/Services/Releases/SyncServer_10225011 Sync Server 10/25/2011 Release] | |||
;Automation Services | ;Automation Services | ||
== Automation & Tools == | == Automation & Tools == | ||
* Landed Talos user responsiveness tests, but had to be backed out due to crashes and hangs that did not appear in staging. Investigation ongoing. | |||
* Developing an [http://areciboapp.com/ error reporting system] for BMO | |||
* Tp nochrome now working for Native Fennec builds, tpan, tzoom, reftest, and browser-chrome replacement still underway | |||
* More [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Auto-tools/Meetings/2011-10-31 updates here] | |||
== Security == | == Security == | ||
===Security Reviews Scheduled for this week=== | |||
{| class="fullwidth-table" style="width: 800px;" | |||
|- | |||
! style="width:25%" | Date / Time | |||
! style="width:45%" | Item | |||
|- | |||
| Mon Oct 31 / 13:00 PST || [https://github.com/ozten/sasl-browserid BrowswerID API] | |||
|- | |||
| Thu Nov 03 / 10:00 PST || WebBattery (Fennec) {{bug|678694}} | |||
|- | |||
| Fri Nov 04 / 10:00 PST || [[Fennec/Features/Plugins|Flash for Android]] | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
'''[https://mail.mozilla.com/home/ckoenig@mozilla.com/Security%20Review.html Calendar and Meeting details]''' | |||
General Meeting Details | |||
* IRC Channel: #security | |||
* Etherpad: https://etherpad.mozilla.org/secreview | |||
* Dial-in Info: | |||
** In office or soft phone: extension 92 | |||
** US/INTL: 650-903-0800 or 650-215-1282 then extension 92 | |||
** Toronto: 416-848-3114 then extension 92 | |||
** Toll-free: 800-707-2533 then password 369 | |||
** Conference num 624 | |||
=== Security Severity Ratings Changes=== | |||
* new version of the severity ratings will be posted 31-Oct-2011 | |||
** New layout | |||
** includes sections for bugzilla keyword & Feature Page Security Usage | |||
** Ending the use of ''sg:crit? & sg:critical?'' | |||
=== SecTeam Conferences === | |||
* Brandon Sterne; [http://www.w3.org/2011/11/TPAC/ W3C TPAC 2011] | |||
* Lucas Adamski & Dan Veditz: [http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/hh508834 BlueHatv11] | |||
* Curtis Koenig: [http://www.skydogcon.com/ SkyDocCon] | |||
== Engagement == | == Engagement == | ||
'''PR''' | '''PR''' | ||
*[http://blogs.computerworlduk.com/open-enterprise/2011/10/mozillas-brendan-eich-on-javascript---and-microsoft-buying-netscape/index.htm Mozilla's Brendan Eich on JavaScript - and Microsoft Buying Netscape] | |||
*[http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2395363,00.asp#fbid=ORSf1GBvOcq Mozilla Develops Firefox Version That Favors Bing] | |||
*[http://www.webmonkey.com/2011/10/mozilla-brings-sharing-to-the-browser-with-firefox-share/ Mozilla Brings Sharing to the Browser With ‘Firefox Share’] | |||
*[http://download.cnet.com/8301-2007_4-20127235-12/firefox-learns-to-share-again/ Firefox learns to share, again] | |||
*[http://news.cens.com/cens/html/en/news/news_inner_38183.html Mozilla Foundation Opens Branch Office in Taiwan] | |||
'''Events''' | '''Events''' | ||
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| What will the new person be working on? | | What will the new person be working on? | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Frederik Braun | |||
| Michael Coates | |||
| Mountain View | |||
| Infrastructure Security | |||
|- | |||
| Hubert Figuiere | |||
| David Bolter | |||
| Toronto Office | |||
| Accessibility | |||
|- | |||
| Shezmeen Prasad | |||
| Stormy Peters | |||
| Mountain View Office | |||
| Developer Engagement | |||
|- | |||
| Marlena Compton | |||
| Stephen Donner | |||
| Mountain View Office | |||
| Web QA Engineer | |||
|- | |||
| Peter Bengtsson | |||
| Laura Thomson | |||
| Peter in MV, Laura on the phone | |||
| Web Developer | |||
|- | |||
| Nicolas Pierron | |||
| David Mandelin | |||
| Mountain View Office | |||
| Software Engineer | |||
|- | |||
| Jan de Mooij | |||
| David Mandelin | |||
| Mountain View Office | |||
| Software Engineer | |||
|} | |} | ||
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= Roundtable = | = Roundtable = | ||
[[Category:Weekly Updates]] | |||
[[Category:Meeting Notes]] |
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Friends of the Tree 
Speaker Location: Mountain View
Upcoming Events
Speaker Location: Mountain View
This Week
Monday, 31 October
- Happy Halloween!
- Cathy Davidson presents "Now You See It: How the Brain Science of Attention Will Transform the Way We Live, Work, and Learn". 10-Forward in Mountain View at 12:30pm Pacific time, and on Air Mozilla
Tuesday, 1 November
- Paris office closed for All Saint's Day
Wednesday, 2 November
- Jenn Ng User Experience Researcher from Palm/HP will be giving a brown bag at noon in 10Forward talking about her process and findings on various studies relating to webOS.
Thursday, 3 November
- Brown Bag: Getting More Contributors Involved with Mozilla
- Time: 12 noon pacific / 19:00 GMT (other times around the world)
- Audio: Dial 1-800-707-2533 (password 369) or 1-650-215-1282 (extension 92#) then dial Conference number 8600#
- Video: http://air.mozilla.org
- IRC: irc://irc.mozilla.org/airmozilla
Friday, 4 November
Mozilla Festival begins!
Next Week
Product Status Updates
Firefox Future (8, 9, 10)
Speaker Location: Phone (johnath)
- Firefox 8 is virtually done
- Any outstanding issues need to be resolved TODAY
- Signoff meeting will be scheduled for later this week, likely Wednesday
- If you read only one article on the future of Firefox feature development this week, read Dietrich's
- Source migration is in 1 week!
Firefox Current (3.5, 3.6, 4.0 - 7.0)
Speaker Location: No voice update
- Planning to go to build today for Firefox 3.6.24
- There will be a 3.6.25, shipping with Firefox 9
Mobile Firefox
'Speaker Location:
Nightlies (without auto update quite yet) are here: http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/mobile/nightly/latest-birch-android/
Thunderbird
Speaker Location: Toronto
- Ran the TB8-TB9 compatibility update for addons.
- 325 tested, 16 fail, 309 pass.
- We've got a test build of Tabs-on-Top.
- Try it out, and let mconley know what you think!
Drumbeat
Speaker Location: Toronto
- Mozilla Festival kicks off Friday in London!
- Coming? Please add yourself here
- Follow along through #mozfest or the Festival blog
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.
Presenter | Topic | Media | More Details | Location |
---|---|---|---|---|
Zandr Milewski | Air Mozilla | None | Quick update on the present and future of Air Mozilla | Mountain View |
Status Updates By Team
Firefox
Platform
Messaging
Mobile
IT
Release Engineering
QA
- Test Execution
- WebQA
- AMO 6.2.7: http://cl.ly/0i0I3d121f0o293k2p0t
- SUMO http://moxie.jamessocol.com/bugstats/sumo/2011-10-25
- QA Community
- Results of Firefox Test Day last Friday: https://etherpad.mozilla.org/testday-20111028
- Browser Tech
- 8.0b5 mobile QA results
- Fennec Perf Ts
- BrowserID Train 10: 10/20/2011
- Sync Server 10/25/2011 Release
- Automation Services
Automation & Tools
- Landed Talos user responsiveness tests, but had to be backed out due to crashes and hangs that did not appear in staging. Investigation ongoing.
- Developing an error reporting system for BMO
- Tp nochrome now working for Native Fennec builds, tpan, tzoom, reftest, and browser-chrome replacement still underway
- More updates here
Security
Security Reviews Scheduled for this week
Date / Time | Item |
---|---|
Mon Oct 31 / 13:00 PST | BrowswerID API |
Thu Nov 03 / 10:00 PST | WebBattery (Fennec) bug 678694 |
Fri Nov 04 / 10:00 PST | Flash for Android |
General Meeting Details * IRC Channel: #security * Etherpad: https://etherpad.mozilla.org/secreview * Dial-in Info: ** In office or soft phone: extension 92 ** US/INTL: 650-903-0800 or 650-215-1282 then extension 92 ** Toronto: 416-848-3114 then extension 92 ** Toll-free: 800-707-2533 then password 369 ** Conference num 624
Security Severity Ratings Changes
- new version of the severity ratings will be posted 31-Oct-2011
- New layout
- includes sections for bugzilla keyword & Feature Page Security Usage
- Ending the use of sg:crit? & sg:critical?
SecTeam Conferences
- Brandon Sterne; W3C TPAC 2011
- Lucas Adamski & Dan Veditz: BlueHatv11
- Curtis Koenig: SkyDocCon
Engagement
PR
Events
Creative Team
Community Marketing
Support
Metrics
Evangelism
Labs
Developer Tools
Add-ons
Webdev
L10n
Introducing New Hires
New Hire | Introduced by | Speaker location | Will be working on |
---|---|---|---|
New person's name here | Who will be introducing that person? | From which office will that introduction be transmitted? | What will the new person be working on? |
Frederik Braun | Michael Coates | Mountain View | Infrastructure Security |
Hubert Figuiere | David Bolter | Toronto Office | Accessibility |
Shezmeen Prasad | Stormy Peters | Mountain View Office | Developer Engagement |
Marlena Compton | Stephen Donner | Mountain View Office | Web QA Engineer |
Peter Bengtsson | Laura Thomson | Peter in MV, Laura on the phone | Web Developer |
Nicolas Pierron | David Mandelin | Mountain View Office | Software Engineer |
Jan de Mooij | David Mandelin | Mountain View Office | Software Engineer |