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* [http://garykwong.wordpress.com/2012/01/28/fuzzing-at-mozilla-brown-bag-on-january-30-1pm-pt/ Fuzzing brownbag], 1pm


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Thursday is [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions?filter=no-replies Answer user questions on SUMO Day]


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== Product Status Updates ==
== Product Status Updates ==


=== Firefox Future (9, 10, 11) ===
=== Firefox Desktop ===
''Speaker Location:''  
''Speaker Location: Toronto''
* '''Release week!'''
** FF10
** ESR
** Migration day is '''tomorrow'''
* FF11's scheduled release in March coincides with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patch_tuesday patch Tuesday], we might do something about that. Watch r-d/dev-planning if that's exciting to you.


=== Firefox Current (3.6, 8) ===
=== Firefox Mobile ===
''Speaker Location:''  
''Speaker Location: Toronto''  
 
* Checkpointing daily on beta status
=== Mobile Firefox ===
** Wrote a blog post to that effect: ''[http://blog.mozilla.com/futurereleases/2012/01/25/bringing-android-native-firefox-to-beta/ Don't worry. It's cool.]''
''Speaker Location:''  
* No more features, focusing on fundamentals: performance, stability, compatibility.


=== Thunderbird ===
=== Thunderbird ===
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=== Drumbeat ===
=== Drumbeat ===
''Speaker Location:''
''Speaker Location: Matt in Toronto''<br><br>
<b>Teaching the Fourth 'R': Webmaking as a vital 21st century skill</b>
* Wed, Feb 1 at 9am PST / 12pm EST / 5pm UTC
* [http://openmatt.wordpress.com/2012/01/30/teaching-the-fourth-r/ Blog post with details and background is here]
<em>Is teaching kids the web now as important as teaching other basic literacies like reading and math?
Join an online "fireside chat" with author and academic Cathy Davidson, hosted by Mozilla's Mark Surman. </em>


=== Identity ===
=== Identity ===
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| Link to where audience can find out more information
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* Ongoing and active investigation of issues related to GC/CC timings (contact [mailto:juanb@mozilla.com Juan Becerra] or [mailto:ahughes@mozilla.com Anthony Hughes] if you want to help)
* Ongoing and active investigation of issues related to GC/CC timings (contact [mailto:juanb@mozilla.com Juan Becerra] or [mailto:ahughes@mozilla.com Anthony Hughes] if you want to help)
* Also have eyes on Firefox 11, 12, and 13 for merge to beta, aurora, and nightly, respectively this week
* Also have eyes on Firefox 11, 12, and 13 for merge to beta, aurora, and nightly, respectively this week
* Actively testing split APK solution for Android Marketplace


==== WebQA ====
==== WebQA ====
*AMO
**[http://cl.ly/1w0f0x3i3t0q0v1S1M2o AMO 6.3.9 is going live today]
**paypal test is in the pull request queue
**set of tests are in jenkins for apps-preview-dev
*Mozilla.com
** Shipped 1.2 and parts of 1.3 milestone
*Mozillians
** waiting for [http://goo.gl/LBgvc 1.3 milestone] code freeze, qa to begin shortly
** on-boarding a new community member
*MDN
** working on [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=718688 2.1] milestone
*Socorro
** [http://goo.gl/YBiiq 2.4.1 milestone] slated for release on 2.8.12
*SUMO
** [http://moxie.jamessocol.com/bugstats/sumo/2012-01-24 1/24] release went out
** [http://moxie.jamessocol.com/bugstats/sumo/2012-01-31 1/31] release in progress
*Case Conductor
** 2/3 is the upcoming .8 release
* mozwebqa-templates
** Overhauled and converted to WD by Zac and Sergey (contributor)
** Looking for a couple of people to review it for us


==== QA Community ====
==== QA Community ====
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==== Automation Services ====
==== Automation Services ====
* Blog post: [http://www.hskupin.info/2012/01/26/mozmill-1-5-8-has-been-released/ Mozmill 1.5.8 has been released]
* Blog post: [http://www.hskupin.info/2012/01/26/mozmill-1-5-8-has-been-released/ Mozmill 1.5.8 has been released]
* Blog post: [http://www.theautomatedtester.co.uk/blog/2012/automating-web-performance-data-collection-with-browsermob-proxy-and-selenium.html Automating Web Performance Data Collection]


=== Automation & Tools ===
=== Automation & Tools ===
* Dkl added X-headers to bugmail to indicate when a "new to bugzilla" contributor attached his or her first patch [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=719526 bug 719526]
* Eideticker [http://masalalabs.ca/2012/01/yet-more-checkerboarding-analysis/ checkerboarding tests] are now more reliable. Setting up an automated machine in mountain view for them this week
* Robocop is running in staging today (mobile UX automation)
* B2G [http://brasstacks.mozilla.com/autolog/?tree=b2g&source=autolog test and build automation is live!]
* Default to Compatible automation is nearly ready to go - waiting on VMs from IT. See [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=718403 bug 718403] for status. This is a joint project between QA, A*team, and AMO.
* More updates [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Auto-tools/Meetings/2012-01-30 here]


=== Security ===
=== Security ===
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==== PR ====
==== PR ====
*[http://www.extremetech.com/computing/115207-mozilla-releases-rust-0-1-the-language-that-will-eventually-usurp-firefoxs-c Mozilla releases Rust 0.1, the language that will eventually usurp Firefox’s C++]
*[http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/mozilla-crowdsourcing-state-of-the-union-address/67798 Mozilla 'crowdsourcing' State of the Union address]
*[http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9223796/Mozilla_OKs_Firefox_10_launch_this_week?taxonomyId=18 Mozilla OKs Firefox 10 launch this week]


==== Events ====
==== Events ====
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=== People Team ===
=== People Team ===


=== WebFWD ===
<h3> WebFWD </h3>
<p>We've begun partnering with local accelerators: Rockstart in Amsterdam and MuckerLab in Los Angeles. Please let us know if you have contacts in the startup community in either location!
</p>


== Introducing New Hires ==
== Introducing New Hires ==
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|Germany
|Germany
|Community Support Program Manager
|Community Support Program Manager
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|Trevor Norris
|Gilbert FitzGerald
|Mt. View
|Metrics Engineer
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|Peter O'Neill
|Tim Fairfield
|Mountain View
|Desktop Support
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|Vinh Hua
|Tim Fairfield
|Mountain View
|Desktop Support
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| ''What will the new person be working on?''
| ''What will the new person be working on?''
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|Darwin Derosans
|Tim Fairfield
|Mountain View
|Desktop Support
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|Ashlee Chavez
|Tim Fairfield
|Mountain View
|Desktop Support
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|Sal Espinoza
|Tim Fairfield
|Mountain View
|Network Operations
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== Roundtable ==
== Roundtable ==
[[Category:Weekly Updates]]
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