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*[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] | |||
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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:
Firefox Current (3.5, 3.6, 4.0 - 7.0)
Speaker Location:
Mobile Firefox
'Speaker Location:
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!
Older Branch Work
Speaker Location:
Drumbeat
Speaker Location:
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
- 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 | Mountain View Office | Web Developer |
| Nicolas Pierron | David Mandelin | Mountain View Office | Software Engineer |
| Jan de Mooij | David Mandelin | Mountain View Office | Software Engineer |