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==The Need To Know==
==The Need To Know==
<small>(Release and system issues that may impact engineering this week.)</small>
<small>(Release and system issues that may impact engineering this week.)</small>
* While there were dromaeo failures on talos for the changeset we built our Desktop FF23.0b8 with, we're going to let it ride and the changeset has been backed out so Thursday's Desktop beta will not have it
* While there were dromaeo failures on talos for the changeset we built our Desktop FF23.0b8 with, we're going to let it ride since the offending changeset has been backed out, a fix is in, and we have a Thursday Desktop beta
* We'll respin the mobile beta for a couple of addons that we want before our final beta next week
* We'll respin the mobile beta for a couple of addons that we want before our final beta next week
** {{bug|886576}} – Unable to show the dynamic address bar on short Twitter pages
** {{bug|886576}} – Unable to show the dynamic address bar on short Twitter pages
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* https://location.services.mozilla.com/static/stats.html
* https://location.services.mozilla.com/stats
** Help stumble.
** Help stumble.


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** jlebar, khuey, andrew focusing on memory leaks over time.
** jlebar, khuey, andrew focusing on memory leaks over time.
** read the dev-gaia post about javascript scoping.
** read the dev-gaia post about javascript scoping.
*** https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/mozilla.dev.gaia/5Wc2VAiB7hk


===Firefox Desktop (gavin/dolske)===
===Firefox Desktop (gavin/dolske)===
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* {{bug|870100}} landed, enables the background thumbnailing service. No more blank thumbnails on about:newtab!
* This week's [https://mail.mozilla.org/pipermail/firefox-dev/2013-July/000630.html Australis update]
===Firefox Metro (bbondy/jmathies/mbrubeck)===
===Firefox Metro (bbondy/jmathies/mbrubeck)===
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* Personnel changes: Welcome Christoph Kershbaumer! Farewell Ian Melven :(
* Personnel changes: Welcome Christoph Kerschbaumer! Farewell Ian Melven :(
* Time for another round of disabling side-installed addons?
* Time for another round of disabling side-installed addons?


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* will fill in soon
* Marcos is hosting a responsive images workshop in Paris in September; contact him if you're interested
* work on app manifests
* discussion of [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/mozilla.dev.b2g/Cepl-i0Epn8/GsHzE-An7o4J packaged apps], [http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-webapps/2013JulSep/0124.html widgets], [http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-webapps/2013JulSep/0071.html FileSystem API], [https://wiki.mozilla.org/WebAPI/Inter_App_Communication_Alt_proposal inter-app communication API]
* [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=879133 IDB.open + URIs on networked filesystems = :(] (in contact with sqlite maintainer now)
* could use more feedback on [https://wiki.mozilla.org/WebAPI/KeboardIME#Proposed_API proposed keyboard API]
* patches under review to move IndexedDB to WebIDL bindings


==Quality Programs==
==Quality Programs==
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Luke Wagner [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=880538 reworked asm.js parsing].  The parsing memory peak in the Unreal demo has dropped from 800+ MiB to less than 10 MiB;  parsing is a bit faster, too.
Luke Wagner [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=880538 reworked asm.js parsing].  The parsing memory peak in the Unreal demo has dropped from 800+ MiB to less than 10 MiB;  parsing is a bit faster, too.


Justin Lebar and others have been making ongoing progress on fixing slow leaks in B2G.  This is *extremely* important work.
Justin Lebar, Kyle Huey, Andrew McCreight, and others have been making ongoing progress on fixing slow leaks in B2G (gecko + gaia).  This is *extremely* important work.


===OrangeFactor (ryanvm)===
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===Stability (kairo/bsmedberg)===
===Stability (kairo/bsmedberg)===
* [http://arewestableyet.com/ Overall numbers] are good, Android trunk is still high, bugs are being worked on, though.


==Roundtable==
==Roundtable==
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