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** Banner ads running on Slashdot, launching this week on other developer sites | ** Banner ads running on Slashdot, launching this week on other developer sites | ||
** Pulling together internal sources and past winners for periodic "developer chats" throughout contest. Please contact Rhian if you are willing to help! | ** Pulling together internal sources and past winners for periodic "developer chats" throughout contest. Please contact Rhian if you are willing to help! | ||
* Webrunner renamed to Prism and launched with [http://labs.mozilla.com/2007/10/prism/ blog post] | |||
** announced on Thursday around 2:30pm PT | |||
** lots of response from the blogosphere | |||
** XXk downloads as of today at noon PT | |||
** [http://www.mikechambers.com/blog/2007/10/25/mozilla-prism-and-the-disingenuous-web/ claims of disingenuousness] from an Adobe evangelist | |||
** a bunch of activity in the [https://labs.mozilla.com/forum/index.php/board,16.0.html Prism forum] (including many people trying it out, reporting issues, and requesting enhancements) | |||
** Linux should be ready today or tomorrow; looking for help figuring out how to add shortcuts to the Applications menu on GNOME | |||
** not sure when Mac will be available; looking for help figuring out how to launch an app bundle using a shell script | |||
** some confusion about whether or not we're building a new platform; addressing this with a [[Prism/FAQ|FAQ]] and a follow-up post later this week | |||
== Webdev, Add-ons, AMO == | == Webdev, Add-ons, AMO == | ||
Revision as of 18:42, 29 October 2007
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Meeting Details
- 1:00pm Pacific time (20:00 UTC until November 4, 2007)
- Mozilla HQ, 1st floor conference table
- +1 650 903 0800 x91 Conf# 8600 (US/International)
- +1 416 848 3114 x91 Conf# 8600 (Canada)
- +1 800 707 2533 (pin 369) Conf# 8600 (US Toll Free)
- join irc.mozilla.org #staffmeeting for backchannel
note: all participants are muted automatically; if you want to talk, press *1 to un-mute yourself
TIME CHANGE NOTICE: Daylight Saving Time (DST) ends this Sunday. New meeting time next week will be 21:00 UTC.
Friends of the Tree 
Just a reminder, if you see someone going above and beyond, please nominate them as a Friend of the Tree by sending me (Asa) a quick email with a short description of their good deed. Thanks.
Development Updates
Fx 2.0.0.8 / Fx 2.0.0.9
TB 3
Gecko 1.9
- Three beta blockers remaining: Unified Toolbar for OS X, Cycle Collector JS Bug, and XBL Binding/Flashblock (due to regressions). All three have patches and are top priority.
- Freeze will happen once we reach zero beta blockers.
- Prioritizing for the next beta.
Firefox 3
Calendar Project
IT
Build
QA
Security
Marketing/PR
Evangelism
Mozilla Labs
- Extend Firefox launched
- Judges announced last week - Jesse James Garrett, Joshua Schachter, Garrett Camp, Tariq Krim, Brendan Eich
- Event promotions kicked off and ongoing - AJAX, FSOSS, campus reps
- PR push to media outlets and bloggers gaining traction
- Banner ads running on Slashdot, launching this week on other developer sites
- Pulling together internal sources and past winners for periodic "developer chats" throughout contest. Please contact Rhian if you are willing to help!
- Webrunner renamed to Prism and launched with blog post
- announced on Thursday around 2:30pm PT
- lots of response from the blogosphere
- XXk downloads as of today at noon PT
- claims of disingenuousness from an Adobe evangelist
- a bunch of activity in the Prism forum (including many people trying it out, reporting issues, and requesting enhancements)
- Linux should be ready today or tomorrow; looking for help figuring out how to add shortcuts to the Applications menu on GNOME
- not sure when Mac will be available; looking for help figuring out how to launch an app bundle using a shell script
- some confusion about whether or not we're building a new platform; addressing this with a FAQ and a follow-up post later this week