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gps nominates Ms2ger for honorary Friend of the Tree for the entire month of March for all the amazing work around landing the big build system changes in {{bug|784841}}. | gps nominates Ms2ger for honorary Friend of the Tree for the entire month of March for all the amazing work around landing the big build system changes in {{bug|784841}}. | ||
Jesse Ruderman nominates David Baron for making Mochitest notice assertion failures in {{bug|404077}}. | |||
== Upcoming Events == | == Upcoming Events == | ||
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== Product Status Updates (voice updates) == | == Product Status Updates (voice updates) == | ||
=== Firefox Desktop === | === Firefox Desktop & Mobile === | ||
''Speaker Location:'' | ''Speaker Location: toronto (johnath)'' | ||
* Audible update, because OMGMWC. | |||
=== Thunderbird === | === Thunderbird === | ||
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! More Details | ! More Details | ||
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| ''Jordan Santell'' | | ''Jordan Santell'' | ||
| '' | | ''Irakli Gozalishvili'' | ||
| ''Mountain View'' | | ''Mountain View'' | ||
| ''San Francisco'' | | ''San Francisco'' | ||
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=== Automation & Tools === | === Automation & Tools === | ||
* Autophone (Android testing on real phones) is running [http://mrcote.info/autolog_bc/?tree=mozilla-inbound&source=autolog unit tests] (this is a demo run, we will turn it on by end of month) | |||
* B2G performance now enables Gaia developers to submit their own tests without us needing to do any configuration (see the set of tests you can select on the lower left side of the graphs): [https://datazilla.mozilla.org/b2g/ https://datazilla.mozilla.org/b2g/] | |||
* [https://tbpl.mozilla.org/?jobname=emulator All B2G Emulator tests] (except reftest) are now running in AWS so that we free up linux desktop slaves. As a result wait times are coming back down. | |||
* Intermittent failure rate is at an all time high of [http://brasstacks.mozilla.com/orangefactor/ averaging 10 intermittent failures per push.] See this [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/mozilla.dev.platform/YLkc8AZV8LA/K2KIKZsaessJ dev.platform thread] for how you can help. | |||
* [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Auto-tools/Meetings/2013-03-04 More news here] | |||
=== Security === | === Security === | ||
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==== PR ==== | ==== PR ==== | ||
*[http://www.economist.com/news/business/21572776-apples-ios-and-googles-android-face-several-hopeful-challengers-bright-eyed-and-bushy-tailed?fsrc=scn/tw_ec/bright_eyed_and_bushy_tailed Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed] | |||
*[http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/24/tech/firefox-mobile-phones/index.html Mozilla to launch mobile phones with Firefox] | |||
*[http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2013/02/25/firefox-os-smartphones/1946601/ Why Firefox OS may balance out the smartphone industry] | |||
*[http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/02/theres-a-web-for-thatwill-firefox-os-bring-about-the-end-of-the-app/ “There’s a Web for that”—will Firefox OS bring about the end of the app?] | |||
*[http://www.webmonkey.com/2013/02/mozilla-wants-to-put-your-phone-inside-firefox/ Mozilla Wants to Put Your Phone Inside Firefox] | |||
*[http://allthingsd.com/20130226/googles-andy-rubin-on-firefox-os-in-general-i-feel-friendly/ Google’s Andy Rubin on Firefox OS: “In General, I Feel Friendly”] | |||
*[http://www.usatoday.com/videos/tech/personal/2013/02/27/1952367/ Firefox gears up for smartphone software battle] | |||
*[http://www.theverge.com/2013/2/24/4024554/mozilla-announces-first-round-of-firefox-os-apps Mozilla announces first round of Firefox OS apps and initial carriers] | |||
*[http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/27/huawei-lg-set-to-join-growing-firefox-os-camp/ Huawei, LG pitch tents in growing Firefox OS camp] | |||
*[http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/04/technology/amid-do-not-track-effort-web-companies-race-to-look-privacy-friendly.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 Web Privacy Becomes a Business Imperative] | |||
==== Events ==== | ==== Events ==== | ||
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== Foundation Updates == | == Foundation Updates == | ||
[[Category:Weekly Updates]] | |||
[[Category:Meeting Notes]] | |||
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All-hands Status Meeting Agenda
Items in this section will be shared during the live all-hand status meeting.
Friends of the Tree 
philor, jdm, lsblakk, akeybl, callek and others, who helped Gregg Lind walk through fixing some permaoranges caused by the Feedback button.
gps nominates Ms2ger for honorary Friend of the Tree for the entire month of March for all the amazing work around landing the big build system changes in bug 784841.
Jesse Ruderman nominates David Baron for making Mochitest notice assertion failures in bug 404077.
Upcoming Events
This Week
Monday, 04 March
Tuesday, 05 March
Wednesday, 06 March
Thursday, 07 March
Friday, 08 March
Saturday, 09 March
Sunday, 10 March
Next Week
Product Status Updates (voice updates)
Firefox Desktop & Mobile
Speaker Location: toronto (johnath)
- Audible update, because OMGMWC.
Thunderbird
Speaker Location:
Older Branch Work
Speaker Location:
Webmaker
Speaker Location:
- Ryan Merkley, Toronto
Identity
Speaker Location:
Services
Speaker Location:
Firefox OS
Speaker Location:
Grow Mozilla
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.
| Title | Presenter | Topic | Media | More Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay and Brendan | MWC recap |
Introducing New Hires
| New Hire | Introduced by | Speaker location | New Hire location | Will be working on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who is the new hire? | Who will be introducing that person? | From which office will that introduction be transmitted? | Where will the new person be working from? | What will the new person be working on? |
| Simone Bruno | Chris Cooper | Toronto | Germany | Release Engineer |
| Peter Moore | Chris Cooper | Toronto | Germany | Release Engineer |
| Jordan Santell | Irakli Gozalishvili | Mountain View | San Francisco | Software Engineer, Addons SDK |
| Louis Stowasser | Bill Walker | Mountain View | Australia | Partner Engineer, Apps |
| James Bonacci | Tony Chung | Mountain View | San Francisco | Senior QA Engineer, Services |
| Michaela Thayer | Winston Bowden | San Francisco | Remote, VA | Social Media Manager |
Introducing New Interns
| New Intern | Introduced by | Speaker location | New Hire location | Will be working on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who is the new intern? | Who will be introducing that person? | From which office will that introduction be transmitted? | Where will the new person be working from? | What will the new person be working on? |
Roundtable
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Notes and non-voice status updates that aren't part of the live meeting go here.
Status Updates By Team (*non-voice* updates)
Firefox
Platform
Services
Messaging
Mobile
IT
Release Engineering
QA
Test Execution
WebQA
QA Community
Automation & Tools
- Autophone (Android testing on real phones) is running unit tests (this is a demo run, we will turn it on by end of month)
- B2G performance now enables Gaia developers to submit their own tests without us needing to do any configuration (see the set of tests you can select on the lower left side of the graphs): https://datazilla.mozilla.org/b2g/
- All B2G Emulator tests (except reftest) are now running in AWS so that we free up linux desktop slaves. As a result wait times are coming back down.
- Intermittent failure rate is at an all time high of averaging 10 intermittent failures per push. See this dev.platform thread for how you can help.
- More news here
Security
Engagement
PR
- Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
- Mozilla to launch mobile phones with Firefox
- Why Firefox OS may balance out the smartphone industry
- “There’s a Web for that”—will Firefox OS bring about the end of the app?
- Mozilla Wants to Put Your Phone Inside Firefox
- Google’s Andy Rubin on Firefox OS: “In General, I Feel Friendly”
- Firefox gears up for smartphone software battle
- Mozilla announces first round of Firefox OS apps and initial carriers
- Huawei, LG pitch tents in growing Firefox OS camp