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= Roundtable =
= Roundtable =
* [jrmuizel] What does "Feature freeze" really mean?
** Graphics is working hard on hardware acceleration, but most of the code is already in the tree. Turning it on is a matter of flipping a pref, not landing a pile of code.
* [Beltzner] New milestone code freeze process
* [Beltzner] New milestone code freeze process
** For Beta 3 we tried to land Firefox Sync. We failed to check assumptions about previous performance and unit testing, which left us in a bad state on Monday and eventually slipped the code freeze. Lots of things learned about tryserver (which can and should be used to pre-evaluate large landings!) and the implications of committing early to a feature in a specific beta in the ensuing investigation.
** For Beta 3 we tried to land Firefox Sync. We failed to check assumptions about previous performance and unit testing, which left us in a bad state on Monday and eventually slipped the code freeze. Lots of things learned about tryserver (which can and should be used to pre-evaluate large landings!) and the implications of committing early to a feature in a specific beta in the ensuing investigation.
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