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= Attendees = | = Attendees = | ||
* warner | |||
* gozala | |||
* Mossop | |||
* ochameau | |||
* canuckistani | |||
* ZER0 | |||
* krizsa | |||
* KWierso | |||
* dhorner | |||
* wbamberg | |||
* myk | |||
* dbuc | |||
* arron | |||
* ejpbruel | |||
* erikvold | |||
* jorgev | |||
= Minutes = | = Minutes = | ||
== SDK == | |||
* 1.3rc1 to be spun today | |||
* if something needs to ship in 1.3, it's now or never (unless it is a true blocker) | |||
* potential changes to cherry-pick for 1.3: | |||
** clean up workers after they are invalidated to suppress exceptions | |||
** XUL migration guide | |||
* we decided not to ship fix for content script scope sharing issue | |||
== FlightDeck == | |||
* release this week | |||
** jinja templates | |||
** search enhancements: facets will show up in search results (library size, dependencies) | |||
** ability to sort by recency | |||
* changes are a step toward helping you find the best twitter library | |||
* working on getting shipyard (modular frontend framework) integrated | |||
* working on 2012 plan, focus is on making app a client-side open web app accessible from Firefox Tools menu | |||
* dbuc having difficulty reproducing ochameau's issue with addons not being updated | |||
== Roundtable == | |||
* l10n updates | |||
** ochameau got great feedback from mozcamp attendees about issues with using JSON format to store localizations | |||
** other options include .properties files and YAML files | |||
** -> ochameau to post to discussion group about issues with JSON and the other options | |||
* MozCamp followup | |||
** it was awesome | |||
** got tons of feedback about localization from various folks, including prominent addon developers | |||
** canuckistani attended meeting of AMO editors group and learned about their issues | |||
** most addon developers there are doing deep integration with traditional addons | |||
** issues they raised included bloat (addon size, startup performance) and a desire to use XUL to create interfaces | |||
** bloat issues are part reality, part perception; need to know specifics | |||
** we can address bloat issues in various ways: disentangle dependencies, minify code, land code in Firefox | |||
** -> jorgev to measure startup performance again | |||
* flightdeck-as-app, SDK-in-browser, future plans | |||
** we should figure out the schedule for making the SDK an addon | |||
** FlightDeck will benefit from that | |||
** dcm should drive this | |||
** we should figure out how we want jetpack to look a year from now | |||
** -> myk to add to agenda for next week, when dcm will be in attendance | |||
* ejpbruel: what is the status of prioritizing platform bugs? | |||
** all bugs have been prioritized | |||
** bugs in the SDK product have priority field set | |||
** bugs in other products have [jetpack:Pn] in status whiteboard field | |||
* Jetpack forum: https://forums.mozilla.org/addons/viewforum.php?f=27 is sad | |||
** folks who post often don't get responses | |||
** folks in the Jetpack discussion (i.e. Google) group do get responses | |||
** stackoverflow questions get answers because Wladimir Palant answers them all | |||
** we decided to have two forums, one for project discussion, one for user support | |||
** but we probably don't have enough traffic to justify two groups | |||
** and AMO seems unlikely to fix issues that make it hard to track the support forum | |||
** so we should shut down the support forum and consolidate to the google group | |||
** and if we change our minds later, set up a support forum using different technology (f.e. Stack Overflow) | |||
** -> canuckistani to propose shutting down group | |||
* status of Preferences API? | |||
** peregrino requested a pull while working as an intern last summer | |||
** myk reviewed the pull and identified some issues | |||
** the pull request needs to be adopted, issues addressed, and rereviewed | |||
** erikvold might be interested in taking this on | |||
** -> canuckistani to follow up with him |
Revision as of 19:38, 15 November 2011
Agenda
- Flightdeck
- SDK
- Roundtable
- l10n updates
- MozCamp followup
- flightdeck-as-app, SDK-in-browser, future plans
- ejpbruel: what is the status of prioritizing platform bugs?
- Jetpack forum: https://forums.mozilla.org/addons/viewforum.php?f=27 is sad
- status of Preferences API?
Attendees
- warner
- gozala
- Mossop
- ochameau
- canuckistani
- ZER0
- krizsa
- KWierso
- dhorner
- wbamberg
- myk
- dbuc
- arron
- ejpbruel
- erikvold
- jorgev
Minutes
SDK
- 1.3rc1 to be spun today
- if something needs to ship in 1.3, it's now or never (unless it is a true blocker)
- potential changes to cherry-pick for 1.3:
- clean up workers after they are invalidated to suppress exceptions
- XUL migration guide
- we decided not to ship fix for content script scope sharing issue
FlightDeck
- release this week
- jinja templates
- search enhancements: facets will show up in search results (library size, dependencies)
- ability to sort by recency
- changes are a step toward helping you find the best twitter library
- working on getting shipyard (modular frontend framework) integrated
- working on 2012 plan, focus is on making app a client-side open web app accessible from Firefox Tools menu
- dbuc having difficulty reproducing ochameau's issue with addons not being updated
Roundtable
- l10n updates
- ochameau got great feedback from mozcamp attendees about issues with using JSON format to store localizations
- other options include .properties files and YAML files
- -> ochameau to post to discussion group about issues with JSON and the other options
- MozCamp followup
- it was awesome
- got tons of feedback about localization from various folks, including prominent addon developers
- canuckistani attended meeting of AMO editors group and learned about their issues
- most addon developers there are doing deep integration with traditional addons
- issues they raised included bloat (addon size, startup performance) and a desire to use XUL to create interfaces
- bloat issues are part reality, part perception; need to know specifics
- we can address bloat issues in various ways: disentangle dependencies, minify code, land code in Firefox
- -> jorgev to measure startup performance again
- flightdeck-as-app, SDK-in-browser, future plans
- we should figure out the schedule for making the SDK an addon
- FlightDeck will benefit from that
- dcm should drive this
- we should figure out how we want jetpack to look a year from now
- -> myk to add to agenda for next week, when dcm will be in attendance
- ejpbruel: what is the status of prioritizing platform bugs?
- all bugs have been prioritized
- bugs in the SDK product have priority field set
- bugs in other products have [jetpack:Pn] in status whiteboard field
- Jetpack forum: https://forums.mozilla.org/addons/viewforum.php?f=27 is sad
- folks who post often don't get responses
- folks in the Jetpack discussion (i.e. Google) group do get responses
- stackoverflow questions get answers because Wladimir Palant answers them all
- we decided to have two forums, one for project discussion, one for user support
- but we probably don't have enough traffic to justify two groups
- and AMO seems unlikely to fix issues that make it hard to track the support forum
- so we should shut down the support forum and consolidate to the google group
- and if we change our minds later, set up a support forum using different technology (f.e. Stack Overflow)
- -> canuckistani to propose shutting down group
- status of Preferences API?
- peregrino requested a pull while working as an intern last summer
- myk reviewed the pull and identified some issues
- the pull request needs to be adopted, issues addressed, and rereviewed
- erikvold might be interested in taking this on
- -> canuckistani to follow up with him