Firefox

Do not edit this list unless you are on the Firefox team. Keep comments to the discussion pages, please.

Firefox Roadmap

• Release Roadmap

Firefox 2.0 (Bon Echo) Plan

• Bon Echo Product Planning and Release Management

• Firefox:2.0 Accessibility
• Firefox:2.0 Institutional Deployment
• Firefox:2.0 Customizable Toolbars
• Firefox:2.0 Multi-locale Installers
• Firefox:2.0 Download Manager
• Firefox:Info Window
• Firefox:Extension Manager UI
• Places
• Browser History
• Search Service
• Feed Handling
• Firefox Development Integration
• Download Size
• Location Bar
• Firefox:2.0 QA Activities
• Firefox:2.0 L10n
• Test

Firefox 1.0 branch

Firefox 1.0.1 (Security/stability update) Plan

• Firefox:CD Packaging

Firefox 1.0.8 (Security/stability update) Plan

• Overall Schedule
• Build and QA Tracking page
• Release Team Notes
• Bug Statistics
• News:
  • Code freeze happened on February 15, 2006. There are a couple of test failures we are looking at.

Firefox 1.5 (Deer Park) Plan

• Deer Park Product Planning and Release Management

• Firefox:1.5 Mac Migrators
• Firefox:1.5 Mac Shell Service
• Firefox:1.5 Preferences Reorg
• Firefox:1.5 Extension Manager Upgrades
• Firefox:1.5 Software Update Upgrades
• Firefox:1.5 General Bugfixing
• Firefox:1.5 Localization
• Firefox:1.5 Multiplatform installer using xulrunner
• Feed Handling - cut (mostly)
• Firefox:1.5 Extension and Plugin Blacklisting
• Gecko:Chrome Registration
• Firefox:1.5 Party - Planning
• Link Targeting (tabs vs. windows UI)
• Web Site Updates Product Pages, Release Notes, etc

Firefox 1.5.0.2 (Deer Park) Plan

• Overall Schedule
• Test Plan
• Build and QA Tracking page
• Bug Statistics
• Release Checklist
• Firefox:1.5.0.2:Meeting Notes
• QA Info

Firefox 1.5.0.3 (Deer Park) Plan

• Overview
• Released on Tuesday, May 2, 2006

Firefox 1.5.0.4 (Deer Park) Plan

• Schedule
• Bug lists
• Bug Statistics
• Release Team meeting notes
• Firefox 1.5.0.4 Community Page
• Release Checklist

Firefox 1.5.0.5 (Deer Park) Plan

• Schedule
• Bug lists
• Bug Statistics
• Release Team meeting notes
• Firefox 1.5.0.5 Community Page
• Release Checklist

Firefox 1.5.0.6

• This is an urgent release to fix bug 346167
• Schedule:
  • Fri 7/28 - check in patch, build en-US, start Smoketests, start focused testing
  • Sat 7/29 - finish smoke tests, finish focused tests, build L10n/updates
  • Sun 7/30 - Spot check L10n builds/update paths
  • Mon 7/31 - sign and start pushing to mirrors. Release at 4pm <<== very optimistic!!
• Firefox 1.5.0.6 Community Page/Test Plan

Firefox 1.5.0.7

• Schedule
• Release Team & Meeting notes
• Firefox 1.5.0.7 Community Page
• Release Checklist

Firefox 3.0 (Gran Paradiso) Plan

• Firefox:3.0 PRD
• Firefox:Password Manager
• Firefox:Configurable Keybindings
• Firefox:3.0 Tabbed Browsing
• Firefox:Safer Extension Installation
• Firefox:Download Manager
• Firefox:3.0 Unified XPInstall Download Back End
• Firefox:Info Window
• Firefox:3.0 Options Dialog reorg
• Firefox:3.0 Accessibility
• Firefox:3.0 Customizable Toolbars
• Firefox:3.0 Bookmarks
• Firefox:3.0 Places
• Firefox:3.0 User Information Management and Privacy

MacOS X:

• Firefox:3.0 Mac Miscellany
• Firefox:3.0 Mac Form Controls
• Firefox:3.0 Mac Default Browser/Mail/Shell
• Firefox:3.0 Mac Migrators
• Firefox:3.0 Mac Window Modality
• Firefox:3.0 Mac D&D Images
• Firefox:3.0 Mac Sheets
• Firefox:3.0 Mac Performance

System Components

• Firefox:Options Window
• Firefox:Info Window
• Software Update
• Firefox:Printing and Page Setup
• Browser Window
• File Handling
• Download Manager
• Profile

Firefox Miscellany/Marketing

• Feature Brainstorming
• Firefox:Branch Landing

Release Team Info

The Release Team is the team focused on releasing the security/stablity releases and handling the end game for major releases like Firefox 1.5 and Firefox 2. There is usually a core set of people working out issues several days a week. This core is a Release Lead, Dev Lead and and QA Lead. Others involved are from L1On, Build, Marketing. Everyone is invited to help with triaging bugs, providing advice for the schedule, and dealing with last minute patching, landing fixes, resolving build issues, and resolving testing issues.

Release Team Notes

• 2006-03-24
• 2006-03-27
• 2006-03-31
• 2006-04-03
• 2006-04-05
• 2006-04-06
• 2006-04-07
• 2006-04-19
• 2006-05-12
• 2006-07-24

Key links:

• Release Team notes for 1.0.8
• Release Team notes for 1.5.0.2
• Release Team notes for 1.5.0.3

IRC Channels: #108, #1502, #1503

Dial-in:

  Toll-free Number:        866-432-7917
  International Number:    334-309-0297 

Currently we are meeting at these times:

• 1.0.8/1.5.0.2 meetings are every day: Mon/Wed/Thurs/Fri at 11am PST, Tues at 2pm PST
• 1.5.0.3 meetings are Mon, Web, Fri at 11am PST (sharing the time slot with 1.0.8/1.5.0.2