Firefox OS/Alopex

Project Tagline

An open OS that puts Web content first

What is Alopex?

Alopex is the project name for our initiative to evolve the design and overall experience of Firefox OS. Alopex used to be the genus under which the Arctic Fox was included and it's a cool female mutant Arctic Fox from a popular cartoon.

Project Goals

Alopex is about delivering an open OS that puts Web content first. It is about crafting an end-to-end Firefox experience that:

• Puts Web content in the center of the experience
• Directly addresses the shortcomings of the Web on mobile
• Emphasizes the Web's strengths of immediacy and continuity across devices
• Is centered around simplicity yet puts the user fully in control
• Creates an open platform for participation, and promotes community contribution

This initiative will build on top of the amazing work that has gone into customizations (add-ons), the ability to save/use Web content (Pin the Web), data sync and more.

Ideal End State

• The process of discovering and finding great Web content is simple, yet familiar
• Differences between content types (web apps, websites, etc.) are abstracted away from the user entirely
• Users no longer experience non-optimized Web content (web content not formatted to the screen size and input method)
• Barriers to the consumption of content (such as installations and re-authentication) are a thing of the past
• The experience of loading Web content is quick and fluid
• Connection issues no longer "break" the experience (endless spinners, partially loaded content, etc.)
• Users can access their favourite content from any device
• Users can start any task on one device and finish it on another
• The Firefox OS experience is familiar and approachable for the average Web user, yet enables full control over users' online experiences (should they choose to exercise it)
• Developers/content creators have new ways of getting content in front of users and are not beholden to the rules/terms of distribution via controlled app stores

Teams Members

Role	Name
Product Owner	Peter Dolanjski
UX Facilitators	Przemek Abratowski, Patryk Adamczyk, Francis Djabri, Harly Hsu, Juwei Huang, Rob MacDonald
Engineering	Etienne Segonzac, Jonas Sicking
Product Strategist	Irina Sandu
Program Manager	Jean Gong
Marketplace	Sakina Goth, David Almstrom, Bill Walker, Scott DeVaney, David Bailer

Focus Areas

Focus Teams	Team Members	Content Area
Browsing & Content Journey	David A, David B, Harly, Juwei, Philip, Scott	Discovery, Search results, Marketplace, Community
Optimizing for web content	Bill, Jacqueline, Jonas, Peter	Addressing web deficiencies, Authentication, Offline and include many technical driven issues
Core OS	Etienne, Francis, Hung, Patryk, Przemek, Rob, Vicky	Navigation and spatial model, Cross platform alignment, Customization model, Privacy and security, Application Model
Research	Irina	Competitive analysis, User perceptions on Mobile Web Browsing, Alignment & Definition of target audience

Milestone

• Dev Start: Q1/2016 (Dev start)
  
• Release Availability (RA) : TBD (branch here for gaia X.X and gecko b2g_XX)
  

Milestone	Dev Start	Release Availability
Date	Q1/2016	TBD
Gaia Branching		Gaia v2.5 branch created
Gecko Branching		Gecko XX moves to mozilla-beta mozilla-b2gXX branched
Bugzilla milestone	TBD	TBD

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• [Peter] Insert your draft project cycle from your desk..

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