Firefox/Go Faster
Overview
We believe that building out tools and processes for shipping Go Faster add-ons will enable Mozilla's engineers to get features and fixes to a larger audience sooner. We will know this is true when we see widespread adoption of system add-ons as a mechanism for moving faster and updating faster than the standard trains.
Team
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Laura Thomson | Product Owner |
| Cory Price | Program Management |
KPI's
- Number of projects using the tools.
- All new features or improvements to existing features validated by go faster by the end 2016.
Meetings
- Meeting Notes
- Bi-Weekly Team Meeting
- Tuesdays at 11:30 AM PST (conversions)
- "GoFaster" Vidyo Room (extension 8557)
Communications
- Mailing List (open to all, primarily used for sharing status)
- IRC: #gofaster
Current Status
2016-06-07
- Project Morgoth is kicking off this month.
- Pipeline is moved to Trello: https://trello.com/b/moJCpVCD/go-faster-system-add-on-pipeline
- Finalizing release process documentation.
Projects
These are the top-level projects defined for this program.
Improve existing system add-on mechanics
Developing the mechanisms and processes required to ship system add-ons.
Team
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| needs:owner | Owner |
| Mark Banner | Hello/docs |
| Ian Bicking | Hello/docs |
| Rob Helmer | Client |
| Dave Townsend | Client |
| Ben Hearsum | Tools |
| Ritu Kothari | Tools |
| Chris Lonnen | Tools |
| Axel Hecht | l10n |
16Q2 Goals
- Clearly defined process for rollout out a system add-on.
- Process defined for handling multiple system add-ons.
- Metrics infrastructure.
Resources
Kinto
A JSON storage service with synchronisation and sharing abilitie - allows the smart client to retrieve signed data from a dumb server.
Team
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Tarek Ziade | Owner |
| Mark Goodwin | OneCRL client, PKI work for the signing |
| Sebastian | Fennec Client |
| Jorge | our customer for the AMO blocklist |
16Q2 Goals
- OneCRL
- AMO Blocklist and ADI
- Fennec downloadable content
Resources
- Tracking document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MHQNqJ--GAmNxXl2PODJ-YGU459l6vvDRmf9oEIRTms/edit
- Tool: http://kinto.readthedocs.org
Recipe Server (SHIELD + Variants)
A system that provides a fast and powerful way for Firefox to fix configuration problems, interact with users, and recommend features.
Team
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Gregg Lind | Owner |
| Matt Grimes | Product Manager |
| Mike Kelly | Engineering Manager |
16Q2 Goals
- A/B testing with Shield Studies
- Feature recommendation
- Self-repair
- Generalizable feedback
Resources
Morgoth
https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Morgoth
- Project Owner: Michael Kelly [:Osmose]
- Development: Rehan Dalal [:rdalal], Web Engineering - Systems
- Status: Planning / Implementation
- Scheduled for: 2016 late q2 / q3
Test Pilot
A system that provides a fast and powerful way for Firefox to fix configuration problems, interact with users, and recommend features.
Team
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Javaun Moradi | Owner |
| Cory Price | Program Management |
| Wil Clouser | Engineering Manager |
| John Gruen | UX Lead |
16Q2 Goals
- Launch Test Pilot with 3 experiments enabled.
Resources
Switchboard
2016-06-07: This is no longer part of Go Faster updates. More information can be found in their docs.
Shipping Pipeline ( https://trello.com/b/moJCpVCD/go-faster-system-add-on-pipeline )
The `how` for Go Faster are the top-level projects outlined above. The other important things to track are the individual features and fixes that are going to be launching through Go Faster.
e10s
Team: Chris Peterson, Felipe
SHIELD
Team: Matt Grimes, Gregg Lind, Mike Kelly
WebExtensions
Team: Andy McKay
Hot Fixes
Team: Andy McKay
Hello
Team: Ian Bicking, Mark Banner
Shipped with 45 via system add-on.
Team: Shane Caraveo
Scheduled to ride the 46 release train.