Thunderbird/StatusMeetings/2010-02-16

last meeting | index | next meeting »

Current Release Schedules

Thunderbird 3.1 Beta 1	Thunderbird 3.0.2
String/code freeze date: 2010-02-23 (Tuesday) l10n-mozilla-1.9.2 freeze date: 2010-03-01 (Monday) Build/relbranch date: 2010-03-02 (Tuesday) Ship date: 2010-03-09 (Tuesday)	Relbranch opens: January 21 Code freeze: February 12 23:59 PST L10n freeze: February 15 23:59 PST Builds start: February 16 QA with builds start: February 16 Beta period starts: February 18 Final release: February 25

Thunderbird Meeting Details :

• Tuesday, February 16th, 17:30 UTC (9:30am Pacific, 12:30pm Eastern)
• How to dial-in

Agenda

• Who's taking minutes? --> davida
• Minute taking Schedule. Talk to davida for schedule changes/additions.

Action Items

• Open: Planning for a dry-run security firedrill build
  • Checklist: draft checklist for firedrill actions
  • gozer and Standard8 to 'schedule' run through
• New: Go over Lehigh U feedback
  • kathy.f/wayne/clarkbw: to meet re: ue feedback space management/migration assistant
  • dan.s/bwinton: to meet re: ispdb
  • http://byob.mozilla.com need to explore to have something for Tbird.

Friends of the Tree

Thanks to our Friends of the Tree When adding someone to this section, please get their T-Shirt size and send it to rebron@mozillamessaging.com so that he can send them a shirt!

• Nathan Tuggy for is good work in bugzilla.

Thunderbird 3.1 (Lanikai)

• UX/Feature work being driven from Thunderbird:UX/Priorities/3.1; however, only some things on that page are blockers
• non-versioned wanted-thunderbird flag created
• Bug lists: Thunderbird:Thunderbird3.1:Status_Tracking
  • beta1 slipped; string/code freeze 2 weeks from today
  • bug triage in progress; first pass to be completed EOD tomorrow (Weds)
    • high risk that we'll need to add a beta 2 once triage completed
• Discussion about specifics of cutting the 1.9.2 version of comm-central in progress; details soon

Lanikai Alpha 1

• Shipped (W00t!)

Thunderbird 3.1 Beta 1

• String/code freeze date: 2010-02-23 (Tuesday)
• l10n-mozilla-1.9.2 freeze date: 2010-03-01 (Monday)
• Build/relbranch date: 2010-03-02 (Tuesday)
• Ship date: 2010-03-09 (Tuesday)

Thunderbird 3.0.x Developer Update

See Tinderbox for how to get your patches into 3.0.x

Thunderbird 3.0.2

• See Schedule above.
• Generally smaller amount of fixes than 3.0.1, but still improving user experience for upgrades and stability.

• Blockers (needed and .2): 28 (+1)
  • Of which blocking 3.0.2: 7 (+1)
• Blocking Nominations: 10 (+1)
• Fixed 3.0.2: 40 (+4)

QA Updates

last week :

• Nothing much to report

This week :

• Normal bugzilla cleaning/maintainance event.
• Testing for 3.0.2 - announced , litmus run ready.
• Testing for 2.0.24 with the Moco team

Next week :

• Testday for 3.1b1 - in progress
• Preparing the 3.1b1 see Full test before release. We need more man power, please consider joining.

Documentation

(last two weeks)

• expand Profiles KB article (TODO - moving and backing up profiles) (bug https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/process_bug.cgi)
• write Gmail KB page; update account setup KB page with gmail examples (http://support.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/kb/Configure+an+Account, bug https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=543861)
• copy edits to MDC MailNews automated testing (https://developer.mozilla.org/en/MailNews/MailNews_Automated_Testing)
• copy edits to AsyncTestUtils extended framework https://developer.mozilla.org/en/MailNews/AsyncTestUtils_Extended_Framework
• update ISPdb FAQ with form placeholder info; update autoconfig page to point to new ISPdb page; tweaks to ISPdb page from BWinton's feedback (https://support.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/kb/ISP+Database)
• break upgrade FAQs out to individual pages; create index page for FAQs (https://support.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/kb/FAQ+Upgrading+Thunderbird+2+to+3)

TODO

• Profiles KB article (moving and backing up profiles)
• move info on pref naming conventions to MDC: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=86845#c74 (notify Roland when done)
• make FAQ for Ludo on information he sent in email ("Model the 2 -> 3 upgrade experience")
• review and cross-link MDC and Knowledge Base
• delete Thunderbird-source template? (replaced by tbsource)
• bugs from sid0 (see "from_IRC" file)

Review / Waiting

• blog https://developer.mozilla.org/en/MailNews/AsyncTestUtils_Extended_Framework et al (wait for Standard8's comments)
• follow up with replacement content for gmail help pages - so far no answer from Gmail folks
• port content from http://www.mozilla.org/support/thunderbird/ - ask Roland to redirect
• review / response to http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.extensions/browse_thread/thread/41113fd2bb4973f7
• when "New in TB 3.0" page is live on sumomo, make redirect from MDC https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Thunderbird_3_for_users (instructions https://developer.mozilla.org/Project:en/External_Redirects)
• Search info from Andrew: http://getsatisfaction.com/mozilla_messaging/topics/what_is_indexing?utm_content=topic_link&utm_medium=email&utm_source=new_topic
• when linting is fixed on MDC, color code sample in https://developer.mozilla.org/en/MailNews/AsyncTestUtils_Extended_Framework

Roundtable

See the Mozilla Status Board for status updates specific to developers.