Firefox3/StatusMeetings/2007-09-18

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Firefox 3 Meeting

Meeting Details

• Tuesdays - Firefox 3 - 11:00am Pacific, 2:00pm Eastern, 18:00 UTC
• Mozilla Building S - <script> conference room
• 650-903-0800 or 650-215-1282 x91 Conf# 217 (US/INTL)
• 1-800-707-2533 (pin 369) Conf# 217 (US)
• irc.mozilla.org #granparadiso for backchannel

PRD Status Update

• Perma Links: Current PRD & Detailed Feature List & Firefox Next Requirements.
• Outstanding Change Requests to review.

Open Action Items

• dmills to have followed up with robstrong about where localizable string with partner name will be used in UI (needed for INST-005a)
• mconnor to follow up about landing Microformat API post M8
• beltzner to publish 20 UX / 5 delight bug list
• mconnor to publish list of features that can land post M8

Schedule

• Proposed Schedule
  • post M8 we're frozen for new features, meaning that we'll continue planned implementation work and new UI (beyond polish) will land post M8, under tight driver control; mconnor to publish a list of this set of activities ASAP.
• Current BMO report for blocking-firefox3+
  • note that there's a significant number of unowned blockers

Work in progress

• Web-based protocol handling (PH team)
  • patch to move the rest of the RDF code from native nsExternalHelperAppService to JS nsHandlerService (bug 393492) landed in M8 (myk)
  • patch for new Applications prefpane (bug 377784) landed in M8 (myk)
  • tracking five regressions as blockers and 18 followup bugs as dependencies on bug 377784 (myk)
  • feature complete (dmose)
  • M8 to ship with default web-based test webcal: handler

• Microformats (mkaply)

• Places (Places team)
  • 58 M9 blockers
  • Places UI bugs
  • recent feature landings:

• Download Manager
  • follow-up: cross-session stuff landed?
    • still waiting on bug 395205 and bug 395207 for pause/resume?

• Storage (sdwilsh)
  • follow-up: SQLite 3.4.2 landed?

• Password Manager (dolske)

• Addons Manager (Rob Strong, Mossop, mwu)

• Distribution Reqs (dmills)

• Security, Privacy
  • badware blocking page landed ([test page here] )

• Installer

• Identity UI
  • backed out due to performance regression

• Retention (No PRD Category)

• User Experience
  • now is the time to start ensuring bugs are filed (or beltzner is emailed) on polish issues, wording issues, etc.

• Theming/Visual Makeover
  • Alex has been putting together a list of [new icons in Firefox 3] so we can get new ones made for all OSes

Security Review

• Design Review Proposal
• Suggested order for review
  • Password Manager (done)
  • Offline Apps next!
  • Places
  • Web Content Handlers
  • Microformats
  • RSS
  • Add-Ons
  • Cross-domain XMLHttpRequest
  • Distribution/Customization
  • ContentEditable
  • Private Browsing
  • Malware Protection

Release Notes

• Please review M8 release notes: current draft

QA Status/Topics

• Draft Fx 3 Test Plan wiki

Build Topics

• win ref platform bug 384624
• mac ref platform bug 391772

Gecko 1.9 Meeting

Meeting Details

• Wednesdays - 11:00am Pacific, 2:00pm Eastern, 18:00 UTC
• Mozilla Building S - <script> conference room
• 650-903-0800 or 650-215-1282 x91 Conf# 217 (US/INTL)
• 1-800-707-2533 (pin 369) Conf# 217 (US)
• join irc.mozilla.org #granparadiso for backchannel

General Discussion

Discussion:

Reminders:

Blockers and Noms

Blockers report:

• Stacked Blockers
• Noms
• Blockers

Release Notes

• Please review the M8 release notes: current draft