Firefox OS/TCP

Welcome to the Firefox OS Tablet Contribution Program

We've got a new form factor for Firefox OS with a whole range of new challenges, from design to implementation and from the top to the bottom of the software stack.

This program is looking for help from all of you, with an early focus on defining, designing, developing, localizing, and testing the core of the OS: Gecko/GFX, Gaia, UX, Productivity and System Apps.

Getting Started

So you've got a Firefox OS tablet and you're ready to dive in.

This Tablet Contribution Program wiki is designed to give you pointers to the information you need to get connected to the Firefox OS project in a meaningful way. From here, you will be able to quickly access the technical documentation and other content you'll find useful in your Mozilla participation.

So what can I do?

Step 1: Get in touch

• join the mailing list: https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/tcp
• join us on IRC: the #tcp channel on irc.mozilla.org
• join the mozillians.org group firefox os tablet contribution program

Step 2: Break things

Quality of Firefox OS is of upmost importance to us so as a first priority we need to iron out any bugs that arise from running Firefox OS on the new hardware and at the larger screen resolution of the Tablet device. Currently the only difference in the Tablet build from the phone build of Firefox OS is that the dialer is disabled due to to the lack of hardware to make calls. That means, there will be lots of bugs. Please report anything you see that looks wrong or that could be improved. To report bugs, do the following:

• See if the issue has already been reported, by searching with relevant keywords
• If not, file a new bug

Try and be as descriptive as possible when reporting a bug, so that it's easier to reproduce and fix.

Step 3: Make it awesome!

All those bugs you reported above? They need fixing! That's not the only way to help us make the product better though. Choose one (or more!) areas to get involved in from the ones below:

• Fix bugs in the apps (Gaia) or in lower levels (Gecko/Gonk)
• Translate Firefox OS to a different language
• Update documentation and help other tablet users

We've also listed a lot more links below to give you even more information.

New to Mozilla / Firefox OS
The Basics

• Contributing to Open Source
• Contributing to Mozilla
• Bugzilla Starter Kit and Bug Filing
• Community Participation Guide
• Community Building Team
• Quality Assurance
• Accessibility
• Firefox OS features
• Firefox OS User Guide

Working on Firefox OS
Dive Right In

• Release notes
• Localization
• Hacking the UI (Gaia)
• Testing
• Platform Guide
• Full Developer documentation
• Gaia Development (wiki)
• Firefox OS Proj Management
• Mozilla Support (SUMO)

Communication
Discuss your ideas

• TCP team mailing list
• TCP team live chat on IRC
• Development teams
  • dev-b2g mailing list
  • IRC chats
    • UI (gaia): #gaia
    • System level: #b2g
    • Localization: #l10n
    • Accessibility: #accessibility

 

First Tablet Hardware

Brand/Model: Foxconn InFocus Processor: A31 (ARM Cortex A7) Quad-Core 1.0GHz w/ PowerVR SGX544MP2 GPU RAM: 2GB Storage: 16GB Screen: 10.1" IPS capacitive multi-touch @ 1280x800 Camera: Dual cameras, 2MP/5MP Wireless: 802.11b/g/n Ports: Micro SD, Micro USB, headphone Other: GPS, Bluetooth, Gyroscope Battery: 7000mAh