Firefox/Roadmap/s/scratch

THIS IS NOT A ROADMAP

Just gathering data and using this as a scratchpad at this point, please do not take anything you read on this page as gospel ... yet.

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Product Schedule

Early 2010

• 1.9.2 based release with plugins running out of process
• 1.9.2 based release with application updater improvements

Mid 2010

• 1.9.2 based release with new video codec
• 1.9.2 based release with performance improvements
• 1.9.3 beta program begins

Late 2010

• 1.9.3 based release with jagermonkey, jetpack readiness, process separation, developer tools, new theme, new features

Priorities for Firefox

Performance

• Jagermonkey
• DOM/page render
• perception of perf

Install / Firstrun experience

• stub installer
• better OSX installer
• development channel chooser

Gecko Platform

• electrolysis
• UI animation
• work required for theme (draw in title bar on w32 & linux)
• layers
• jetpack
• OS integration for system resources & services

Web Developers / Web Platform

• IndexedDB
• Developer tool: web inspector
• Developer tool: console
• need to fill in with input from Blizzard
• WebGL

Open Video

• new codec and container format
• 15fps on mobile devices

User Experience

• new theme work
• application tabs
• home tab / client-hosted Firefox Start
• new tab experience
• tab management/switcher UI
• full screen mode
• replacement for modal dialogs (doorhangers)
• connect/disconnect
• polish up rough edges, cut deeply with a sharp knife

Privacy

• user/site relationship information
• privacy manager

Security

• sg:crits to 0
• private repository for trunk fixes we're not going to quickly take on branch
• security model for jetpack

Service Integration

• integration with AMO
• sync with weave

Uncategorized

• better feedback tools for beta builds