MozCampEU2012/Release-Management
Contents
Title of Session
Here Come the Trains: Releasing Mozilla Products, Growing the Mozilla Community
Facilitators
- Alex Keybl - Release Management, paid staff, MV office
Talk Length
60 minutes (45 min talk with 15 min Q&A)
Summary
- A short intro about the role of release management in the product
- Channels, rapid releases, versioning, frequency of updates, and other FAQ (basically an overview)
- Problems unique to shipping Firefox, with anecdotal evidence. Also unique solutions to those problems in the future
- Scalability of multiple releases, esp. w/r/t community - Firefox, Firefox ESR, Firefox for Android, and Firefox OS
- Investigating issues while maintaining user privacy
- 3rd party add-ons/plugins
- Where we need contributions and how to get involved (applies to Firefox Desktop/Mobile as well as B2G):
- Install desktop/mobile on devices, rate mobile Firefox in Google Play store
- Input feedback triage
- Crash-kill
- QA testing
- SUMO
- L10N
- The importance of using test channels: Beta/Aurora
How your session furthers the MozCamp Goals
Addresses and encourages growth, helping out with mobile & desktop org goals, and providing understanding for much needed participation in improving quality of B2G.
Expected Outcome or Deliverable
A better understanding of release management & rapid release process. Also a clear path for people with a variety of skill sets on how to help be contribute to improving the quality of products Mozilla releases before, during, and after releases are shipped.
Desired Audience Type or Skill-set
- Experienced contributors
- Localizers
- SUMO/QA current contributors or people who want to get started in these areas
- First time contributors
- People interested in Firefox Desktop/Mobile and B2G dev/testing
- Anyone looking to learn more about the rapid release process
Equipment Needs (Video projector already included)
n/a
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