Releases/Firefox 3.0.13/Test Plan

General Firefox 3.0.13 Test Plan

This is the basic set of tests we run for every security & maintenance release.

Description of Release

3.0.13 is an important and non-normal security release for Firefox.

Specific Test Plan for this Release

Nothing specific for this release.

Assumptions

Current Tasks

• Ongoing: Smoketets and bug verifications

Schedule

This is an estimated schedule as a normal security release.

• Tree opens:
• Code freeze:
• QA starts: week of 7/26
• Builds start: 7/30
• QA with builds start: 7/31
  • Smoketests: - 2 people
  • BFTs: - 2 people
  • l10n Testing: - 2 people
  • Betatest Channel Testing: - 2 people
  • Beta Channel Testing:
• Beta period starts:
  • Releasetest & Release Channel Testing: - 2 people
• Final release:

Test Assignments:

• Smoketests, BFT
  • ashughes
  • Tyler Downer
  • gmontagu
• l10n Testing
  • gmontagu
  • ashughes
  • juanb
• Betatest/Beta updates
  • ashughes
  • juanb
  • gmontagu
• Releasetest/Release updates
  • ashughes
  • tchung

Builds

• Build 1

Test Results

• Smoketests & BFTs
• l10n related testing
• Updates Testing

Bug Verifications

When you verify the bug is fixed:

• If you test on Trunk, resolve it as VERIFIED FIXED
• If you test on 1.9.0.x branch, replace the fixed1.9.0.13 keyword with verified1.9.0.13
• Unverified Fixed Bugs for 3.0.13
• Verified Bugs for 3.0.13
• All Fixed and Verified Bugs for 3.0.13

Target Bugs to Verify

Given the low number of bugs in this release, we are targeting all.

Dependent Bugs to Verify

There are several dependencies. The most important of which is the new NSS tag. See individual bugs for details.