Thunderbird/StatusMeetings/2016-02-23

Thunderbird notes 2016-02-23. NOON PT (Pacific). For meeting time, previous notes and call-in details see https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird/StatusMeetings

Attendees

Jorg K, mkmelin, ba, Marco,

MAIN FOCUS OF MEETING

Action items from last meetings

• we should really clean up the module owners and peers at https://wiki.mozilla.org/Modules/MailNews_Core and https://wiki.mozilla.org/Modules/Thunderbird. Candidates for removal: Bienvenu, standard8, sid0, JosiahOne.
  • jcranmer??

Current status / Announcements

• Council voting in progress, vote now if you haven't already!
• Etherpads names at https://public.etherpad-mozilla.org/p/thunderbird and https://public.etherpad-mozilla.org/p/calendar
• https://public.etherpad-mozilla.org/p/thunderbird38-support-issues for version 38 ESR issues
• Tree issues: https://public.etherpad-mozilla.org/p/thunderbird-tree-status
  • Please help green up the tree - including not only c-c but also esr38, beta, and aurora

Current Release Critical Issues

Leave critical bugs here until confirmed fixed. If confirmed, then remove.

• tracking-tb38 flags: approved(+)+unfixed in ESR: http://mzl.la/1LDrkxP nominated(?): http://tinyurl.com/pgwflyg
• tracking matrix: http://hg.mozilla.org/users/kent_caspia.com/drivertools/raw-file/default/bugtracking/index.html

blocking

• bug 1211160 Thunderbird Version 38.3 Buttons not working menu items and attachments disappearing (roaming profile) - landed
• bug 1211291 - Folders are visible, but messages are not. (?related to bug 1211358 lightning chrome.manifest not updated in 38.3.0 ?)
• Problems updating to 38.6 to do with Lightning bug 1249894 and its duplicates.

important (but not top critical)

• status TBD - bug 1182629 - update to 38.1.0 from 38.0.1 re-enables disabled Lightning
• status TBD - bug 1176399 - Multiple master password when GMail OAuth2 is enabled
• status TBD - bug 1176748 - fix main thread proxies to the migration code (jorgk and m_kato have done such fixes in the past)
• filelink, proxy,
• topcrash bug 1149287 is ** 31% of our crashes** - see below
• In order to clean-out these long-standing issues from the pad, we will create a list of 10-15 bugs in BMO called the "top 10/15". Jorg K to circulate a proposal.

Version 45

• tracking-tb45 flags: unfixed ?/+ - http://mzl.la/1PMzNiK
• Items that may need to be checked and tested: gtk3, windows 10

Releases

• Past
  • 38.5.1
  • 43.0b1 2015-12-31
  • 44.0b1 2016-01-18
  • 45.0b1 2016-02-04 with GTK3 built but updates not enabled
  • 45.0b2 with GTK2 2016-02-19
  • 38.6.0 2016-02-12

• Upcoming - https://wiki.mozilla.org/RapidRelease/Calendar#Future_branch_dates

Lightning

Past releases:

• 4.0.5.1 (bundled)
• 4.0.5.2 (AMO)

Upcoming releases:

• 4.0.6 (bundled) (TB 38.6)
• 4.7.0 - bug 1225778 (TB 45)

Round Table

Jorg K

• Landed:
  • bug 1231902 - Improve identity/signature switch.
  • bug 1246517 - Dictionary removal observer hassle.
  • bug 1247662 - M-C induced test failure to do with OneCRL
  • bug 1209565 - Always show the e-mail address display name not preferred
  • bug 736584 + bug 1249884 - Div wrapping of forwarded message (one regression)
• Awaiting review:
  • bug 1243498 - Kill Eudora import

Question Time

Other

Friends of the tree

Action Items

Help Wanted

• Support lead
  • Revise lightning articles on SUMO: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/search/advanced?q=lightning&language=en-US&category=10&category=20&product=thunderbird&sortby_documents=relevance&a=1&w=1 - to query articles that needs change: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/contributors/kb-overview?product=thunderbird
• Accessibility lead
• Person comfortable (not necessarily technical experts) with Core type issues. Example, graphics to guide bug 1195947 Thunderbird hardware acceleration (HWA) issues to be resolved