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= Friends of the Tree [[Image:Tree.gif|Friends of the Tree]]  =
= Friends of the Tree [[Image:Tree.gif|Friends of the Tree]]  =


Timothy B. Terriberry nominates Greg Maxwell and Christopher 'Monty' Montgomery for working all weekend and staying up all night last Sunday to get an integer-only Vorbis decoder ready for Fennec b2.  
*Timothy B. Terriberry nominates Greg Maxwell and Christopher 'Monty' Montgomery for working all weekend and staying up all night last Sunday to get an integer-only Vorbis decoder ready for Fennec b2.
 
*[http://twitter.com/#!/pravin3832 Pravin Prakash] and [http://twitter.com/#!/themvrck Mustafa Ali] for each replying to over 200 tweets last week for the [http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/army-of-awesome Army of Awesome]!
 
*Asa would like us all to recognize the years of great desktop support (nearly 5000 bugzilla tickets Resolved Fixed) and the super A/V and AirMozilla support for so many meetings and events that Sean Alamarez has given us. His awesome contributions have made all of us more productive and helped us bridge the geography that would have otherwise divided us and slowed us down. We're going to miss you. Thanks, Sean, and good luck.


= Upcoming Events =
= Upcoming Events =
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'''Friday, 29 October'''  
'''Friday, 29 October'''  
[http://fsoss.senecac.on.ca/2010/node/49 "Release Engineer through buildbot"] talk at FSOSS 2010.


'''Next Week'''
'''Next Week'''
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== Firefox 4 ==
== Firefox 4 ==
* 14 [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=blocking2:7 beta 7 blockers] remain, many are fixed-on-tracemonkey
* many beta 8 and beta N blockers already fixed
* decision to be made about shipping beta 7 off the release branch vs. the trunk
* trunk stability has returned to levels close to before the latest JavaScript / garbage collection update
* we are also faster, yet! :)


== Firefox 3.6 ==
== Firefox 3.6 and 3.5 ==
* 3.6.11 and 3.5.14 were released last Tuesday, 2010-10-19
** Thanks everyone for the smooth release!
** '''No chemspill issues so far!'''
* Schedule for 3.6.12 and 3.5.15 will be released this week
** Will try to work with teams so that sizing for branches is realistic with the additional FF4.0 work going on


== Mobile Firefox ==
== Mobile Firefox ==
* beta 2 builds today or tomorrow.
* please test


== Thunderbird ==
== Thunderbird ==
 
* Thunderbird 3.1.5 and 3.0.9 shipped 10/19/2010
== Older Branch Work ==


== Drumbeat ==
== Drumbeat ==
*Beta version of Universal Subtitles just launched
*Launching a campaign to subtitle 10,000 videos and raise $25K by Jan 1
*Check it out & make a donation at [http://www.drumbeat.org/universal-subtitles/ drumbeat.org/universal-subtitles]


= Speakers =
= Speakers =
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!  More Details
!  More Details
|-
|-
| Your Title Here
| Firefox 4 Beta Shirts
| Your Name Here
| Laura Mesa
| What are you going to talk about?
| T-Shirt Nomination form
| Links to slides or images you want displayed on screen
| https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dFlLWUtwWFFxVHItVGxOS1g1NzU0RFE6MA
| Link to where audience can find out more information
| Fill out the form [https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dFlLWUtwWFFxVHItVGxOS1g1NzU0RFE6MA here]
|-
|-
|}
|}
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;Test Execution
;Test Execution
* Fx4b7: waiting for builds; meanwhile testing 4b8pre nightlies


;WebQA
;WebQA
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'''PR'''  
'''PR'''  
*[http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/category/watch-listen/video-on-demand/?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=5224171&flvUri&partnerclipid Broadcast: CBS News]
*[http://www.mercurynews.com/san-jose-neighborhoods/ci_16401891?nclick_check=1 Mozilla pays 12-year-old San Jose boy for hunting bugs in system]
*[http://gizmodo.com/5671986/12+year+olds-firefox-security-flaw-discovery-nets-3000-payday 12-Year-Old's Firefox Security Flaw Discovery Nets $3,000 Payday]
*[http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2371391,00.asp 12-Year-Old Earns $3,000 Bug Bounty From Mozilla]
*[http://mashable.com/2010/10/21/mozilla-chromeless/ Mozilla Wants You to Build Your Own Browser]
*[http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/208561/build_a_custom_browser_with_mozilla_chromeless.html Build a Custom Browser with Mozilla Chromeless]
*[http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2371156,00.asp Mozilla Beats Google with Open Web App Store Preview]
*[http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1799918/mozilla-unveils-web-apps-store-prototype Mozilla unveils an Open Web Apps Store prototype]
*[http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/10/20/mozilla_open_web_store_prototype/  Mozilla preempts Google with 'open' web app store prototype]
*[http://techcrunch.com/2010/10/19/mozilla-web-apps/ Ahead Of Chrome Web Store, Mozilla Outlines Their Open Web App Ecosystem]


'''Events'''  
'''Events'''  
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= Introducing New Hires =
= Introducing New Hires =
* Dave Hunt - QA (MozMill/Selenium)
* David Burns - WebQA, Automation Lead
* Andy McKay - AMO Development
* Frank Yan - Firefox


= Foundation Updates  =
= Foundation Updates  =


= Roundtable =
= Roundtable =
[[Category:Weekly Updates]]
[[Category:Meeting Notes]]

Latest revision as of 07:09, 1 October 2014

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Video for today's meeting

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Friends of the Tree Friends of the Tree

  • Timothy B. Terriberry nominates Greg Maxwell and Christopher 'Monty' Montgomery for working all weekend and staying up all night last Sunday to get an integer-only Vorbis decoder ready for Fennec b2.
  • Asa would like us all to recognize the years of great desktop support (nearly 5000 bugzilla tickets Resolved Fixed) and the super A/V and AirMozilla support for so many meetings and events that Sean Alamarez has given us. His awesome contributions have made all of us more productive and helped us bridge the geography that would have otherwise divided us and slowed us down. We're going to miss you. Thanks, Sean, and good luck.

Upcoming Events

This Week

Monday, 25 October

Tuesday, 26 October

Wednesday, 27 October

Thursday, 28 October

Friday, 29 October

"Release Engineer through buildbot" talk at FSOSS 2010.

Next Week

Product Status Updates

Firefox 4

  • 14 beta 7 blockers remain, many are fixed-on-tracemonkey
  • many beta 8 and beta N blockers already fixed
  • decision to be made about shipping beta 7 off the release branch vs. the trunk
  • trunk stability has returned to levels close to before the latest JavaScript / garbage collection update
  • we are also faster, yet! :)

Firefox 3.6 and 3.5

  • 3.6.11 and 3.5.14 were released last Tuesday, 2010-10-19
    • Thanks everyone for the smooth release!
    • No chemspill issues so far!
  • Schedule for 3.6.12 and 3.5.15 will be released this week
    • Will try to work with teams so that sizing for branches is realistic with the additional FF4.0 work going on

Mobile Firefox

  • beta 2 builds today or tomorrow.
  • please test

Thunderbird

  • Thunderbird 3.1.5 and 3.0.9 shipped 10/19/2010

Drumbeat

  • Beta version of Universal Subtitles just launched
  • Launching a campaign to subtitle 10,000 videos and raise $25K by Jan 1
  • Check it out & make a donation at drumbeat.org/universal-subtitles

Speakers

The limit is 3 minutes per speaker. It's like a lightning talk, but don't feel that you have to have slides in order to make a presentation.

Title Presenter Topic Media More Details
Firefox 4 Beta Shirts Laura Mesa T-Shirt Nomination form https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dFlLWUtwWFFxVHItVGxOS1g1NzU0RFE6MA Fill out the form here

Status Updates By Team

Firefox

Platform

Messaging

Mobile

IT

Release Engineering

QA

Test Execution
  • Fx4b7: waiting for builds; meanwhile testing 4b8pre nightlies
WebQA
QA Community
Test Dev

Automation & Tools

Security

Engagement

PR


Events

Creative Team

Community Marketing

Support

Metrics

Evangelism

Labs

Developer Tools

Add-ons

Webdev

L10n

Introducing New Hires

  • Dave Hunt - QA (MozMill/Selenium)
  • David Burns - WebQA, Automation Lead
  • Andy McKay - AMO Development
  • Frank Yan - Firefox

Foundation Updates

Roundtable

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