Apps/StatusMeetings/Eng2011-09-27

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apps engineering meeting notes, 2011-09-27

Summary

  • topic: revise the list of meetings on wiki.mozilla.org/Apps
  • topic: where to post these notes?
  • topic: do we need someone from fennec team in this eng meeting? Mark Finkle or Doug Turner?
  • decision: stop supporting the apps faker
  • blocker: Dan W seeing inconsistent behavior in fennec context menu (contact mbrubek, file a bug)
  • decision: for Q3: put dashboard in the cloud; for Q4 we need better integration story
  • blocker: need architecture for in-app purchases
  • blocker: need implemetation plan for dashboard

Ian:

  • finishing up deployment scripts for html5 implementation

Wil:

  • app store; browserID demoed on Friday
  • marketplace you can buy an add-on but not download it
  • tracker bugs filed for AMO; Q: in staging this week?

Shane C:

  • security review; code issue to be addressed today; alpha release waiting on review from AMO

Mike H:

  • coordination with other teams;
  • Web API team ramping up fast; permissions API's;
  • lots of activity on Web Intents mailing list;
  • Q: do we have an architecture for in-app purchases?
  • A: back-of-envelope yes, nothing real

Dan:

  • firedrill last friday for Fabrice
  • should be done by end of day
  • not sure where to host the dashboard (bundled? myapps?)

Ragavan:

  • met with desktop firefox mgmt team (Asa, Chris);
  • integrating with Firefox in the context of Windows 8;
  • porting Fabrice's work to desktop Firefox

Fabrice:

  • native API for fennec landed; some of which already in desktop build;
  • needs desktop UX, which comes next;
  • Q: creating launcher shortcut? A: new repository implementation, will land in firefox 10;
  • no native dashboard in fennec

Alex F:

  • doing permissions mockups,
  • adding info to AreWeMobileYet

Anant:

  • need to update the apps add-on for desktop (2 changes) -- watchUpdates, fix list(); Fabrice will review;
  • browserID login for Soup still in progress, ETA unclear, at risk for Q3

David C:

  • patch coming to support continuous integration, pull request coming;
  • Q: which tests to add to continuous integration
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