QA/Desktop Firefox/Releases/Beta Checklist

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Beta Checklist

The following checklist should be completed before signing off a version of Firefox for release.

Beta 1
  • {{ |}} Pre-beta Feature sign-offs
  • {{ |}} Breakpad End-to-End functionality
  • {{ |}} Mac OSX 10.8 Signing
  • {{ |}} Ensure compatibility NVidia 3D
  • {{ |}} Add-on compatibility (top AMO, top third-party, toolbars, yandex, avg, norton, yahoo, bandoo, conduit, etc)
  • {{ |}} Exploratory testing and bug triage against the flagship feature
  • Platforms: Windows 7 32-bit, Windows 8 64-bit, Mac OSX 10.8, Ubuntu 12.04 32-bit
Beta 2
  • {{ |}} Breakpad End-to-End functionality
  • {{ |}} Stop accepting MD5 as a hash algorithm in signatures
  • {{ |}} Plug-in compatibility (Flash, Java, Silverlight, Realplayer, Quicktime, Shockwave, Unity [Mac])
  • {{ |}} Firefox Beta testday stressing flagship features and bug triage
  • {{ |}} Exploratory testing and bug triage against the flagship feature
  • Platforms: Windows 7 64-bit, Windows 8 32-bit, Mac OSX 10.7, Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit
Beta 3
  • {{ |}} Breakpad End-to-End functionality
  • {{ |}} Mac OSX 32-bit mode
  • {{ |}} Web compatibility (search, webmail, banking, video, audio, gaming, news, cms, etc.)
  • {{ |}} Exploratory testing and bug triage against the flagship feature
  • Platforms: Windows 7 32-bit, Windows Vista, Mac OSX 10.6, Ubuntu 12.04 32-bit
Beta 4
  • {{ |}} Breakpad End-to-End functionality
  • {{ |}} Verify update applies with root owned files
  • {{ |}} Add-on compatibility (top AMO, top third-party, toolbars, yandex, avg, norton, yahoo, bandoo, conduit, etc)
  • {{ |}} Exploratory testing and bug triage against the flagship feature
  • {{ |}} Firefox Beta testday stressing flagship features and bug triage
  • Platforms: Windows 7 64-bit, Windows XP, Mac OSX 10.8, Ubuntu 12.10 32-bit
Beta 5
  • {{ |}} Breakpad End-to-End functionality
  • {{ |}} What's New Page on Firefox update
  • {{ |}} Plug-in compatibility (Flash, Java, Silverlight, Realplayer, Quicktime, Shockwave, Unity [Mac])
  • {{ |}} Exploratory testing and bug triage against the flagship feature
  • Platforms: Windows 7 32-bit, Windows 8 64-bit, Mac OSX 10.7, Ubuntu 12.04 32-bit
Beta 6
  • {{ |}} Breakpad End-to-End functionality
  • {{ |}} Mac OSX 10.5 and Windows 2000 de-support (install and update)
  • {{ |}} Ensure compatibility with NVidia 3D
  • {{ |}} Web compatibility (search, webmail, banking, video, audio, gaming, news, cms, etc.)
  • {{ |}} Exploratory testing and bug triage against the flagship feature
  • Platforms: Windows 7 64-bit, Windows 8 32-bit, Mac OSX 10.6, Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit, Mac OSX 10.5, Windows 2000
Release Candidate
  • {{ |}} Check partner repack updates
  • {{ |}} Ensure compatibility with profiles on a remote Windows share