Releases/Firefox 3.6.20/Test Plan

Firefox 3.6.20 Test Plan

Description of Release

This is a normal security and stability release for Firefox.

Specific Plan for 3.6.20

We need to verify bug fixes and go through the usual testing for a maintenance release: smoketests, basic functional tests, and updates checks.

Schedule

• Code freeze for non-blockers: 2011-07-25
• Code freeze for blockers: 2011-08-01
• Build #1 created: 2011-08-02
• Build #1 available: 2011-08-02
• QA testing starts: 2011-08-02
  • Automation tests: 2011-08-02
  • Smoketests: 2011-08-03
  • BFTs: 2011-08-03
• Build #1 released to the beta channel: 2011-08-09
  • Betatest & Beta Channel Testing: 2011-08-09
• Final release: 2011-08-16
  • Releasetest & Release Channel Testing: 2011-08-16

Resources

• Smoketests: 2 people
  • abillings
  • Waverley team
• BFTs: 2 people
  • abillings
  • Waverley team
• Updates checks: 1 person
  • ashughes

Builds

• Firefox 3.6.20 Build 1

Test Results

• Smoketests and BFTs: RESULTS
• Updates: RESULTS

Bugs to Verify

• Fixed List (fixed or verified by now)
• Needs Verification

• Fixed bug verification spreadsheet

Important:

1. Focus on critical and security bugs first.
2. Mark bug as verified adding the keyword verified1.9.2