Releases/Firefox 4/Macaw/Test Plan

Firefox 4.0.1 Test Plan

Description of Release

This is a normal security and stability release for Firefox.

Specific Plan for 4.0.1

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: 3/17/2011
• Code freeze for blockers: 4/12
• Build #1 starts: 4/13
• Build #1 available: 4/14
• QA with builds start: 4/14
  • Automation tests: 4/14
  • Smoketests: 4/14
  • BFTs: 4/15 - 4/18
• Build #1 released to the beta channel: 4/19 (??)
• QA finishes build #1 verification: 4/18
• Final release: 2011-04-26
  • Releasetest & Release Channel Testing: 4/26

Resources

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

Builds

• Firefox 4.0.1 Build 1

Test Results

• Smoketests and BFTs: RESULTS
• Updates: RESULTS

Bugs to Verify

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

Important:

1. Focus on critical and security bugs first.
2. Mark bug as verified adding the keyword verified2.0