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* what will be tested, | * what will be tested, | ||
* how testing will be performed. | * how testing will be performed. | ||
== Ownership == | == Ownership == | ||
Engineering contact(s): | Engineering contact(s): | ||
* [mailto:jyavenard@mozilla.com Jean-Yves Avenard (:jya)] | * [mailto:jyavenard@mozilla.com Jean-Yves Avenard (:jya)] | ||
QA contact(s): | |||
* [mailto:florin.mezei@softvisioninc.eu Florin Mezei (:FlorinMezei)] - Project Manager of the Release QA Team | |||
* [mailto:ciprian.georgiu@softvision.ro Ciprian Georgiu (:ciprian.georgiu)] - leading QA efforts | |||
= Testing summary = | |||
== Scope of Testing == | |||
=== In Scope === | |||
Testing efforts will be focused on confirming that FLAC support is working as expected for eligible audio content. | |||
=== Out of Scope === | |||
The full functionality of the FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) is not included in the testing efforts. Only Firefox support for the Flac audio feature is tested. Although, a smoke will be run on the functionality part. | |||
= Requirements for testing = | |||
== Environments == | |||
=What is FLAC?= | |||
FLAC stands for Free Lossless Audio Codec, an audio format similar to MP3, but lossless, meaning that audio is compressed in FLAC without any loss in quality. This is similar to how Zip works, except with FLAC you will get much better compression because it is designed specifically for audio, and you can play back compressed FLAC files in your favorite player (or your car or home stereo, see supported devices) just like you would an MP3 file. | |||
FLAC stands out as the fastest and most widely supported lossless audio codec, and the only one that at once is non-proprietary, is unencumbered by patents, has an open-source reference implementation, has a well documented format and API, and has several other independent implementations. | |||