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== Setup/Project Definition == | |||
* <del>Meet and schedule release - <strong>Entire team</strong> </del> '''<font color="green">[DONE]</font>''' | * <del>Meet and schedule release - <strong>Entire team</strong> </del> '''<font color="green">[DONE]</font>''' | ||
* <del>Decision on release date - <strong>Entire team</strong></del> '''<font color="green">[DONE]</font>''' | * <del>Decision on release date - <strong>Entire team</strong></del> '''<font color="green">[DONE]</font>''' | ||
** <del>Update [[Releases]] page - <font color="blue">Project lead</font></del> | ** <del>Update [[Releases]] page - <font color="blue">Project lead</font></del> | ||
** <del>Update Releases/PRODUCT&VERSION with proposed schedule - <font color="blue">Project lead</font></del> | ** <del>Update Releases/PRODUCT&VERSION with proposed schedule - <font color="blue">Project lead</font></del> | ||
** <del>Email dev-planning and release-drivers with proposed schedule - <font color="blue">Project lead</font></del> | ** <del>Email dev-planning and release-drivers with proposed schedule - <font color="blue">Project lead</font></del> | ||
* Triage of blocking/approval requests as needed - <strong>Entire team (minus build)</strong> | * Triage of blocking/approval requests as needed - <strong>Entire team (minus build)</strong> '''<font color="blue">[ONGOING]</font>''' | ||
** Schedule meetings - <font color="blue">Project lead</font> | ** Schedule meetings - <font color="blue">Project lead</font> | ||
** Alert developers of blockers - <font color="blue">Project lead</font> | ** Alert developers of blockers - <font color="blue">Project lead</font> | ||
** Alert developers of upcoming freeze - <font color="blue">Project lead</font> | ** Alert developers of upcoming freeze - <font color="blue">Project lead</font> | ||
* Development code freeze, Build 1 - <font color="red">Dev lead</font> | == Build 1 == | ||
* <del>Development code freeze, Build 1 - <font color="red">Dev lead</font></del> '''<font color="green">[DONE]</font>''' | |||
** <del>Hand off to QA for verifications - <font color="orange">QA Lead</font></del> | |||
* <del>Ready for builds</del> '''<font color="green">[DONE]</font>''' | |||
** <del>Email release-drivers when all code is in with formal "Go" - <font color="blue">Project lead</font></del> | |||
*** <del>For 1.9.0, include timestamp and bonsai URI down to the last checkin. Specify timezone in email as well (PST vs PDT).</del> | |||
*** <del>For 1.9.1, include a changeset</del> | |||
*** <del>Specify l10n cut off (1.9.0-only) as well</del> | |||
* <del>Builds created (all locales) - <font color="green">Build lead</font></del> '''<font color="green">[DONE]</font>''' | |||
** <del>Email release-drivers when builds are created - <font color="green">Build lead</font></del> | |||
* <del>QA tests builds - <font color="orange">QA Lead</font></del> '''<font color="green">[DONE]</font>''' | |||
** <del>QA completes testing and maps it onto their test plan page (usually at Releases/PRODUCTNAME_VERSION/Test_Plan on the wiki) - <font color="orange">QA Lead</font></del> | |||
** <del>When signed off, email release-drivers with notification - <font color="orange">QA Lead</font></del> | |||
* <del>Build snippets on betatest channel - <font color="green">Build lead</font></del> '''<font color="green">[DONE]</font>''' | |||
** <del>Email QA lead when finished - <font color="green">Build lead</font></del> | |||
* <del>Project lead creates [[Webtools:Release_Notes|beta release notes]]; staging and live - <font color="blue">Project Lead</font></del> '''<font color="green">[DONE]</font>''' | |||
* <del>QA verifies snippets and website and emails release-drivers when signed off - <font color="orange">QA Lead</font></del> '''<font color="green">[DONE]</font>''' | |||
* <del>If any of those fail, email release-drivers with a formal "stop" notification and a second "go" notification when the process is started again - <font color="blue">Project Lead</font></del> '''<font color="green">[DONE]</font>''' | |||
* <del>"Go" to beta</del> '''<font color="green">[DONE]</font>''' | |||
** <del>Formal "Go" email sent to release-drivers - <font color="blue">Project lead</font></del> | |||
** <del>Build snippets pushed to beta channel - <font color="green">Build lead</font></del> | |||
** <del>QA verifies snippets on beta channel - <font color="orange">QA Lead</font></del> | |||
* Beta period '''<font color="blue">[ONGOING]</font>''' | |||
** <del>Announce to release-drivers, m.d.a.<application> (i.e. thunderbird or firefox), m.announce.prerelease, m.d.planning - <font color="blue">Project lead</font></del> | |||
** <del>Notify mirrors of beta release - <font color="blue">Project lead</font> emails infra</del> | |||
** <del>Notify PR (melissa) of "we're shipping in a week" estimate - <font color="blue">Project lead</font></del> | |||
** Announce to [https://intranet.mozilla.org/Firefox:SecurityVendors AV/Firewall vendors] - <font color="blue">Project lead</font> | |||
** Announce to security group - <font color="red">Security lead</font> | |||
*** to security-group and security-announce aliases | |||
** Monitor feedback - <font color="orange">QA Lead</font>, <font color="blue">Project lead</font> | |||
== Build 2 == | |||
* Development code freeze, Build 2 - <font color="red">Dev lead</font> | |||
** Hand off to QA for verifications - <font color="orange">QA Lead</font> | ** Hand off to QA for verifications - <font color="orange">QA Lead</font> | ||
* Ready for builds | * Ready for builds | ||
** Email release-drivers when all code is in with formal "Go" - <font color="blue">Project lead</font> | ** Email release-drivers when all code is in with formal "Go" - <font color="blue">Project lead</font> | ||
*** For 1.9.1, include a changeset | *** For 1.9.1, include a changeset | ||
* Builds created (all locales) - <font color="green">Build lead</font> | * Builds created (all locales) - <font color="green">Build lead</font> | ||
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** Notify PR (melissa@m.c) of "we're shipping in x days/hours/minutes" estimate - <font color="blue">Project lead</font> | ** Notify PR (melissa@m.c) of "we're shipping in x days/hours/minutes" estimate - <font color="blue">Project lead</font> | ||
== Final Release == | |||
* Bits to mirrors - <font color="blue">Project lead</font> sends "go email" at least 8 hours ahead of time | |||
** Push actual bits - <font color="green">Build lead</font> | |||
* Verify bits on releasetest channel - <font color="orange">QA Lead</font> | |||
* Push website changes - <font color="blue">Project lead</font> | |||
* Push security advisories - <font color="red">Security lead</font> | |||
* QA verifies website changes - <font color="orange">QA Lead</font> | |||
* Build pushes to release channel - <font color="green">Build lead</font> | |||
* QA verifies release channel - <font color="orange">QA Lead</font> | |||
* Notify the world - <font color="blue">Project lead</font> | * Notify the world - <font color="blue">Project lead</font> | ||
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** MDC Devnews | ** MDC Devnews | ||
** Post the [http://www.mozilla.org/news.html Press Release] | ** Post the [http://www.mozilla.org/news.html Press Release] | ||