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= Q2 Goals Postmortem=
= Q2 Goals Postmortem=
*  [MISS] land the application reputation scanning tool bug 662819 (mmc)
*  [MISS] land the application reputation scanning tool bug 662819 (mmc)
    * issues with Download Manager
** issues with Download Manager
    * need more people from our team working on it
** need more people from our team working on it
*  [DONE] Turn Mixed Content Blocking on in Aurora (tanvi)
*  [DONE] Turn Mixed Content Blocking on in Aurora (tanvi)
    * evangelizing internally key (still faced a lot of backlash from release)
** evangelizing internally key (still faced a lot of backlash from release)
    * QA (thanks Matt!) [LIKE]
** QA (thanks Matt!) [LIKE]
    * working with Chrome security team (we should continue to do this)
** working with Chrome security team (we should continue to do this)
    * at one point we were going to land in 21, ended up in 23. This caused communication issues (telemetry) between the different release managers for the different releases.
** at one point we were going to land in 21, ended up in 23. This caused communication issues (telemetry) between the different release managers for the different releases.
    * Future goals could already be there - couldn't, too busy working more like a Project Manager. This will happen more as we take on more ambitious projects.
** Future goals could already be there - couldn't, too busy working more like a Project Manager. This will happen more as we take on more ambitious projects.
 
** https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=843977
    https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=843977
** https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=844556
 
** https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=843977
    https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=844556
** Telemetry : https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=781018
 
    https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=843977
 
    Telemetry : https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=781018


*  [MISS] land classic cert validation replacement, off by default (bsmith)  builds on all platforms, same revovation as classic, pending tests for edge case certtificates (certificate usages & chain building).
*  [MISS] land classic cert validation replacement, off by default (bsmith)  builds on all platforms, same revovation as classic, pending tests for edge case certtificates (certificate usages & chain building).
    * big problem came down to reviews.
** big problem came down to reviews.
        * cviecco trusted bsmith not to make horrible mistakes, which in itself was a mistake.
*** cviecco trusted bsmith not to make horrible mistakes, which in itself was a mistake.
        * not enough communication (mostly bsmith's fault).
*** not enough communication (mostly bsmith's fault).
    * "real goal" is turning everything on this quarter, and that's looking good.
** "real goal" is turning everything on this quarter, and that's looking good.
    * "meeting the (artificial) goal" could have been done if had focused more on that, rather than the important work that underpins other stuff. Maybe this was not a good goal in the first place.
** "meeting the (artificial) goal" could have been done if had focused more on that, rather than the important work that underpins other stuff. Maybe this was not a good goal in the first place.
 
** https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=878932
    https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=878932
 
*  [DONE] land OCSP stapling support and tests (keeler)
    * Non-controversial, not user facing. Buy-in from outside the team.
    * Slow review cycles :(


    https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=700693
* [DONE] land OCSP stapling support and tests (keeler)
** Non-controversial, not user facing. Buy-in from outside the team.
** Slow review cycles :(
** https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=700693


* [DONE] Revamp the MDN documentation of CSP and Mixed Content Blocker (imelven + tanvi)
* [DONE] Revamp the MDN documentation of CSP and Mixed Content Blocker (imelven + tanvi)
    * Documentation people were supportive and did a lot of work
** Documentation people were supportive and did a lot of work
    * As long as you stay on top and contact them early, it's easily managable in a quarter
** As long as you stay on top and contact them early, it's easily managable in a quarter
* [DROP] Develop & socialize plan (document containing steps, timeline, implementation & test plan) for getting sandboxing onto a desktop Firefox, probably Linux (imelven)
* [DROP] Develop & socialize plan (document containing steps, timeline, implementation & test plan) for getting sandboxing onto a desktop Firefox, probably Linux (imelven)
    * Guillame's patch
** Guillame's patch
    * A lot of support for sandboxing from inside the organization
** A lot of support for sandboxing from inside the organization
    * Problem: no unified plan. Instead, a series of plans that were shot down/debated. Really hard to reach consensus on a first pass.
** Problem: no unified plan. Instead, a series of plans that were shot down/debated. Really hard to reach consensus on a first pass.
* https://wiki.mozilla.org/Electrolysis/Roadmap
** https://wiki.mozilla.org/Electrolysis/Roadmap
  https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=790923
** https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=790923
* [MISS] Deploy pilot cookie study and publish results. (ddahl)
* [MISS] Deploy pilot cookie study and publish results. (ddahl)
    * Pretty much done... but never got the data. "Strange" communication problem with the metrics team. ddahl blames himself. Everything else is ready for when the data finally appears.
** Pretty much done... but never got the data. "Strange" communication problem with the metrics team. ddahl blames himself. Everything else is ready for when the data finally appears.




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* Reviews
* Reviews


Q3 - for our Q3 goals we tried to figure out what other teams need to be involved.  We can update the team dependencies on our Q3 goals next week.
* Q3 - for our Q3 goals we tried to figure out what other teams need to be involved.  We can update the team dependencies on our Q3 goals next week.
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