Changes

** Email release-drivers & build@ when all code is in with formal "Go" - <font color="redblue">Dev Project lead</font>

* Project lead creates beta release notes; staging and live - <font color="blue">Project Lead</font> * QA verifies snippets and website and emails release-drivers when signed off - <font color="orange">QA Lead</font>

** Announce to release-drivers, m.d.a.firefox, m.announce.prerelease, m.d.planning - <font color="blue">Project lead</font>

* Draft release notes -------<font color="blue">Project lead</font>^ I'm to here ** Confirm release notes with updatingdev lead, QA lead, others as appropriate** Stage release notes, other website changes

* L10n** Owner signoff as needed** Trademark review as needed** L10n Build - Build*** Capture the chosen nightly into the candidates directory*** Package up Notify the locales** Run Automated [[MozillaQualityAssurance:MetaDiff|MetaDiff]] test - Build** L10N locale spot checks - QA Lead** Testing by people with language skills** Update the shipped-locales file with the final locales and platforms - Project Lead** Update the [[L10n:Firefox_1.5_Releases|public wiki listing the shipped locales]] * Notify Affiliates** Mozilla Europe *** Tristan Nitot - nitot -at- mozilla-europe.org*** Peter Van der Beken - peterv -at- mozilla-europe.org*** Pascal Chevrel - pascal.chevrel -at- mozilla-europe.org** Mozilla Japan *** Gen Kanai - gen -at- mozilla-japan.org*** dynamis -at- mozilla-japan.org * Vulnerability Notice - dveditz** Draft to Security Group/Security-anncounce** Advisories posted on release** NEW: notify CERT (?) * Other PR as needed - Product** Web site updates * Release Notes ** Inputs to cbeard/basil - Dev/QA/Product** First Draft complete - ** Review - Dev/QA/Product** Final release notes -  * Final staging** Stage bits - Build*** Tue (UK time): cf to stage files in private area of ftp server, and transfer for signing*** Tue (MV time): preed/rhelmer to sign builds, juanb to email cf with go/no go on publishing builds*** Wed (UK time): cf to check signing log, gather installers, final check, push live by 0400 PDT (1200 BST), configure bouncer*** Wed (MV time): preed/rhelmer run releasetest verification (bouncer check), push updates when ready (~4pm)** '''Let IT know about release date 24-48 hrs ahead of time.''' world - <font color="blue">Project Lead*** Releases should NOT be scheduled in the morning.** Version IDlead</Update path test - QA Leadfont>** Make update paths/install bits live - Build*** Coordinate with IT to make sure current versions are pushed to the ''mozilla-current'' rsync module** Run automated [[MozillaQualityAssurance:Download_Checker|download checker]] - QA** Test live update/install bits - QA Lead** Dashboard stats tracking configuration/setup (oremj/webteam)** Post note to these places to annouce the release;*** all -at- mozilla.com (so all staff knows)*** drivers -at- mozilla.org (so drivers outside Mozilla Corp know)*** mozillam.dev.planning newsgroup*** mozillam.annouce announce newsgroup (all product release announcements are expected here)** MDC Devnews