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Several months ago, we began deploying Flames to core team members, about 200 people. That group discovered numerous issues and has been hard at work fixing those. With several of the key bugs fixed, we deployed another 400 or so phones to Mozillians. As it turns out, we weren't quite ready for that and had to pull many of those back in to fix a bug with the over-the-air update system. Now that we've got final 1.3 builds for the Flame, we're completing the work of distributing to the remainder of the core Firefox OS team and prepping the first Flame contribution programs. | Several months ago, we began deploying Flames to core team members, about 200 people. That group discovered numerous issues and has been hard at work fixing those. With several of the key bugs fixed, we deployed another 400 or so phones to Mozillians. As it turns out, we weren't quite ready for that and had to pull many of those back in to fix a bug with the over-the-air update system. Now that we've got final 1.3 builds for the Flame, we're completing the work of distributing to the remainder of the core Firefox OS team and prepping the first Flame contribution programs. | ||
If you are a core member of the Firefox OS development effort, you should already have a Flame phone. If you do not, please reach out to your leadership and ask for one. | '''Core Firefox OS team members.''' If you are a core member of the Firefox OS development effort, you should already have a Flame phone. If you do not, please reach out to your leadership and ask for one. | ||
If you are not a member of the Firefox OS development team, you can [http://www.everbuying.com/product549652.html purchase one], as detailed on the MDN page | '''Retail.''' If you are not a member of the Firefox OS development team, you can [http://www.everbuying.com/product549652.html purchase one], as detailed on the MDN page. | ||
'''Targeted feedback and apps programs.''' Mozilla has several of these programs underway and planned, including [https://hacks.mozilla.org/2014/05/build-your-next-app-with-a-flame/ Free Flames for apps]. | |||
Note that the Foxtrot program will have | '''Foxtrot.''' We have about 200 devices available for members of our community (volunteers and employees) who are not part of the core OS dev teams, who will use the phones regularly, and who will participate in product surveys, focused testing efforts, and be available to help us gauge the quality of specific features and the overall product. | ||
To apply to the program, head over to our [http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/1709863/Foxtrot-Application | |||
Foxtrot. Foxtrot Application]. | |||
Note that the Foxtrot program will have its software release channel, based on "verified" nightly builds that will be updated about once a month. It will require an initial flash like the nightly channel (see MDN article). We don't have our solution for nightly builds yet but when we do, and when we've evaluated all of the applications, we'll start sending out Flames. | |||
'''Status:''' | '''Status:''' | ||