Thunderbird/Release Driving/Rapid Release Activities/Initial Features Generation

This is how we generate the list of significant items that have changed, or issues that are fixed in a release.

• Create an etherpad

MailNews Core/Thunderbird Changes

1. It is best to check that Bugs Landed has been run before doing this step.
2. First, form a list of changes that have gone in on trunk:
   • Search bugzilla for all bugs with a milestone of 'Thunderbird nn' and that are fixed and the 'status-thunderbird(nn-1)' and 'status-thunderbird(nn-2)' fields are not set to fixed, e.g. start from here (status-thunderbirdnn fields appear in the custom slot at the bottom of the page).
3. Add the search link onto the etherpad
4. Look through the bugs fixed and assess the major changes (fixes, user-facing issues) in this release.
5. Add the items and bug links to the etherpad.

Gecko Change

This is generally slightly more difficult as Gecko doesn't adhere to the same milestone setting in resolution.

1. Check the list of new features landed
2. Form a list of changes:
   • Between start & end dates for a release on Trunk, excluding fixes that have gone in previous releases, e.g. start from here
3. Add the search link onto the etherpad
4. Look through the bugs fixed and assess the major changes (fixes, user-facing issues) in this release.
5. Add the items and bug links to the etherpad.