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* The new Linux reference platform (fxnewref-linux-tbox) became the official Linux nightly build machine last week. This machine is based on the [[Linux/Runtime_Requirements]]. Thus far, we've not had any feedback regarding problems. [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=387167 Bug 387167] tracks renaming this Tinderbox after its shakedown cruise is finished.
* The new Linux reference platform (fxnewref-linux-tbox) became the official Linux nightly build machine last week. This machine is based on the [[Linux/Runtime_Requirements]]. Thus far, we've not had any feedback regarding problems. [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=387167 Bug 387167] tracks renaming this Tinderbox after its shakedown cruise is finished.
* We're working on refreshing the Win32 reference platform as well. This is tracked in [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=384624 Bug 384624]. Please comment there if you want any additional tools added to the refresh list. We're planning on switching Win32 nightlies later this week or early next week, depending on how testing goes.
* We're working on refreshing the Win32 reference platform as well. This is tracked in [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=384624 Bug 384624]. Please comment there if you want any additional tools added to the refresh list. We're planning on switching Win32 nightlies later this week or early next week, depending on how testing goes.
* The Build Team will be doing our bi-weekly bug triage tomorrow, 17 July.
* The Build Team will be doing our bi-monthly bug triage tomorrow, 17 July.


== QA ==
== QA ==
Test Execution
Test Execution
* Firefox 2.0.0.5- Bug fix verification, smoke testing, BFT'ing, urgent testing over the weekend.  See [[Firefox:2.0.0.5:Test_Plan|Test Plan]]. [juan, tomcat, abillings, marcia, tracy, others]
* Firefox 2.0.0.5- Bug fix verification, smoke testing, BFT'ing, locale testing, urgent testing over the weekend.  See [[Firefox:2.0.0.5:Test_Plan|Test Plan]]. [juan, tomcat, abillings, marcia, tracy, others]
* Firefox 3 - [[MozillaQualityAssurance:Home_Page:Firefox_3.0_TestPlan:Fx3_QA_Daily_Smoketest#Major_Bugs_Discovered_during_smoketesting|Daily smoke testing]] [many]. Bug verification for Places [billing].  Test planning, and development, and testing in many areas.
* Firefox 3
** [[MozillaQualityAssurance:Home_Page:Firefox_3.0_TestPlan:Fx3_QA_Daily_Smoketest#Major_Bugs_Discovered_during_smoketesting|Daily smoke testing]] [many]. Bug verification for Places [abillings].  Test planning, and development, and testing in many areas.
** Recruited two Window-eyes beta testers as Minefield/WE quick reaction testers [tkeenan]


Test Development
Test Development
* JavaScript: Improved regression and fix detection for the JavaScript tests.  Added new tests and filed a regression that was detected by the scripts! [bc]
* JavaScript: Improved regression and fix detection for the JavaScript tests.  Added new tests and filed a regression that was detected by the scripts! [bc]
* First draft of the [[http://wiki.mozilla.org/MozillaQualityAssurance:Home_Page:Firefox_3.0_TestPlan:MacOSIntegration|Firefox 3 Mac OS Test Plan]] was sent out for review [marcia]
* Firefox 3
** First draft of the [[MozillaQualityAssurance:Home_Page:Firefox_3.0_TestPlan:MacOSIntegration|Mac OS Test Plan]] was sent out for review [marcia, stephend]
** Added test cases for web compatibility [tchung]


Tools and Infrastructure
Tools and Infrastructure
* Graph server:
 
** Re-submitted dump-to-csv graph server patch with minor fixes.
** Created graph server test tool which injects collect.cgi and bulk.cgi with data [alice]
* [http://quality.mozilla.org/projects/automation/talos Talos Performance framework]:  
* [http://quality.mozilla.org/projects/automation/talos Talos Performance framework]:  
** created script to format manifests for baseline testing [alice]
** created script to format manifests for baseline testing. Got that working for trunk, reporting to mozilla test [alice, robcee]
** Completed initial version of port to Mac OS [zach]
** Completed initial version of port to Mac OS (awaiting review) [zach]
** Worked out a steps to get us to a modularized framework enabling simple integration of new tests into Talos [alice]
** Worked out a steps to get us to a modularized framework enabling simple integration of new tests into Talos [alice]
** Designed a generalized result reporting framework that can be used by many different tests in an effort to simplify the Talos backend. [zach]
* landed new browser chrome harness + suite [robcee]
** [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=387415 Bug 387415] and dependants
* QA test extension: Got test result submission working.  Worked on notification system backend.  Ben Hsieh is ramping up to help with this. [zach, ben_h]
* Graph server [alice]
** Re-submitted dump-to-csv graph server patch with minor fixes.
** Created graph server test tool which injects collect.cgi and bulk.cgi with data
* QA Assurance Environments: Generated and reviewed several profiles (use the same user, password as for this status report) for 1.8.1, 1.9.0 on Windows XP, Linux, Mac PPC after spidering the top 33 sites. Note the "bookmarks" profiles added each visited page to the bookmarks. Investigated location of cache and history data in trunk builds (sqllite) in order to help with profile creation for trunk builds. [bc, marcia]
* QA Assurance Environments: Generated and reviewed several profiles (use the same user, password as for this status report) for 1.8.1, 1.9.0 on Windows XP, Linux, Mac PPC after spidering the top 33 sites. Note the "bookmarks" profiles added each visited page to the bookmarks. Investigated location of cache and history data in trunk builds (sqllite) in order to help with profile creation for trunk builds. [bc, marcia]
* Litmus: discovered that mod_perl was turned off (presumably this occurred by accident during the last Litmus server move). Did some work to support mod_perl 2.0 and re-enabled it, resulting in a performance improvement of approximately 600% for loading index.cgi! [zach]
Misc
* Finalized Q3 Goals [timr]
* Gained access to the Jaws 9 private beta list [tkeenan]


== Security ==
== Security ==
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== Developer Relations ==
== Developer Relations ==
* John Resig (jresig)
** Built a JavaScript speed test suite to analyze Spidermonkey, Tamarin, and Rhino.
** Released a browser/DOM environment for Rhino.
* Mark Finkle (mfinkle)
** Added some code to xulexplorer for building XR apps
** Added tutorial/sample to MDC on making autocomplete datasources
** Release 0.5 of webrunner
** Post on "contenteditable" feature of Fx3
* Cesar
** Working on XPCOM objects to create and read mozilla archieve (MAR) files.


== Webdev, Add-ons, AMO ==
== Webdev, Add-ons, AMO ==
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= Other Business =
= Other Business =
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