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 [[Releases/Thunderbird_2.0.0.12|Thunderbird 2.0.0.12]] shipped last Tuesday to a fully captivated audience. We held a [[Releases/Thunderbird_2.0.0.12/Post-Mortem|post-mortem]] on Friday and discussed a number of issues. Notes are on the wiki [soon].
-Still on schedule to freeze 1.8.1.13 this Friday at 11:59pm. If you have patches that have been approved, please land them as soon as possible so QA can start testing and verifying. If you own a blocker and don't think you'll have time to finish it, please let us know.
+Still on schedule to [[Releases/Firefox_2.0.0.13|freeze 1.8.1.13]] this Friday at 11:59pm. If you have patches that have been approved, please land them as soon as possible so QA can start testing and verifying. If you own a blocker and don't think you'll have time to finish it, please let us know.
 I also want to highlight a [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.planning/browse_thread/thread/498395478552cef4 post] from Boris Zbarsky on dev-planning. Getting branch blockers fixed is something we've been struggling with for several releases now. If anyone has ideas on how to improve this situation, please reply to Boris's post.
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 * Bouncer migrated to php5, aus tonight
 * blog.mozilla.com to be gslb'd for china users
-* unionfs stable, working to migrate next week
+* unionfs stable, working to migrate stage next few weeks
 * thunderbird release
-* migrating our mozilla.com/org to new dyndns platform, coming this week
+* migrating our mozilla.com/org dns to new dyndns platform, coming this week
+* new .nl mirror - true.nl
-== Build ==
+== Build & Test Infrastructure ==
-* stage migration - forewarning of downtime in next 7-10 days
+* starting beta4 builds
-* longer build times - PGO
+* stage migration - forewarning of switchover in next 7-10 days
+* longer build times on win32 - PGO performance gains - {{bug|418865}}.
+** linux and mac coming after beta4
+** any ideas/help to speed things up? {{bug|420320}}
 * bug triage
 ** p1, p2, p3
-=== Test Infrastructure ===
+* Test Infrastructure
-* tracking tree closures
+** tracking tree closures
-** bug in code? bug in test? bug in infrastructure?
+*** bug in code? bug in test? bug in infrastructure?
-** http://wiki.mozilla.org/Tree_Closures
+*** http://wiki.mozilla.org/Tree_Closures
+** moz2 talos caught its first {{bug|420745}}
 == QA ==
 '''Firefox 3.0'''
+* [[QA/Firefox3/TestResults/Beta4| Beta 4 test plan]] is done.
 * Developed test cases for download manager and location bar. [stephend]
 * Places: Submitted first set of QA automated tests for history.  See {{bug|384226}}. Awaiting review by Dietrich. Continuing to work on the last two needed for history tests.
+* Completed 75% plugin blocklist testing. Bugs found: {{Bug|419552}}, {{Bug|419582}}
 * [[QA/Firefox3/TestPlan#Top_Crash_reports|Top crash analysis]] [ss]
 * Leak Testing.
 ** Ran Windows FFT for leak testing. Filed 18 new Leak Bugs last week.  Up to [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=mlk+reporter%3Acbook 78 bugs]!
-** Send out the [[MozillaQualityAssurance:Home_Page:Firefox_3.0_TestPlan:Leaks:LeakTesting-How-To|Leak Testing How-To doc]] to AMO Editors with a request for Feedback
+** Sent out the [[MozillaQualityAssurance:Home_Page:Firefox_3.0_TestPlan:Leaks:LeakTesting-How-To|Leak Testing How-To doc]] to AMO Editors with a request for Feedback
 ** Triaged with Beltzner the leak bugs
 * Investigating and creating test cases for a [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?query_format=advanced&short_desc_type=allwordssubstr&short_desc=&long_desc_type=substring&long_desc=&bug_file_loc_type=allwordssubstr&bug_file_loc=&status_whiteboard_type=allwordssubstr&status_whiteboard=&keywords_type=allwords&keywords=&emailassigned_to1=1&emailtype1=exact&email1=&emailassigned_to2=1&emailreporter2=1&emailqa_contact2=1&emailtype2=exact&email2=&bugidtype=include&bug_id=419132%2C+419464%2C+419545%2C+419868%2C+419875%2C+419890%2C+419909%2C+419912%2C+419985%2C+420089%2C+420145&votes=&chfieldfrom=&chfieldto=Now&chfieldvalue=&cmdtype=doit&order=Reuse+same+sort+as+last+time&field0-0-0=noop&type0-0-0=noop&value0-0-0= number of crashes and assertions] [mw22]
+* Locale testing: 226 tests ran across non en-US locales by localization teams in the last two weeks using the Fx3 localizer test suite. [https://litmus.mozilla.org/advanced_search.cgi?test_run=16&product=7&branch=19&testgroup=89&subgroup=883&testcase=&platform=&opsys=&locale=&result_status=&start_date=20080222&timespan=all&end_date=Now&search_field1=&match_criteria1=contains_all&search_value1=&search_field2=&match_criteria2=contains_all&search_value2=&search_field3=&match_criteria3=contains_all&search_value3=&search_field4=&match_criteria4=contains_all&search_value4=&sort_field1=&sort_order1=ASC&sort_field2=&sort_order2=ASC&sort_field3=&sort_order3=ASC&sort_field4=&sort_order4=ASC&limit=15&automated=all&withbugs=all&email=&trusted_only=all&vetted_only=all&valid_only=1&page=1 Report].  No significant failures.
 * MarcoZ and ArronLev meet in Germany and worked on patching and testing a [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?query_format=advanced&short_desc_type=allwordssubstr&short_desc=&long_desc_type=substring&long_desc=&bug_file_loc_type=allwordssubstr&bug_file_loc=&status_whiteboard_type=allwordssubstr&status_whiteboard=&keywords_type=allwords&keywords=&emailassigned_to1=1&emailtype1=exact&email1=&emailassigned_to2=1&emailreporter2=1&emailqa_contact2=1&emailtype2=exact&email2=&bugidtype=include&bug_id=405951%2C+412878%2C+413778%2C+417249%2C+417578+%2C+406308%2C+419409%2C+420055%2C+420051%2C+419881%2C+419413%2C+417363%2C+417317%2C+415069+&votes=&chfieldfrom=&chfieldto=Now&chfieldvalue=&cmdtype=doit&order=Reuse+same+sort+as+last+time&field0-0-0=noop&type0-0-0=noop&value0-0-0= number of accessibility bugs.  This includes {{bug|418812}} patched by marcoz.
 * JSE: Verified 28 JavaScript Engine bugs, added tests for 4 bugs. Worked on the Dell 02 64 bit Virtual Machines. They were created with too small disks. I downloaded and recreated a 64bit Centos 5 virtual machine.  Additional setup work is still needed. [bc]
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 '''PR'''
+* [http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/article/yftt_4352/The-Firefox-Phenomenon;_ylt=Ak4mIvyzlgL9kU4bjxA4cy9k7ot4?tickers=msft,goog,appl,twx John Lilly featured on Yahoo's Tech Ticker with Sarah Lacy]
+* [http://www.crazyengineers.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27:small-talk-with-mozillas-johnathan-nightingale&catid=1:cover-story&Itemid=2 Johnathan Nightingale interview on CrazyEngineers.com]
+* [http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3731421/Mozilla+to+Apple+Show+Your+Hand.htm Vlad Vukicevic interviewed by InternetNews.com]
 '''Support'''
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 '''Events'''
 * SxSW:  Web Developer Get Together on March 10 at 3:30 p.m.  [http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/443581/ RSVP]
+* Bay Area [http://www.untangle.com/installfest Installfest] organized by [http://www.untangle.com Untangle] and [http://www.accrc.org ACCRC] over the past weekend in SF, Berkeley, San Mateo and Novato. Volunteers built over 400 refurbished PCs, loaded them with Ubuntu 7.10 (with Openoffice and Firefox) and they will be sent out to schools in Oakland and SF.
+* Mozilla Community Anniversary Party:  3/31 at the DNA Lounge in SF starting at 7 p.m.  More details to come.
+'''Mozilla.com Redesign'''
+* Site design almost complete...WebDev & QA has begun...will be moving to l10n soon.
 == Metrics ==
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 == Evangelism ==
+* More documentation updates to close the little gaps left to take care of before Firefox 3 ships.
+* Mobile
+** Messages starting to come together
+** Building data so that we know where we stand in areas of performance and size
+* Extension updating
+** Working with more extensions to get updated
+** MFinkle talked to some extdevs @ FOSDEM
+** GKanai has been working with Japanese extdevs
+** Addons Status (updated to some level of Fx3) - Top 30: 95%, Top 50: 72%
+* Dromaeo (JavaScript performance analysis)
+** Added test comparisons
+** Working on IE support
+** Contact jresig if you want access
 == Mozilla Labs ==
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 * Personas
 ** Currently working on a Personas backend website (similar in concept to addons.mozilla.org); planning on rolling this out, along with dynamic Persona capabilities, by the end of Q1.
+* Prism
+** 0.9 release candidates ready tonight
+** Web content accessible JS API discussion ([https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=420661 bug 420661])
 == Webdev, Add-ons, AMO ==
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 = Other Business =
+* The Slovenes are coming! A group of a dozen Slovenian university students will be at MoCo this Wednesday from 1.30-2.30pm for a get together with pkim, sethb and mary.
+[[Category:Weekly Updates]]
+[[Category:Meeting Notes]]