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= Development Updates = | = Development Updates = | ||
== Fx 2.0.0.15 / Fx 2.0.0.16 / TB 2.0.0.15 / | == Fx 2.0.0.15 / Fx 2.0.0.16 / TB 2.0.0.16 == | ||
Firefox 2.0.0.15 came out of the oven like a warm apple pie last Tuesday. We attempted to have a post-mortem today, but have instead moved it to Wednesday at 11am. Please add your agenda items to the [[Releases/Firefox_2.0.0.15/Post-Mortem|wiki page]]. | |||
Firefox 2.0.0.16 is almost ready for baking to our beta channel. We intend to pop it in the oven tomorrow. | |||
Thunderbird 2.0.0.16 is in the hands of build who have started the process. Builds are in process and should be available for testing tomorrow. | |||
== TB 3 == | == TB 3 == | ||
* 3.0alpha2 code freeze is Tuesday evening, 23:59 Pacific | |||
* We'll be moving forward with [http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/dmose/archives/2008/06/proposal_to_ship_thunderbird_3.html the proposal for shipping Thunderbird 3]. We may shift some milestone dates around a bit; mozilla.dev.planning discussion forthcoming. | |||
== Gecko 1.9.1 == | == Gecko 1.9.1 == | ||
* For a great update of what's going on in Gecko, take a look at [http://wiki.mozilla.org/Platform/2008-07-02 last week's Gecko meeting notes]. Highlights include: | |||
** New video backends (working on them!). | |||
** More Acid3 tests passing. | |||
** SMIL | |||
** SVG CSS: SVG Gradients and Patterns as backgrounds for HTML elements, etc. | |||
** [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=437152 Worker Threads] | |||
** Tons of JS performance improvements. | |||
** Offline versioned app caches. | |||
* Look [http://wiki.mozilla.org/Platform/1.9.1 here] for interesting queries related to Gecko 1.9.1. | |||
* Still [http://tinyurl.com/3jsumu 17 1.9.1 blockers]. | |||
* [http://tinyurl.com/3uzqh6 87 wanted bugs] | |||
** 25 P1s. These are bugs we feel would really, really make a good release if we had a solid handful completed. | |||
** 23 P2s. These are medium complexity bugs/changes that are nice to have. | |||
** 20 P3s. The lowest priority bugs for this release. These are the ones that we will definitely take, but the others take priority. | |||
== Firefox 3 == | == Firefox 3 == | ||
== Mobile == | == Mobile == | ||
* implementing [[Mobile/UI/Designs/TouchScreen/workingUI|UI]] for Fennec | |||
* on track for [http://people.mozilla.com/~csejersen/fennec/req.html M5] release on Friday | |||
== IT == | == IT == | ||
* working with build on unit test issues | |||
* build-out of new mini farm | |||
* kernel updates/rhel 5 updates coming this week | |||
* mrz and oremj out this week - IT response may not be as fast this week | |||
== Release Engineering == | == Release Engineering == | ||
* tinderbox tree name change: | |||
** cvs-trunk: http://tinderbox.mozilla.org/showbuilds.cgi?tree=Firefox3.0 | |||
** hg-mozilla-central: http://tinderbox.mozilla.org/showbuilds.cgi?tree=Firefox | |||
* Intermittent unittest failures: code/framework/machine? {{bug|438871}} | |||
* TB20.0.16 automation | |||
* FF 2.0.0.16 *and* FF3.0.1 on the same day | |||
* proposed changes to buildIDs | |||
** extend with mmss: {{bug|431270}} / {{bug|296395}} | |||
** consistent buildid: "time compilation step started" vs "time build process started" {{bug|431905}} | |||
* out of office: | |||
** nthomas, joduinn | |||
** please file bugs to mozilla.org:ReleaseEngineering | |||
== QA == | == QA == | ||
Firefox/Thunderbird 2.0.0.x [ss, abillings, juanb, hali] | |||
* [[Firefox:2.0.0.15:Test_Plan|Firefox 2.0.0.15]] - Completed final release testing and shipped on Tuesday, July 1st! | |||
* Started testing Firefox 2.0.0.16. See [[Firefox:2.0.0.16:Test_Plan|test plan]] [abillings] | |||
Firefox 3.0.1 [ss, tchung, marcia, juanb, hali] | |||
* Created the [[Firefox:3.0.1:Test_Plan|Test Plan]] [tchung] | |||
* Received builds on July 2 and started bug fix verification, smoketests, BFTs, L10n spot checks, and update testing. [[Firefox:3.0.1:Test_Plan#Test_Results|Results]]. | |||
* Expect to release to Beta on Thurs July 10th | |||
Firefox 3.0/3.1 | |||
* Feedback monitoring: Worked with contact at ebay to help resolve {{bug|441779}}. Escalated Yahoo Mail issue that was causing lots of issues- {{bug|443280}}. This was a high visibility issue that was hitting lots of users suddenly. [tchung, marcia, tomcat] | |||
* Accessibility: Developed fix for {{bug|442659}} having to do with [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Accessible_DHTML ARIA] menus. Verified landing of {{bug|439566}}. With this, screen readers using [http://www.linuxfoundation.org/en/Accessibility/IAccessible2 IAccessible2] or ATK now have access to all CSS display properties (except for display: none, which we don't provide accessible objects for at all). Landed patches for {{bug|442862}} and {{bug|442648}}, giving us a set of tests for HTML and XUL textboxes and textareas. [marcoz] | |||
WebDev Testing [stephend] | |||
* AMO: Continued developing Selenium-based search test suite. Wrote [http://wiki.mozilla.org/QA/Tools/Selenium/AMO_Automation documentation] on creating/executing Selenium IDE scripts via Selenium RC | |||
* SUMO: Verified [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?query_format=advanced&short_desc_type=allwordssubstr&short_desc=&classification=Client+Support&product=Sumo&long_desc_type=substring&long_desc=&bug_file_loc_type=allwordssubstr&bug_file_loc=&status_whiteboard_type=allwordssubstr&status_whiteboard=&keywords_type=allwords&keywords=&bug_status=VERIFIED&resolution=FIXED&emailassigned_to1=1&emailtype1=exact&email1=&emailassigned_to2=1&emailreporter2=1&emailqa_contact2=1&emailtype2=exact&email2=&bugidtype=include&bug_id=&votes=&chfieldfrom=2008-06-29&chfieldto=2008-07-06&chfieldvalue=&cmdtype=doit&order=Reuse+same+sort+as+last+time&field0-0-0=bug_status&type0-0-0=changedby&value0-0-0=stephen.donner%40gmail.com 12 FIXED bugs] | |||
* General: Verified [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=&bug_status=VERIFIED&resolution=FIXED&emailtype1=exact&email1=&emailassigned_to2=1&emailreporter2=1&emailqa_contact2=1&emailtype2=exact&email2=&bugidtype=include&bug_id=&votes=&chfieldfrom=2008-06-29&chfieldto=2008-07-06&chfield=bug_status&chfieldvalue=Verified&cmdtype=doit&order=Reuse+same+sort+as+last+time&field0-0-0=bug_status&type0-0-0=changedby&value0-0-0=stephen.donner%40gmail.com 39 bug fixes] | |||
Test development and automation | |||
* Gristmill: Made progress with Windows events handling, observer, and JSBridge. Working on a library called ChromeLib.js to be used to manage windows and tabs via fuel/xpcom interfaces in MozMill. Developing initial proof of concept scripts [mikeal, adam, ctalbert, hali] | |||
* Test Coverage analysis. Completed first hack at extracting the distribution of tests in the source tree. [martijn] | |||
* Minotaur/L10n: Some progress automating the testing of preferences for locales, now that Build has automated the building of locales and hand-off to testing processes. [ctalbert] | |||
* Mobile: progress on geo-location testing and running mochitest suites on fennec. [harthur, ctalbert] | |||
* Sisyphus JS test framework: Fixed {{bug|443154}} (do not require js tests to be on path) and {{bug|443156}} (generalize std::bad_alloc -> out of memory post processing) [bc] | |||
Community | |||
* QMO Redesign- Research on Drupal AHAH (form AJAX feature), extended QMO Bugzilla module and outlined a more flexible version [paulc] | |||
* Working on [[Ctalbert/Abstracts_For_Oscon_BOF#Intro_QA_Talk|Intro to QA]] BOF for [http://en.oreilly.com/oscon2008/public/content/home OSCON] [tchung, tony, ctalbert] | |||
* Provided patch for {{bug|441991}} which, in conjunction with {{bug|443037}}, will allow the Calendar team to do some better [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Accessible_DHTML ARIA] magic with Calendar once they move to Gecko 1.9.1. [marcoz] | |||
* Spent a lot of time testing the [http://www.webvisum.com/ WebVisum] extension, writing a [http://www.marcozehe.de/2008/07/03/review-of-the-webvisum-firefox-extension/ review] on it, and in general getting this very promising extension off the ground. This extension is probably going to be as important to visually impaired users as Firebug is for web developers. Also completed leak testing of this extension and found some serious leaks. [marcoz, tomcat] | |||
* No test day last week. We are switching to holding these every two weeks until 3.1 milestone releases. | |||
== Security == | == Security == | ||
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== Marketing/PR == | == Marketing/PR == | ||
'''PR''' | '''PR''' | ||
* Firefox 3 in print and online | * [http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080702-mozilla-sets-guinness-world-record-with-firefox-3-launch.html Second] [http://www.pcworld.com/article/147875/mozillas_firefox_3_sets_geeky_world_record.html round] [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=19&entry_id=27795 of] [http://business.smh.com.au/mozillas-firefox-sets-download-record-20080703-30ut.html Download] [http://www.portfolio.com/views/blogs/the-tech-observer/2008/07/02/firefox-enters-guinness-book-of-world-records Day] [http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/7/mozilla-gets-its-guinness-record-firefox-gains-market-share coverage] | ||
* Asa interviewed for InformationWeek article | * [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1820120,00.html The Better Browser]: Firefox 3 article in print and online in Time Magazine | ||
* [http://tech.slashdot.org/tech/08/07/05/0333241.shtml Positive news cycle] around [http://blog.mozilla.com/security/2008/07/02/mozilla-security-metrics-project/ Window's security metrics blog post] | * Asa interviewed for [http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2008/07/new_firefox_ver.html InformationWeek article] | ||
* [http://tech.slashdot.org/tech/08/07/05/0333241.shtml Positive news cycle] [http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1424 around] [http://blog.mozilla.com/security/2008/07/02/mozilla-security-metrics-project/ Window's security metrics blog post] | |||
* [http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2008/07/40_percent_of_web_users_surf_w_1.html?nav=rss_blog Study says Firefox users are most likely to be using up-to-date browser] | |||
* [http://voices.kansascity.com/node/1583 Kansas City Star reports on Firefox 3 add-ons] | |||
* Paul Kim interviewed about integrated marketing for [http://blogs.zdnet.com/feeds/ ZDNet blog] - <i>not yet posted as of 12:45pm PDT</i> | |||
'''Events''' | '''Events''' | ||
* Events Triage call on Wednesday July 9th at 10 a.m. PDT. Dial-in: 650-903-0800, ext 91, pass 248. | |||
* Overview of OSCON activities [http://wiki.mozilla.org/OSCON_2008 here]. | |||
'''Download Day''' | '''Download Day''' | ||
* [http://blog.mozilla.com/blog/2008/07/02/were-official/ Official record announced!] | |||
* Guinness will be presenting our certificate at the [http://www.glaxstar.com/party/ London Community Party]. | |||
'''Spread Firefox Affiliates Program''' | '''Spread Firefox Affiliates Program''' | ||
== Support == | == Support == | ||
* No updates, except 0.6 live push was delayed and will happen tomorrow (Tuesday) | |||
* Bug triaging session for 0.7 tomorrow [http://blog.mozilla.com/sumo/roadmap/] | |||
== Metrics == | == Metrics == | ||
* no updates | |||
== Evangelism == | == Evangelism == | ||
* Making sure that JavaScript, DOM, CSS, XML, SVG bugs are getting into the proper triage queues for 1.9.1. | |||
* collecting feedback on the MDC dekiwiki test site, via thread on dev-mdc | |||
* starting work on a survey related to what people find most and least useful about this very weekly meeting, to see if we can make it even more effective as a way of coordinating the project | |||
== Mozilla Labs == | == Mozilla Labs == | ||
== Webdev, Add-ons, AMO == | == Webdev, Add-ons, AMO == | ||
* Labs [http://labs.mozilla.com/ site redesign] launched, [http://labs.mozilla.com/contests/extendfirefox3 reskinned extendfirefox] pages as well (thanks to Scott Robbin) | |||
* Graph server -- [http://wiki.mozilla.org/Perfomatic wiki updates], including [http://wiki.mozilla.org/Perfomatic/Installation installation docs] and [http://wiki.mozilla.org/Perfomatic:Meeting_Notes meeting notes] | |||
* Breakpad/Socorro -- resolving issues with priority processing delays, [http://blog.mozilla.com/webdev/2008/07/07/socorro-delays/ more info here] -- please join #breakpad @ irc.mozilla.org to join the conversation. | |||
* AMO -- 3.4.5 code freeze is today, updates scheduled for push on 7/10 see [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?query_format=advanced&short_desc_type=allwordssubstr&short_desc=&product=addons.mozilla.org&target_milestone=3.4.5&long_desc_type=allwordssubstr&long_desc=&bug_file_loc_type=allwordssubstr&bug_file_loc=&status_whiteboard_type=allwordssubstr&status_whiteboard=&keywords_type=allwords&keywords=&bug_status=UNCONFIRMED&bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&resolution=---&emailassigned_to1=1&emailtype1=substring&email1=&emailassigned_to2=1&emailreporter2=1&emailqa_contact2=1&emailtype2=substring&email2=&bugidtype=include&bug_id=&votes=&chfieldfrom=&chfieldto=Now&chfieldvalue=&cmdtype=doit&order=Reuse+same+sort+as+last+time&known_name=AMO-3.4.5&query_based_on=AMO-3.2&field0-0-0=noop&type0-0-0=noop&value0-0-0= open bugs] & [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?query_format=advanced&short_desc_type=allwordssubstr&short_desc=&product=addons.mozilla.org&target_milestone=3.4.5&long_desc_type=allwordssubstr&long_desc=&bug_file_loc_type=allwordssubstr&bug_file_loc=&status_whiteboard_type=allwordssubstr&status_whiteboard=&keywords_type=allwords&keywords=&resolution=FIXED&emailassigned_to1=1&emailtype1=substring&email1=&emailassigned_to2=1&emailreporter2=1&emailqa_contact2=1&emailtype2=substring&email2=&bugidtype=include&bug_id=&votes=&chfieldfrom=&chfieldto=Now&chfieldvalue=&cmdtype=doit&order=Reuse+same+sort+as+last+time&known_name=AMO3.4.5&query_based_on=AMO3.4.5-fixed&field0-0-0=noop&type0-0-0=noop&value0-0-0= fixed bugs] | |||
* SAMO (services.addons.mozilla.org) -- API was updated last Thursday, an issue surrounding [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=434603 the domain for images and downloads] was identified and resolved | |||
* Updated the [http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/blocklist/ blocklist info] page to match currently blocklisted add-ons | |||
* [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?query_format=advanced&short_desc_type=allwordssubstr&short_desc=&product=Sumo&target_milestone=0.6&long_desc_type=substring&long_desc=&bug_file_loc_type=allwordssubstr&bug_file_loc=&status_whiteboard_type=allwordssubstr&status_whiteboard=&keywords_type=allwords&keywords=&bug_status=UNCONFIRMED&bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&bug_status=RESOLVED&emailassigned_to1=1&emailtype1=exact&email1=&emailassigned_to2=1&emailreporter2=1&emailqa_contact2=1&emailtype2=exact&email2=&bugidtype=include&bug_id=&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= SUMO 0.6 release] scheduled for tomorrow night | |||
== L10n == | == L10n == | ||
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* Hasham (QA) | * Hasham (QA) | ||
* Juliana (Marketing) | * Juliana (Marketing) | ||
* | * Jacob P. (Web Dev) | ||
* Brian (Web Dev) | * Brian (Web Dev) | ||
* Maria (Labs) | * Maria (Labs) | ||
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= Other Business = | = Other Business = | ||
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