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 = Friends of the Tree [[Image:Tree.gif|Friends of the Tree]] =
+Please send FotT nominations to [mailto:asa@mozilla.org asa@mozilla.org]. This is a great opportunity for the community to recognize those who go above and beyond, so please tell me when you see that happening. Thanks.
+*krupa wrote in "I'd like to nominate the following community members: His awesomeness- Milos Dinic,for all the help he provided on QA'ing AMO 5.1 and for being our ceaseless source of enthusiasm. And Truman Smith for churning out Selenium test cases for SpreadFirefox and helping us build our automated test suite."
+*Akash wrote, "I wanted to nominate kbrosnan as a friend of the tree for his work on our Fennec 1.0 Beta 4 Testday.He not only filed 5 bugs on the day, but also guided a newcomer on how to file a proper bug report (his first ever) on bugzilla!"
+*Smokey wrote, "I'd like to nominate Reed Loden as a Friend of the Tree for securing the return of the much-linked UA sniffing evangelism site geckoisgecko.org from squatters, and also Christopher Henderson, who has been maintaining the content and running it on geckoisgecko.info in the interim."
 = Development Updates =
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 '''[[Firefox/Namoroka|Firefox 3.6 (Namoroka)]]'''
+* Code freeze targeted for this week (check the Tuesday engineering or Wednesday product meetings for details).
+* Personas support now live in 3.6 nightlies - check it out at [http://www.getpersonas.com www.getpersonas.com]
 '''Firefox Future'''
+* ongoing theme development work for Firefox 3.7 and 4.0, discussions in dev-apps-firefox
+* targetting find-tab-in-awesomebar for Firefox 3.7
 '''Team News'''
+* Firefox's [[Firefox/Goals/2009Q4|team goals for Q4]] have been set with a focus on ensuring a stable, high quality Firefox 3.6 product is shipped and looking towards the future with work on Firefox 3.7 and Electrolysis.
 == Gecko ==
+* [https://wiki.mozilla.org/CrashKill/2009-09-28 The CrashKill meeting] will repeat today at 3pm.  Watch dev.planning for the announcement.  Last week we covered the top 25 crashes, assigned individual developers when needed, and started directed outreach to binary extension and plug-in vendors who are causing crashes.
+* Blockers:
+** P1:  [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?query_format=advanced&short_desc_type=allwordssubstr&short_desc=&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&priority=P1&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=blocking1.9.2+P1&query_based_on=blocking1.9.2+P1&field0-0-0=flagtypes.name&type0-0-0=equals&value0-0-0=blocking1.9.2%2B 17]
+** P2:  [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?query_format=advanced&short_desc_type=allwordssubstr&short_desc=&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&priority=P2&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=blocking1.9.2+P2&query_based_on=blocking1.9.2+P2&field0-0-0=flagtypes.name&type0-0-0=equals&value0-0-0=blocking1.9.2%2B 89]
+** P3: [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?query_format=advanced&short_desc_type=allwordssubstr&short_desc=&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&priority=P3&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=blocking1.9.2+P3&query_based_on=blocking1.9.2+P3&field0-0-0=flagtypes.name&type0-0-0=equals&value0-0-0=blocking1.9.2%2B 0]
+** Other: [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?query_format=advanced&short_desc_type=allwordssubstr&short_desc=&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&priority=--&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=blocking1.9.2+No+Priority&query_based_on=blocking1.9.2+No+Priority&field0-0-0=flagtypes.name&type0-0-0=equals&value0-0-0=blocking1.9.2%2B 3]
+*Team blocker numbers:
+** Layout:  [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?query_format=advanced&short_desc_type=allwordssubstr&short_desc=&product=Core&component=Editor&component=Layout&component=Layout%3A+Block+and+Inline&component=Layout%3A+Floats&component=Layout%3A+Form+Controls&component=Layout%3A+HTML+Frames&component=Layout%3A+Images&component=Layout%3A+Misc+Code&component=Layout%3A+R+%26+A+Pos&component=Layout%3A+Tables&component=Layout%3A+Text&component=Layout%3A+View+Rendering&component=MathML&component=Selection&component=Style+System+%28CSS%29&component=XUL&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&emailtype1=substring&email1=&emailtype2=substring&email2=&bugidtype=include&bug_id=&votes=&chfieldfrom=&chfieldto=Now&chfieldvalue=&cmdtype=doit&order=Reuse+same+sort+as+last+time&known_name=blocking1.9.2+Layout&query_based_on=blocking1.9.2+Layout&field0-0-0=flagtypes.name&type0-0-0=equals&value0-0-0=blocking1.9.2%2B 20]
+** Content: [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?query_format=advanced&short_desc_type=allwordssubstr&short_desc=&product=Core&component=Document+Navigation&component=DOM&component=DOM%3A+Abstract+Schemas&component=DOM%3A+Core+%26+HTML&component=DOM%3A+CSS+Object+Model&component=DOM%3A+Events&component=DOM%3A+Mozilla+Extensions&component=DOM%3A+Other&component=DOM%3A+Traversal-Range&component=DOM%3A+Validation&component=Event+Handling&component=HTML%3A+Form+Submission&component=HTML%3A+Parser&component=Java+APIs+for+DOM&component=Java+Embedding+Plugin&component=Java%3A+Live+Connect&component=Java%3A+OJI&component=Networking&component=Networking%3A+Cache&component=Networking%3A+Cookies&component=Networking%3A+File&component=Networking%3A+FTP&component=Networking%3A+HTTP&component=Networking%3A+JAR&component=Plug-ins&component=Security&component=Security%3A+CAPS&component=Serializers&component=Web+Services&component=WebDAV&component=XBL&component=XForms&component=XML&component=XPConnect&component=XSLT&component=XTF&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&emailtype1=substring&email1=&emailtype2=substring&email2=&bugidtype=include&bug_id=&votes=&chfieldfrom=&chfieldto=Now&chfieldvalue=&cmdtype=doit&order=Reuse+same+sort+as+last+time&known_name=blocking1.9.2+Content&query_based_on=blocking1.9.2+Content&field0-0-0=flagtypes.name&type0-0-0=equals&value0-0-0=blocking1.9.2%2B 16]
+** GFX: [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?query_format=advanced&short_desc_type=allwordssubstr&short_desc=&product=Core&product=Toolkit&component=Drag+and+Drop&component=Graphics&component=Image%3A+Painting&component=ImageLib&component=Layout%3A+Canvas&component=Print+Preview&component=Printing&component=Widget&component=Widget%3A+BeOS&component=Widget%3A+Cocoa&component=Widget%3A+Gtk&component=Widget%3A+Mac&component=Widget%3A+OS%2F2&component=Widget%3A+Photon&component=Widget%3A+Win32&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&emailtype1=substring&email1=&emailtype2=substring&email2=&bugidtype=include&bug_id=&votes=&chfieldfrom=&chfieldto=Now&chfieldvalue=&cmdtype=doit&order=Reuse+same+sort+as+last+time&known_name=blocking1.9.2+GFX&query_based_on=blocking1.9.2+GFX&field0-0-0=flagtypes.name&type0-0-0=equals&value0-0-0=blocking1.9.2%2B 8]
+** JS:  [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?query_format=advanced&short_desc_type=allwordssubstr&short_desc=&product=Core&component=JavaScript+Engine&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&emailtype1=substring&email1=&emailtype2=substring&email2=&bugidtype=include&bug_id=&votes=&chfieldfrom=&chfieldto=Now&chfieldvalue=&cmdtype=doit&order=Reuse+same+sort+as+last+time&known_name=blocking1.9.2+JS&query_based_on=blocking1.9.2+JS&field0-0-0=flagtypes.name&type0-0-0=equals&value0-0-0=blocking1.9.2%2B 36]
 == Branch work: Firefox 3.0.x / Firefox 3.5.x / Thunderbird 2.0.0.x ==
 * '''[[Releases/Firefox 3.0.15|Firefox 3.0.15]]''' / '''[[Releases/Firefox 3.5.4|Firefox 3.5.4]]'''
+** mostly on track for October 21 releases
+** need to take at least two more fixes before starting builds
+** ETA for "go to build" tomorrow morning, possibly not until Wednesday
 * '''[[Releases/Firefox 3.0.16|Firefox 3.0.16]]''' / '''[[Releases/Firefox 3.5.5|Firefox 3.5.5]]'''
+** branches open for check-ins later this week -- work on your patches and approval requests now!
 == Thunderbird ==
 == SeaMonkey ==
+*Strings frozen for 2.0
+*Code freeze tomorrow midnight PDT
+*RC1 after that, RC2 is expected to go final
+*We look to be in good shape for making final around Oct 21
 == Mobile ==
 == IT ==
+'''This Week'''
 * [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org bugzilla.mozilla.org] Upgrade
 ** Will be getting upgraded to Bugzilla version 3.4.2 <b>next week</b> (Oct 15th).
 ** There will be a staging copy hosted at https://bugzilla-stage-tip.mozilla.org/ starting Tuesday afternoon.
 ** Please play with it and report problems *before* it goes to production. :)
+* Pushed out a number of updates last week
+** [https://addons.mozilla.org/ addons.mozilla.org]
+** [http://support.mozilla.com/ support.mozilla.com]
+** [http://mobile.support.mozilla.com mobile.support.mozilla.com]
+** [http://mozcamp09.mozilla-europe.org/ mozcamp09.mozilla-europe.org]
+** [http://getpersonas.com getpersonas.com]
+'''Notable downtime this week'''
+* Thursday - ChinaCache & AMO cutover {{bug|512729}}
 == Release Engineering ==
+* win7 SDK deployed (except on 1.9.1)
+* split tests deployed, backed out
+* working on a scheme for rolling out tp4/shutdown tests to the nokias
+*  releng blogging blitz end of Oct
 == QA ==
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 '''Test Execution'''
 * Tested Personas 1.3 for release last week
+* Gearing up for multiple release work: 3.0.15, 3.5.4, 3.6b1
+** Spent most of the week verifying bugs, and working on testplans and testcases
+* Fennec b4 testing last week.  See below for testday results
 '''Web Dev Testing'''
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 * Community:
 ** Held the [http://quality.mozilla.org/events/2009/oct/02/testday-fennec-10-beta Fennec 1.0 Beta 4 Testday] last Friday.  See [[TestDay:2009-10-02|results]].
-** Presented at MozCamp 2009 in Prague.  Topics: [http://mozilla.hskupin.info/0909_mozmill.pdf Mozmill meets L10n].
+** Presented at MozCamp 2009 in Prague.  Topics: [http://www.slideshare.net/hskupin/mozmill-meets-l10n-2123270 Mozmill meets L10n].
 ** Will be presenting at MozCamp Chile and Jornadas de Software Libre this week.
 * Metrics - Added "fixes by DevGroup" metrics.  These are fully automated versions of metrics from Damon.  See sidebar on Murali's [http://people.mozilla.com/~mnandigama/dashboard.html Project Metrics dashboard].
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 '''Test Development'''
+* Mozmill Talk well attended, good questions over the weekend at MozCamp EU
+* Made quite a bit of progress on a Device specific Test Agent for the new [https://wiki.mozilla.org/QA/TDAI/Mobile_Test_Framework_Meeting Mobile Testing Framework] (thanks a lot to blassey!)
+* Starting on Server side of framework this week
+* Working to try to help reproduce crash kill bugs
+* [https://wiki.mozilla.org/QA/TDAI/MeetingNotes/2009-10-05 More notes are always here].
 == Security ==
+* Made [http://blog.mozilla.com/security/2009/09/30/a-glimpse-into-the-future-of-browser-security/ blog post] on Content Security Policy.
+* Good press cycle picking up on post:
+** http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2009/10/03/mozilla_web_20_solution/
+** http://threatpost.com/blogs/mozilla-releases-preview-builds-firefox-content-security-policy-101
+** http://www.securityfocus.com/brief/1019
 == Marketing/PR  ==
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 == Metrics ==
+* Firefox Market Share Update – September's numbers look good
+** [http://marketshare.hitslink.com/browser-market-share.aspx?qprid=1 Nearing 24%] according to Net Applications
+** Recent trending on StatCounter is also up (July through September was [http://gs.statcounter.com/#browser-ww-monthly-200901-200909 30.5% -> 31.28% -> 31.34%])
 == Evangelism ==
+* No Updates
 == Labs ==
+* Personas 1.3 released with support for favorites!  More info in the [http://labs.mozilla.com/personas/2009/10/02/introducing-favorites-with-personas-1-3/ blog post].
 == Developer Tools ==
 == Add-ons ==
+* Jorge in MozCamp Chile for the next two days
+* 51% of add-ons are compatible with Fx 3.6, time to start testing with 3.6, more info coming soon
 == Webdev ==
-* AMO 5.1 launched last Thursday
+* AMO 5.1 launched last Thursday [http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/2009/09/29/add-on-development-just-got-easier/ blog post] | [http://moxie.fligtar.com/bugstats/amo/5.1 bug stats]
-* SUMO 1.4.1 launches last Thursday
 * [https://www-trunk.stage.mozilla.com/en-US/plugincheck/ Plugin checker] is on stage.  [http://blog.mozilla.com/webdev/2009/10/02/upyourplug-needs-your-help/ See our blog post] and give us some feedback!  We're working out the kinks and hope to launch this week.
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 = Foundation Updates =
+No updates for this week.
 = Roundtable =
+[[Category:Weekly Updates]]
+[[Category:Meeting Notes]]