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'''[[Firefox/Namoroka|Firefox 3.6 (Namoroka)]]'''
'''[[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'''
'''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'''
'''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 ==
== Gecko ==
== 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.
* [https://wiki.mozilla.org/CrashKill/2009-09-28 The CraskKill 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:
* 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]
** 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]
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== Branch work: Firefox 3.0.x / Firefox 3.5.x / Thunderbird 2.0.0.x ==
== 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]]'''
* '''[[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]]'''
* '''[[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 ==
== Thunderbird ==


== SeaMonkey ==
== 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 ==
== Mobile ==
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== Release Engineering ==
== 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 ==
== QA ==
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* Tested Personas 1.3 for release last week
* Tested Personas 1.3 for release last week
* Gearing up for multiple release work: 3.0.15, 3.5.4, 3.6b1
* 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
* Fennec b4 testing last week.  See below for testday results


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== Labs ==
== 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 ==
== Developer Tools ==


== Add-ons ==
== 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 ==
== 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.
* [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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= Roundtable =
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