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= Video for today's meeting =
= Video for today's meeting =
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= Friends of the Tree [[Image:Tree.gif|Friends of the Tree]]  =
= Friends of the Tree [[Image:Tree.gif|Friends of the Tree]]  =
* I'd like to nominate Staś, for his above-and-beyond work driving many aspects of the Open To Choice campaign - stephend
* I'd like to nominate Staś, for his above-and-beyond work driving many aspects of the Open To Choice campaign - stephend
* I nominate Jonathan Kew for removing the ATSUI rendering code from the tree.  --Simon Montagu


= Upcoming Events =
= Upcoming Events =
'''This Week'''


The Firefox team is having an on-site work-week in Mountain View.
'''This Week'''


'''Monday, 1 March'''
The Firefox team is having an on-site work-week in Mountain View.


'''Tuesday, 2 March'''
'''Monday, 1 March'''  


'''Wednesday, 3 March'''
'''Tuesday, 2 March'''  


'''Thursday, 4 March'''
'''Wednesday, 3 March'''  


Design Lunch - Test Pilot menu study results presented by Blake, Jono, and Jinghua.  What menu items in Firefox are used most, which are hardest for people to find, and what could this mean for redesigning menus in Firefox.next? 12:30pm
'''Thursday, 4 March'''


'''Friday, 5 March'''
Design Lunch - Test Pilot menu study results presented by Blake, Jono, and Jinghua. What menu items in Firefox are used most, which are hardest for people to find, and what could this mean for redesigning menus in Firefox.next? 12:30pm


QA is holding a testday on <u>Learning How to Testscript your Add-ons with Mozmill</u>! For more information, take a look at our [http://quality.mozilla.org/events/2010/mar/05/learn-how-testscript-your-add-ons-mozmill event page].
'''Friday, 5 March'''


'''Next Week'''
QA is holding a testday on <u>Learning How to Testscript your Add-ons with Mozmill</u>! For more information, take a look at our [http://quality.mozilla.org/events/2010/mar/05/learn-how-testscript-your-add-ons-mozmill event page].
 
'''Next Week'''  
 
*[http://sxsw.com/interactive SXSW&nbsp;Interactive 2010]&nbsp; March 12-16, 2010; Austin, Texas. We are hosting a Mozilla party on Saturday, March 13th from 6-8pm at the Cedar Door.&nbsp; Sign-ups for our party are [http://bit.ly/mozsxswparty here].&nbsp; Add-ons will also be doing a few events including a golf outing. &nbsp;Stay tuned for more information!<br>


= Speakers =
= Speakers =
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!  Media
!  Media
!  More Details
!  More Details
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| Schedule for Firefox 3.0.19 / 3.5.9 / 3.6.2
| Mike Beltzner
| Set schedule for next set of security releases
| n/a
| [[Releases/Firefox_3.0.19|3.0.19]] | [[Releases/Firefox_3.5.9|3.5.9]] | [[Releases/Firefox_3.6.2|3.6.2]]
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| Faster build machines, faster end-to-end times
| Faster build machines, faster end-to-end times
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| Recent work by Release Engineering on improving end-to-end times
| Recent work by Release Engineering on improving end-to-end times
| http://people.mozilla.org/~catlee/end2end.pdf
| http://people.mozilla.org/~catlee/end2end.pdf
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| http://atlee.ca/blog/2010/03/01/faster-build-machines-faster-end-to-end-time/
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| Mochitests on Mobile
| Mochitests on Mobile
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| [http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/nightly/3.7a2-candidates/build1/ candidate builds]  
| [http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/nightly/3.7a2-candidates/build1/ candidate builds]  
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| Drumbeat
| Mozilla Drumbeat
| Mark Surman
| Mark Surman
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| Intro'ing 'developer' version drumbeat.org, looking for projects and contributors.
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| [http://commonspace.wordpress.com/help-start-the-drumbeat-web-site-now-live/ Blog post about drumbeat.org developer launch ]
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== Firefox  ==
== Firefox  ==
* Check out our [[Firefox/Projects|active projects]]
** out of process plugins (destined for a 3.6.x update)
** new theme work (destined for next major Firefox release)
** tab matches in awesomebar (destined for next major Firefox release)
* Learn more at the [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Platform/#Meetings weekly development meeting].


== Gecko ==
== Gecko ==
* Gecko 1.9.3 Alpha 2 is shipping this week with out of process plugins enabled by default.  Watch for the announcement in dev planning.
* Direct2D has landed, pref'd off.  More info on what this means check out [http://www.basschouten.com/blog1.php Bas' blog].
** To turn on Direct2D in our latest mozilla-central nightly builds, see [[Platform/GFX/Direct2DDemo|the Direct2D demo page]].


== Branch work: Firefox 3.5.x / Firefox 3.6.x / Thunderbird 3.0.x ==
== Branch work: Firefox 3.5.x / Firefox 3.6.x / Thunderbird 3.0.x ==


== Old Branch work: Firefox 3.0.x / Thunderbird 2.0.0.x  ==
== Old Branch work: Firefox 3.0.x / Thunderbird 2.0.0.x  ==
* Thunderbird 2.0.0.24 builds are available as of 3/1.
* Current plan is to beta on 3/5 and ship on 3/12.
* Contact Dveditz or Abillings with questions.


== Thunderbird  ==
== Thunderbird  ==
* 3.0.2 final built and shipped
* Discovered regression {{bug|548735}}; 3.0.3 built, will ship & announce shortly
* [[Thunderbird:Thunderbird 3.1b1|Lanikai beta 1]] code/string frozen as of last Tuesday; builds to start soon


== SeaMonkey  ==
== SeaMonkey  ==
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;Test Execution
;Test Execution
* planned work week [[QaEvents:QA Work Week Mar 1, 2010| QA Workweek Schedule]]
* planned work week [https://intranet.mozilla.org/QaEvents:QA_Work_Week_Mar_1,_2010 QA Workweek Schedule]
* test and sign off for FF 3.7a2 [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Releases/Firefox_3.7a2/Test_Plan FF 3.7a2 TestPlan]
* test and sign off for FF 3.7a2 [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Releases/Firefox_3.7a2/Test_Plan FF 3.7a2 TestPlan]
* test final release of Thunderbird 2.0.0.24
* test final release of Thunderbird 2.0.0.24
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;Test Execution
;Test Execution
*Mobile
*Mobile
** release test of Fennec RC3 [https://wiki.mozilla.org/QA/Fennec1.0/ReleaseTest/1.0Maemo_RC3 results]
* Firefox 3.0.18 and 3.5.8
* Firefox 3.0.18 and 3.5.8
** Release update testing
** Release update testing
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'''PR'''  
'''PR'''  
* [http://www.metro.co.uk/tech/814925-microsoft-browser-choice-ballot-which-browser-is-should-i-choose 'Select your browser' - which browser to choose in Microsoft's browser ballot?]
* [http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/10_10/b4169074693523.htm Browser Wars: The Sequel]
* [http://www.ft.com/cms/s/f25659f8-223e-11df-9a72-00144feab49a,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Ff25659f8-223e-11df-9a72-00144feab49a.html%3Fnclick_check%3D1&_i_referer=&nclick_check=1 Browsers joust for position ]
* [http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/software/355903/mozilla-firefox-mobile Mozilla Firefox Mobile]
* [http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2010/02/27/android-version-of-mozilla-fennec-pictured-on-nexus-one-and-droid/ Android version of Mozilla Fennec pictured on Nexus One and DROID]


'''Events'''  
'''Events'''  
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'''Creative Team'''  
'''Creative Team'''  
* New Creative Collective design challenge: [http://creative.mozilla.org/challenges/5 create the official Mozilla 2010 t-shirt!]
* [https://wiki.mozilla.org/WebsitePlan More details] on how we're going to revise our web universe.
* [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Mozilla.org/HomepageRedesign/Brief Creative brief] for refining the mozilla.org homepage.
* Lots of page testing:
** Firefox download page [http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/ie-a version a] and [http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/ie-b version b] (versions c & d coming soon)
** Firefox first run page [http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.6/firstrun/a/ version a], [http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.6/firstrun/b/ version b], [http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.6/firstrun/c/ version c] and [http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.6/firstrun/d/ version d]


'''Community Marketing'''
'''Community Marketing'''
* Choice POWER team:  See above!  We need coverage in each of the countries the Browser Choice screen will roll out to.
** More details on Choice Power Team and [https://guides.mozilla.org/Marketing/OpentoChoice sign up here].
** Details on the overall campaign [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Choice_Campaign here]


== Support  ==
== Support  ==
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== Evangelism  ==
== Evangelism  ==
* Working on this week's hacks post.  JS up, other demos will follow.


== Labs  ==
== Labs  ==
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= Foundation Updates  =
= Foundation Updates  =
* www.drumbeat.org is now live for project developers and community feedback.
** http://commonspace.wordpress.com/help-start-the-drumbeat-web-site-now-live/
** Lightning talk at this Monday's meeting.


= Roundtable =
= Roundtable =
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