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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 nominate Tobias Markus for his work on the Mozmill project by updating all existing tests to new API calling conventions. -- Henrik Skupin | |||
= Upcoming Events = | = Upcoming Events = | ||
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'''Friday, 2 April''' | '''Friday, 2 April''' | ||
* Testday on Tab Matches Awesomebar! For more information, take a look at our [http://quality.mozilla.org/events/2010/apr/09/testday-new-firefox-feature-tab-matches-awesomebar event details page]. | |||
'''Next Week''' | '''Next Week''' | ||
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! More Details | ! More Details | ||
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| Spread Firefox Education Toolkit<br> | | Spread Firefox Education Toolkit<br> | ||
| Sarah Doherty<br> | | Sarah Doherty<br> | ||
| Spread Firefox Education Toolkit<br> | | Spread Firefox Education Toolkit<br> | ||
| | | [https://wiki.mozilla.org/images/d/d0/SpreadFirefoxEducationToolkit.pdf PDF of presentation]<br> | ||
| | | [http://www.spreadfirefox.com/edutoolkit edutoolkit]<br> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Twitter Experiment<br> | | Twitter Experiment<br> | ||
| Kadir Topal<br> | | Kadir Topal<br> | ||
| The one about SUMOs outreach to users on Twitter<br> | | The one about SUMOs outreach to users on Twitter<br> | ||
| | | [http://abdulkadir.net/var/2010/media/twitter.pdf PDF of presentation]<br> | ||
| [[Support/SocialMedia| Experiment details]]<br> | | [[Support/SocialMedia|Experiment details]]<br> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Google Summer of Code kickoff<br> | ||
| | | Gerv Markham/Chris Hofmann<br> | ||
| | | A quick run-down on what Summer of Code is, how Mozilla is connected and how you can be involved. Student applications open today. | ||
| | | ''none'' | ||
| [http://mozillalabs.com/ | | [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Community:SummerOfCode10 SoC Ideas List] | ||
|- | |||
| Mozilla Labs "Contacts in the Browser" experiment<br> | |||
| Michael Hanson | |||
| Labs has released an experimental addon that brings personal contact information into the browser. Demo! | |||
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| [http://mozillalabs.com/blog/2010/03/contacts-in-the-browser/] | |||
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== Firefox == | == Firefox == | ||
You only get one this week - for more details watch [http://planet.firefox.com planet firefox]. | |||
* OMG - Tab Matches in awesomebar!<br>[[File:Tabs-in-awesomebar.png|400px]] | |||
== Gecko == | == Gecko == | ||
== 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 == | ||
* Firefox 3.6.3 shipping on Friday, 4/2/2010 as a chemspill security update. | |||
== 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 == | == Thunderbird == | ||
* 3.1b2/3.1 feature/string freeze intended for last Tuesday slipped | |||
* next steps: | |||
** get migration assistant and filter bar changes ready for feedback | |||
** have tb2 -> tb3 test day for feedback (thursday, we hope) | |||
** set the new freeze date | |||
== SeaMonkey == | == SeaMonkey == | ||
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== IT == | == IT == | ||
* <code>graphs.mozilla.org</code> issues {{bug|553590}} memory exhaustion issues | |||
** Pushed {{bug|554023}} to fix issues. | |||
* <b>NetApp OS Upgrades - April 17</b> | |||
** See {{bug|502151}} for details | |||
== Release Engineering == | == Release Engineering == | ||
* releases: | |||
** 3.6.2 short-cycled last week | |||
** 3.5.9, 3.0.19 on track for tomorrow | |||
* nightly updates now generated on build slaves for m-c: {{bug|511967}} | |||
** l10n builds now get nightly updates up to 12 hours sooner | |||
** facilitates offering updates for project branches | |||
== QA == | == QA == | ||
<u><b><font size="+1">Planned this week</font></b></u> | |||
;QA All | |||
* Complete and lock down team and individual Q2 Goals | |||
* More interviews (phone and onsite) | |||
;Test Execution | |||
* Prioritize and assign for testing the following releases | |||
** 3.6.3plugin2(Lorentz) | |||
** 3.6.3 security update | |||
** 3.7alpha4 | |||
* Test planning for Mobile 1.1 Release. | |||
;Web QA | |||
* AMO 5.9 planning in progress. Planning doc is [https://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AUOIUMTNpBYKZGY1dHB4OThfNTBkcTQ1bmhqcw&hl=en here] | |||
;QA Community | |||
* Setup for Bug Day, Apr 6 | |||
<u><b><font size="+1">Accomplished last week</font></b></u> | |||
;Test Execution | ;Test Execution | ||
* Tested and shipped 3.6.2 one week early | |||
* Spent Friday with rushed testing of Lorentz build (3.6.3plugin1). | |||
; | ;Web QA | ||
* AMO 5.8 went live on Tuesday | |||
* Certified SUMO 1.5.2 for Mobile and 1.5.3 for Desktop; will push those on 3/30 | |||
;QA Community | ;QA Community | ||
* very sucessfull meetup in Munich with ~ 40 People - gave Talk and Demos | |||
* I would like to nominate Tobbi as friend of the tree. He did a great job last week on updating all of our Mozmill tests to the new assertJS calling convention. | |||
* Hosted Mt.View QA meetup and presented the new features for 3.7 | |||
* Marco Zehe was able to attend the CSUN conference in San Diego even with the BA airline strikes. The conference was a hit, see [http://www.marcozehe.de/2010/03/29/csun-2010-recap/ Marco's blog] for a recap. | |||
* Review of new QMO mockup pages | |||
== Development Infrastructure and Automation == | |||
* We have a Purify machine for inclusion into our valgrind/purify unitesting setup. We will be attempting to integrate it this week | |||
* HAL Reftest is now named Grafx Bot, thanks to some awesome brainstorming with our Marketing folks. | |||
* We are working out our next set of tasks and sprints for Q2 this week | |||
* More information is always [https://wiki.mozilla.org/QA/TDAI/MeetingNotes/2010-03-29 here]. | |||
== Security == | == Security == | ||
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'''PR''' | '''PR''' | ||
* [http://lifehacker.com/5499959/which-browser-should-i-use-firefox-or-chrome Which Browser Should I Use? Firefox or Chrome?] | |||
* [http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/192149/firefox_update_addresses_critical_security_flaw.html Firefox Update Addresses Critical Security Flaw] | |||
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8580716.stm Firefox releases security patch] | |||
* [http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20001042-1.html Firefox Mobile: Where it Stands Now] | |||
* [http://www.phonescoop.com/articles/article.php?a=351&p=2497 Firefox Mobile at CTIA] | |||
* [http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/contacts_new_mozilla_labs_project.php New Mozilla Labs Project Wants to Give You Total Control Over Your Address Book] | |||
* [http://lifehacker.com/5496310/mozilla-contacts-imports-and-auto+fills-email-addresses-in-firefox Mozilla Contacts Imports and Auto-Fills Email Addresses in Firefox] | |||
* [http://www.webmonkey.com/2010/03/mozilla-labs-seeks-to-tame-your-address-book-with-contacts/ Mozilla Labs Seeks to Tame Your Address Book With ‘Contacts’] | |||
* [http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2010/03/mozilla-labs-builds-add-on-to-bring-addressbook-to-firefox.ars Mozilla Labs builds add-on to bring address book to Firefox] | |||
* [http://www.thinkdigit.com/Internet/Mozilla-Labs-releases-new-Firefox-Contacts-add-on_4248.html Mozilla Labs releases new Firefox Contacts add-on for web contact & browser integration] | |||
'''Events''' | '''Events''' | ||
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'''Creative Team''' | '''Creative Team''' | ||
* [http://creative.mozilla.org/challenges/5 Mozilla t-shirt design challenge] is still ongoing. | |||
* Want to follow Firefox in the world of social media? Meet the new [http://musingt.com/?p=295 "stay connected" page]. | |||
* Implemented [http://blog.mozilla.com/metrics/2010/03/22/addition-by-subtraction/ new and improved] Firefox download page for IE users. | |||
* Stay tuned for ways you can get involved with an upcoming World Cup-related project. | |||
'''Community Marketing''' | '''Community Marketing''' | ||
* [http://bit.ly/sfxedutoolkit Spread Firefox Education Toolkit]: Today we launched the Firefox Education Toolkit so anyone can go out and teach people about Mozilla and Firefox. | |||
** The toolkit contains everything you'll need - including a set of print pieces, videos and presentations - to conduct events, presentations, Firefox booths and more! | |||
** The print and presentation materials are currently localized in three languages; English, Spanish and Portuguese (Brasil). | |||
** Information on how to localize these materials will be coming soon. | |||
*** If you'd like to host an event with the new kit, please register it [http://www.spreadfirefox.com/node/add/event here]. Be sure to select "Firefox Education." | |||
*** Swag requests can also be made here for your [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=marketing&format=swag events]. | |||
* Community Marketing Call: Next call is Wednesday March 31st at 10 a.m. PST/17:00 UTC. Please send agenda items to sarah@mozilla.com. | |||
* Community Spotlight/Best Practices: Please help us collect case studies on all the great stuff you've done from events to marketing campaigns to design work. Please submit it [http://bit.ly/mozspotlight here]. | |||
== Support == | == Support == | ||
* Sign up for the support weekly newsletter: [https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/sumo-report Sign up here!] | |||
* Experiment to reach out to more Firefox users by [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Support/SocialMedia helping on Twitter] starting this week. | |||
== Metrics == | == Metrics == | ||
* Firefox Adoption | |||
** Millions of additional Firefox downloads attributable to a [http://blog.mozilla.com/metrics/2010/03/22/addition-by-subtraction/ recent experiment at mozilla.com] | |||
** Discussion around the Firefox [http://blog.mozilla.com/metrics/2010/03/26/firefoxs-adoption-funnel/ adoption & conversion funnel]. More details to come! | |||
== Evangelism == | == Evangelism == | ||
== Labs == | == Labs == | ||
* Released [http://mozillalabs.com/jetpack/2010/03/26/announcing-jetpack-sdk-0-2/ Jetpack SDK 0.2]. | |||
== Developer Tools == | == Developer Tools == | ||
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== Add-ons == | == Add-ons == | ||
* [https://www.mozillalabs.com/jetpack/ Jetpack SDK 0.2 released!] | |||
== Webdev == | == Webdev == | ||
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* Mayumi Matsuno joins the Marketing team and will work as Senior Product Marketing Manager Mozilla Labs | * Mayumi Matsuno joins the Marketing team and will work as Senior Product Marketing Manager Mozilla Labs | ||
* [http://michaelverdi.com/about/ Michael Verdi] joins the SUMO team as Support Content Manager! | * [http://michaelverdi.com/about/ Michael Verdi] joins the SUMO team as Support Content Manager! | ||
** Say hello to him in #sumo -- his IRC nickname is michaelverdi :) | |||
* Chris Jung joins the Metrics team. Chris is a recent Stanford grad joining us as a full-time contractor dedicated to Test Pilot analysis. Check out Chris' initial [http://blog.mozilla.com/metrics/2010/03/19/menu-item-usage-study-part-ii/ blog posts]. | |||
= Foundation Updates = | = Foundation Updates = | ||
* Extensive Mozilla Foundation status update posted as slidecast on Mark's blog: | |||
** http://commonspace.wordpress.com/2010/03/29/march-2010-status/ | |||
= Roundtable = | = Roundtable = | ||
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