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 = Friends of the Tree [[Image:Tree.gif|Friends of the Tree]] =
+It's a bit overdue, but a bunch of Mozillians truly deserve a warm thank you for their help with WSOH: (the list is quite long): IT (Tim, mrz, Derek, Guillermo), Havi, Pascal, Julie C, Todd, Potch, CHeilmann, Anant, Philipp, Bret, Kimber, Jill A., Didem, Felipe, Spencer, Margaret, Frank, Gilbert, Saptarshi, Chris Jung, Rainer and Spencer!
 = Upcoming Events =
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 '''Tuesday, 2 August'''
+Brown Bag, 12:00PM Pacific Time
+Jim Cook / Facilities / IT Team - SF Office Move Brown Bag
+Everything you need to know and every question answered about your upcoming move to our new and awesome SF Office!
 '''Wednesday, 3 August'''
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 '''Thursday, 4 August'''
-'''Friday, 5 August'''
+Brown Bag, 12:00PM Pacific Time
+Jay Sullivan - Mozilla Products and Strategy (Intern Series)
+Interns, this week's speaker Jay Sullivan will help to describe Mozilla products and what the horizon looks like from here
+'''Friday, 5 August'''
+Brown Bag, 3:00PM Pacific Time
+World Series of Hack - Show & Tell of the top 3 winning projects (Julie Deroche)
+The top 3 winning teams of WOSH will be at Mozilla to do a live demo and answer questions about their projects.
 '''Next Week'''
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 == Firefox Future (6, 7, 8) ==
-== Firefox Current (3.5, 3.6, 4.0, 5.0) ==
+'''Beta'''
+* Planning to create the last beta build / "RC" for this cycle on this Wednesday, 2011-08-03
+* If no issues are found we will ship the last beta build / "RC" as final on 2011-08-16
+** '''If you find any issues that would require a respin or prevent us from releasing please email [mailto:release-drivers@mozilla.org release drivers]'''
+'''Aurora'''
+* The AMO automated compatibility bump was done late last week
+'''Nightly'''
+* '''Reminder: ''' The next mozilla-central &rarr; mozilla-aurora source migration date is 2011-08-16, ''~2 weeks away''
+== Firefox Current (3.6, 4.0, 5.0) ==
+* The code freeze for Firefox 3.6.20 is '''[https://wiki.mozilla.org/Releases/Firefox_3.6.20 TODAY]'''
+**  '''If you have a bug in [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=ALL%20blocking1.9.2%3A.20%2B%20-status1.9.2%3A.20-fixed this list] you have outstanding work'''
+** Please get your fixes in by 11:59 am PDT
+* Firefox 3.6.20 is scheduled to release on 2011-08-16
 == Mobile Firefox ==
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 == Thunderbird ==
-== Older Branch Work ==
+* Thunderbird 6.0 Beta 2 will be released tomorrow.
+** The Aero Glass theme has been changed to try and make it easier to read.
+** Bug 658534 (can't collapse+expand folders) has been fixed.
 == Drumbeat ==
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 !  Topic
 !  Media
-!  More Details
 |-
 | Firefox Brand Toolkit
 | John Slater
 | Quick overview of what this is and why we're doing it + we need input
-| http://mozilla.seanmartell.com/engagement/brand/toolkit/preview/
+| http://www.intothefuzz.com/2011/08/01/firefox-brand-toolkit-first-draft/
 |-
-| Your Title Here
+| WSOH
-| Your Name Here
+| Julie Deroche
-| What are you going to talk about?
+| Quick update + video of the event
-| Links to slides or images you want displayed on screen
+| http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuQ3byMEuI8
-| Link to where audience can find out more information
 |-
 |}
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 == QA  ==
-;Test Execution
+;Desktop Firefox
 * Fx6 Beta 4: To be signed off this morning before ~9am.
 ** Preparing for a crowd-sourced web compatibility testrun on top sites functionality (to be done by uTest).
+;Browser Technologies
+* Firefox mobile 6 beta 4 testing in progress.  Targeting sign off this week
+* Setup a QA sync server within the group.  have a machine to point against
+* First week of support against BrowserID beta environment
 ;WebQA
+* SUMO: http://moxie.jamessocol.com/bugstats/sumo/2011-07-26
+* AMO [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?list_id=918506&resolution=FIXED&classification=Server%20Software&query_format=advanced&target_milestone=6.1.7&product=addons.mozilla.org 6.1]
+* Socorro [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?list_id=919297&resolution=FIXED&classification=Server%20Software&query_format=advanced&component=Socorro&target_milestone=2.1&product=Webtools 2.1] ships tomorrow, 8/2
-;QA Community
 ;Automation Services
+* great workweek in Cambridge UK [https://wiki.mozilla.org/QA/Automation_Services/Meetings/WorkWeek_July2011 notes]
 == Automation & Tools ==
+* Helped land Cameron's patch to remove the UI from mochitests, saving us nearly 20 minutes of time '''from every mochitest chunk'''
+* Packed.js removal should happen this week - saves about 5 minutes of time on every mochitest chunk
+* Performed first end to end test with Talos testing for addons, working with AMO crew to finalize.
+* Bringing up a possible replacement Tree Status tool that Catlee wrote to help replace the old tinderbox one - should be live this week (waiting on IT).
+* More [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Auto-tools/Meetings/2011-08-01 notes]
 == Security  ==
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 '''PR'''
+<br>
+*[http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Mobile-and-Wireless/Mozilla-Building-Mobile-Operating-System-to-Rival-Googles-Chrome-OS-877280/ Mozilla building mobile Operating System to rival Google's Chrome OS]
+*[http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/72950.html Mozilla's Head Is in the Cloud With New Mobile OS Idea]
+*[http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/26/mozilla-planning-a-chrome-os-like-operating-system-for-phones-an/ Mozilla planning a Chrome OS-like operating system for phones and tablets]
+*[http://www.pcworld.com/article/236564/mozillas_boot_to_gecko_a_mobile_os_that_could_succeed.html Mozilla's Boot to Gecko: A mobile OS that could succeed]
+*[http://techcrunch.com/2011/07/25/boot-to-gecko-mozillas-open-source-mobile-answer-to-chromeos/ Boot to Gecko: Mozilla's open-source, mobile answer to Chrome OS]
+*[http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/mozillas-boot-to-gecko-a-windows-phone-os-competitor-or-something-else/10180v Mozilla's Boot to Gecko: A Windows Phone OS competitor or something else?]
+*[http://www.h-online.com/open/features/Mozilla-s-next-Firefox-moment-1288362.html Mozilla's next Firefox moment?]
+*[http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2011-07-26-mozilla-chrome-internet-explorer-privacy_n.htm Do Not Track' challenges tech industry]
 '''Events'''
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 = Introducing New Hires =
+* Jeffrey Griffiths: joining the Developer Engagement team, managed by Stormy Peters, located in Vancouver office.
+* Sean Stangl: joining the JavaScript team, managed by David Mandelin, located in Mtn. View office.
+* Donovan Preston: joining the Research team, managed by Andreas Gal, located in Mtn. View office.
+* Christian Holler: joining the Security Engr team, managed by Brandon Sterne, located in Germany.
+* Julius Berry: joining the Desktop team, managed by Tim Fairfield, located in Mtn. View office.
+* James Willcox: joining the Engr Platform team, managed by JP Rosevear, located in Mtn. View office.
+* Tomcat is the Product Team's Partner Services Administrator
 = Introducing a New Intern =
-Michael Kurze, Metrics  (welcome back!)
+Michael Kurze, Metrics  (welcome back! Daniel Einspanjer will introduce on phone)
 = Foundation Updates  =
 = Roundtable =
+[[Category:Weekly Updates]]
+[[Category:Meeting Notes]]