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=== Thursday, {{#time:d F|{{SUBPAGENAME}} +3 days}} ===
=== Thursday, {{#time:d F|{{SUBPAGENAME}} +3 days}} ===
* Grow Mozilla meeting at 10 AM pacific
** Topics include using Mozilla Spaces for community building and growing community building skills with Mozilla Brain Builders
** [[Grow/Meeting_05_17_12|Full agenda and dial-in information]]
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=== Friday, {{#time:d F|{{SUBPAGENAME}} +4 days}} ===
=== Friday, {{#time:d F|{{SUBPAGENAME}} +4 days}} ===
* All day [https://etherpad.mozilla.org/testday-20120518 Firefox mobile beta test day ]
* 10:00 AM PDT SecReview: [https://mail.mozilla.com/home/ckoenig@mozilla.com/Security%20Review.html?view=month&action=view&invId=39f7eb29-6e7d-4e4d-97b6-550567eab25c%3a110490-110489&pstat=AC&exInvId=39f7eb29-6e7d-4e4d-97b6-550567eab25c%3a110490-177245&useInstance=1&instStartTime=1337360400000&instDuration=3600000 Social API]


=== Next Week ===
=== Next Week ===
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=== Firefox Desktop ===
=== Firefox Desktop ===
''Speaker Location:''
''Speaker Location: toronto (johnath)''
* Some [http://blog.johnath.com/2012/05/08/awesome-a-compendium/ highlights from the Firefox work week]:
** [https://github.com/campd/scratchpad-gist/ Scratchpad backending to github gists]
** [https://github.com/Gozala/scratch-kit/ Jetpacks in scratchpad]
** [http://msujaws.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/task-specific-icons-for-windows-7-jumplists/ Task-specific icons] in Windows 7 jumplists
** Finalized [https://etherpad.mozilla.org/panel-based-download-manager interactions and designs for the new downloads manager]
** [https://etherpad.mozilla.org/signIntoBrowserServices Sync meet-up and discussion] to evaluate how to move forward with a smaller core, by moving data handling to components and allowing the Sync team to concentrate on the real Sync functionality
** Session Store meet-up and discussion on how to move forward with Speedy Session Restore as well as SS2 (rewriting SS).
** Initial [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Fennec/NativeUI/UserExperience/ReaderMode explorations of a Fennec reading mode] (post-1.0)
** Implemented [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=747784 Windows 8 appbar]
** [https://twitter.com/#%21/jorendorff/status/199888130965381120 Roll your own one-off, bespoke debuggers in the scratchpad].
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oz9tdV6WH2s&list=UUbd7RPnAunIVDjGtpuod0Qw&index=1&feature=plcp Responsive Design tool for web developers]
** Honza made Firebug's HTTP Monitor [http://www.softwareishard.com/blog/planet-mozilla/http-monitor/ a standalone component, and it can now remote-monitor fennec, too]
** Gavin gave a [http://www.gavinsharp.com/blog/2012/05/03/code-review-lightning-talk/ great talk about code review]
** Tim Abraldes demoed the [https://blog.mozilla.org/tabraldes/2012/05/04/mozilla-appswebapprt-lightning-talk-at-firefox-work-week/ Web App runtime]
** Margaret walked us through [http://blog.margaretleibovic.com/post/22055279828/fennec-native-ui Hacking Fennec]
** Brian Bondy updated the status of our [http://www.brianbondy.com/blog/id/137/ Windows 8] work
** Felipe [http://felipe.wordpress.com/2012/04/30/using-aboutcc/ found and fixed memory leaks with about:cc]
** Dietrich walked through the [http://people.mozilla.com/%7Edietrich/fxbc state of the browser components team]
** David Dahl went meta, and talked about [https://twitter.com/#%21/deezthugs/status/197350580568596480 giving Firefox talks in our community]


* Also, check out the MSU student project on [http://people.mozilla.org/~jwein/project-video.webmvp8.webm in-content preferences for Firefox]
=== Firefox Mobile ===
=== Firefox Mobile ===
''Speaker Location:''  
''Speaker Location: toronto (johnath)''
* Going to beta this week!
* Why are you even looking for another bullet point, here?
* '''Going. To. Beta. This. Week!'''


=== Thunderbird ===
=== Thunderbird ===
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''Speaker Location:''  
''Speaker Location:''  


=== Drumbeat ===
=== Summer Code Party ===
''Speaker Location:''
''Speaker Location: Matt T in Toronto''
* [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Summer_Campaign_2012 The Mozilla Summer Code Party] = teaching the world the web this summer. With tools and projects that make it easy and fun.
* <b>Kicking off June 23</b>. Formal public announcement coming May 22.
* In the mean time: [http://openmatt.org/2012/05/09/webmaker_projects/ help beta test these new webmaker projects?]
* The goal: learning by making. Starter projects and games that help people learn HTML & CSS by getting their hands dirty.
* Let us know what you think. Do they work? Are they clear? Fun?
** [http://openmatt.org/2012/05/09/webmaker_projects/ Try them out here]
** [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dERCYVFSQVhyWkxDUC1haFJpRjRrc0E6MA#gid=0 Let us know what you think here]


=== Identity ===
=== Identity ===
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| WebFWD Team Presentations
| WebFWD Team Presentations
| Cheerleader: Pascal Finette
| Cheerleader: Diane Bisgeier
| We have the WebFWD teams in town - and today they will do a 30 sec elevator pitch presenting their projects
| We have the WebFWD teams in town - and today they will do a 30 sec elevator pitch presenting their projects
| TBD
| http://cl.ly/GbD6/WebFWD%20Teams.pdf
| https://webfwd.org/portfolio/
| https://webfwd.org/portfolio/
|-
| Marketplace Mozillian Preview
| Justin Scott
| Reminder that we need your help testing our app Marketplace
| https://marketplace.mozilla.org
| https://wiki.mozilla.org/Marketplace/Mozillian_Preview
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| Reset Firefox is awesome magic!
| Michael Verdi
| Demo new Reset Firefox feature in Firefox 13
| http://youtu.be/SSr2u1wMoFg
| http://support.mozilla.org/kb/reset-firefox-easily-fix-most-problems
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| Your Title Here
| Your Title Here
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|Simon Bennetts
| ''Simon Bennetts''
|Yvan Boily
| ''Yvan Boily''
|MV
| ''Mountain View''
|Security Automation
| ''Security Automation''
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| ''Rehan Dalal''
| ''James Socol''
| ''Toronto''
| ''SUMO Engineering''
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| ''Vladimir Vukicevic''
| ''JP Rosevear''
| ''Toronto''
| ''Engineering Director''
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| ''Andrew Overholt''
| ''Johnny Stenback''
| ''Mountain View''
| ''Engineering Manager''
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| ''Marshall Culpepper''
| ''Faramarz Rashed''
| ''Mountain View''
| ''Software Engineer''
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| Matthew Noorenberghe
| Matthew Noorenberghe
| Mountain View
| Mountain View
| Platform Team
| Firefox DevTools Script Team
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| Lindsey Kuper-you may recognize Lindsey from such films as "I Missed The Nerd Cave" and "Back From the Future-The Prequel"
| Lindsey Kuper-you may recognize Lindsey from such films as "I Missed The Nerd Cave" and "Back From the Future-The Prequel"
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| Research Team
| Research Team
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| Eric Holk- you may recognize Eric from such films as "I know Where You Were Last Summer" and "You'd Actually Do That Again?"
| Eric Holk- you may recognize Eric from such indie pop hits as "I know Where You Were Last Summer" and "You'd Actually Do That Again?"
| Dave Herman
| Dave Herman
| Mountain View  
| Mountain View  
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| David Zbarsky
| David Zbarsky
|  
| Faramarz Rashed
| Mountain View
| Mountain View
| Platform Team
| Platform Team
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| QA Team
| QA Team
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| Zach Carter
| Zack Carter
| Ben Adida
| Dan Mills
| Mountain View
| Mountain View
| Labs Team
| Browser ID
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| Andrew Hurle  
| Andrew Hurle  
|  
| Matthew Noorenberghe
| Mountain View
| Mountain View
| Firefox Team
| Firefox Team
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* MDN migrated out of SJC1 to SCL3, virtually zero downtime
* MDN migrated out of SJC1 to SCL3, virtually zero downtime
* many smaller/older services migrated out of SJC1, mostly to PHX1
* many smaller/older services migrated out of SJC1, mostly to PHX1
* Sheeri Cabral and Pete Fritchman represented Mozilla IT at http://www.picconf.org/
** [http://www.picconf.org/picc-12-talkspapers/#4 Getting Started with a Podcast]
** [http://www.picconf.org/picc-12-talkspapers/#6 Securing MySQL: More than just ACLs]
** [http://www.picconf.org/picc-12-talkspapers/#20 Deep Application Monitoring using Statsd and more]


=== Release Engineering ===
=== Release Engineering ===
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==== WebQA ====
==== WebQA ====
*Affiliates
** No updates
*AMO/Marketplace
** [http://cl.ly/0M2f2k0x0S29431d0F1u] shipped last Thursday
*Firefox Flicks
** Shipped the [https://firefoxflicks.mozilla.org/en-US/ wrap-up page]
*Mozilla.com
** shipped 2.4 bugs
*Mozillians
** Shipped a very minor release on 2012-05-09
*MDN
** no release last week due to server migration
*Socorro
** No release last week.
*SUMO
** Continuous Deployment; no updates
*MozTrap
** Working on WebDriver migration
*Webmaker
** Started testing https://make-dev.mozillalabs.com
*Wiki


==== QA Community ====
==== QA Community ====
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=== Security ===
=== Security ===
* please note we are changing from whiteboard tags to keywords for security markings
** https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security_Severity_Ratings
** Use both keyword and whitboard tag until Fri-May-18 as our transition period so we can verify searches work properly


=== Engagement ===
=== Engagement ===


==== PR ====
==== PR ====
*[http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/08/the-engadget-interview-mozilla-chief-of-innovation-todd-simpson/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter The Engadget interview: Mozilla Chief of Innovation Todd Simpson at CTIA 2012 (video)]
*[http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000088882 Today in Tech: Mozilla Going Mobile]
*[http://techland.time.com/2012/05/09/this-phone-is-all-firefox-all-the-way/ This Phone Is All Firefox, All the Way]
*[http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-12261_7-57430932-10356022/mozilla-ceo-pushes-for-html-5-over-mobile-apps/ Mozilla CEO pushes for HTML 5 over mobile apps]


==== Events ====
==== Events ====
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