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 == Friends of the Tree [[Image:Tree.gif|Friends of the Tree]] ==
+* The [https://wiki.mozilla.org/ContributorEngagement Contributor Engagement team] nominates the [https://reps.mozilla.org/people/council Provisional ReMo Council] for having guided the ReMo project, including all of the 270 representatives, for more than a year. More infos [https://blog.mozilla.org/community/2012/07/23/spotlight-on-the-remo-council/ here].
 == Upcoming Events ==
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 === Monday, {{#time:d F|{{SUBPAGENAME}}}} ===
+July Privacy Friends Meeting, 1pm PST in SF Boardroom (Vidyo) and Kung Fu
 === Tuesday, {{#time:d F|{{SUBPAGENAME}} +1 day}} ===
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 === Firefox Desktop ===
-''Speaker Location:''
+''Speaker Location: Mountain View (johnath)''
+* SocialAPI still moving fast, more to say soon
+* Stub Installer is on track for August, and starting to look ''lovely''
+* Dig it: <tt>about:config -> plugins.click_to_play</tt>
 === Firefox Mobile ===
-''Speaker Location:''
+''Speaker Location: Mountain View (johnath)''
+* Holy crap - [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.firefox_beta Fennec Beta] has (''gorgeous!'') tablet support
+* Holy crap, we're also continuing to grow our ARMv6 reach to include Aurora!
+* Getting onto the trains, but don't be surprised by some out-of-train maneuvering for the next few releases
 === Thunderbird ===
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 === Firefox OS ===
-''Speaker Location:''
+''Speaker Location: Mountain View (Dietrich)''
+* Feature-complete deadline was on Friday, 7/20. Many UI features and fixes landed, as well as large system parts of Gaia such as Web Activities.
+* Platform team landed large pieces of the new permissions model, voicemail APIs, major pan/zoom improvements, and out-of-process support across a bunch of components.
+* Members of the Security, Privacy and WebAPI teams met last week in Mountain View to sprint on implementing the permissions and packaging model.
+* Members of the Gaia team are in Mountain View from 7/23 - 7/27 to finish some front-end work and sprint on UI polish.
 == Speakers ==
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 | Gregg Lind
 | Test Pilot Studies:  Now Free With Every Release!
-| http://people.mozilla.com/~glind/all/testpilot_everyrelease.key
+| http://people.mozilla.com/~glind/all/testpilot_everyrelease.pdf
 | https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=776569
+|-
+| Recruiting
+| Michelle Marovich
+| We're Hiring!
+| http://tinyurl.com/c6ma933
+| https://intranet.mozilla.org/Recruiting
 |}
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 | ''Sid Stamm''
 | ''Mountain View''
-| ''Lead Privacy Engineer''
+| Giving users control over their data!
 |-
 | ''Tauni Oxborrow''
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 |-
 | ''Robert Wood''
-| ''Clint Talbert''
+| ''Malini Das''
 | ''Toronto,ON''
 | ''Automation Developer Mobile Platform''
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 ** [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Websites/Affiliates/Release/2012/7 2012-07-17 small release] to fix a few issues in the admin area
 *AMO
+** Got rid of Redis -- using memcached directly
 *Marketplace
+** Got rd of Redis -- using memcached directly
 *Input
 ** Per a meeting this morning with multiple stakeholders, it was decided that James Socol's team will rewrite the app
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 * xpcshell tests on otoro.
 * Three [[Project_Eideticker|Eideticker]] machines set up in Toronto for B2G and Fennec testing.
+* Try/infra load has been exceptionally high the last few weeks - please cancel unwanted/busted test runs to reduce the load ([https://groups.google.com/d/topic/mozilla.dev.platform/iengKcyD504/discussion dev.platform post]).
+* Discussions ongoing about switching off QT & RPM builds. If you have a reason why they shouldn't be - please comment in {{bug|772419}} or [https://groups.google.com/d/topic/mozilla.dev.planning/yMwsSHPPkCs/discussion dev.planning] asap.
+* The DB for TBPL has been trimmed by a massive 76GB \o/ ({{bug|703967}}).
 * More notes [[Auto-tools/Meetings/2012-07-23|here]].
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 ==== PR ====
+[http://www.pcworld.com/article/259567/curious_about_firefox_os_run_it_on_your_desktop.html Curious About Firefox OS? Run It on Your Desktop] <br>
+[http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/07/test-firefox-os-on-a-desktop-computer-with-new-b2g-nightly-builds/ Test Firefox OS on a desktop computer with new B2G nightly builds]
+[http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/07/internet-defense-league/ Kapow! The Net Gets a Bat Signal for Fighting Government and Hollywood Bad Guys] <br>
+[http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57474176-1/look-in-the-sky-its-a-cat-signal-for-net-freedom/ Look in the sky! It's a 'cat signal' for Net freedom]
+[http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-57473460-92/google-goes-private-in-new-firefox/ Google goes private in new Firefox]
+[http://www.geek.com/articles/news/firefox-14-arrives-with-click-to-play-20120717/ Firefox 14 arrives with click-to-play]
+[http://www.webmonkey.com/2012/07/firefox-15-beta-plugs-memory-leaks/ Firefox 15 Beta Plugs Memory Leaks]
 ==== Events ====
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 == Foundation Updates ==
+[[Category:Weekly Updates]]
+[[Category:Meeting Notes]]