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Several months ago, we began deploying Flames to core team members, about 200 people. That group discovered numerous issues and has been hard at work fixing those. With several of the key bugs fixed, we deployed another 400 or so phones to Mozillians. As it turns out, we weren't quite ready for that and had to pull many of those back in to fix a bug with the over-the-air update system. Now that we've got final 1.3 builds for the Flame, we're completing the work of distributing to the remainder of the core Firefox OS team and prepping the first Flame contribution programs. | Several months ago, we began deploying Flames to core team members, about 200 people. That group discovered numerous issues and has been hard at work fixing those. With several of the key bugs fixed, we deployed another 400 or so phones to Mozillians. As it turns out, we weren't quite ready for that and had to pull many of those back in to fix a bug with the over-the-air update system. Now that we've got final 1.3 builds for the Flame, we're completing the work of distributing to the remainder of the core Firefox OS team and prepping the first Flame contribution programs. | ||
If you are a core member of the Firefox OS development effort, you should already have a Flame phone. If you do not, please reach out to your leadership and ask for one. | '''Core Firefox OS team members.''' If you are a core member of the Firefox OS development effort, you should already have a Flame phone. If you do not, please reach out to your leadership and ask for one. | ||
If you are not a member of the Firefox OS development team, you can [http://www.everbuying.com/product549652.html purchase one], as detailed on the MDN page | '''Retail.''' If you are not a member of the Firefox OS development team, you can [http://www.everbuying.com/product549652.html purchase one], as detailed on the MDN page. | ||
'''Targeted feedback and apps programs.''' Mozilla has several of these programs underway and planned, including [https://hacks.mozilla.org/2014/05/build-your-next-app-with-a-flame/ Free Flames for apps]. | |||
'''Foxtrot.''' We have about 200 devices available for members of our community (volunteers and employees) who are not part of the core OS dev teams, who will use the phones regularly, and who will participate in product surveys, focused testing efforts, and be available to help us gauge the quality of specific features and the overall product. | |||
'''Status:''' | ''Status as of 7/25/14:'' applications were submitted during mid-July and are now under review by the Foxtrot team. When we've evaluated all of the applications, we'll notify and start sending out Flames to Foxtrot participants. | ||
'''Summary Distribution Status:''' | |||
* Late April, Mozilla received 400 of its order of ~2000 Flames | * Late April, Mozilla received 400 of its order of ~2000 Flames | ||
* Late May, Mozilla received another 1000 of its order of Flames | * Late May, Mozilla received another 1000 of its order of Flames | ||
* May, About 400 Flames distributed to core Firefox OS team members via team leaders. | * May, About 400 Flames distributed to core Firefox OS team members via team leaders. | ||
* June, Mozilla received remainder of Flame order. | * June, Mozilla received remainder of Flame order. | ||
* Retail site launched | * May 27, Retail site launched with 5000 Flames available. | ||
* Retail site down from June 11 - June 19. Restored as of June 20. | * Retail site down from June 11 - June 19. Restored as of June 20. | ||
* Foxtrot program | * July 3, Foxtrot program launched (details above) | ||
* Nightly builds downloads and updates are still in development. Expected first half of | * July 10, first orders from retail site shipped | ||
* July 25, build and USB Windows Driver downloads [http://mzl.la/Flame posted] on MDN. | |||
''* Nightly builds downloads and updates are still in development. Expected first half of August.'' | |||
== Public Builds == | |||
We now have public builds available along with a link to a Windows USB driver on the [http://mzl.la/Flame MDN Flame page]. | |||
For the more adventurous seeking earlier builds, see the [https://wiki.mozilla.org/B2G/QA/Foxtrot Foxtrot wiki page]. | |||
== Internal Flame builds == | == Internal Flame builds == | ||