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* [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Go_Faster/Meetings Meetings]
* [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Go_Faster/Meetings Meetings]
* [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Go_Faster/Status Status Reports]
* [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Go_Faster/Status Status Reports]
* Weekly Team Meeting: Tuesdays at 11:30 San Francisco, CA, USA local time ([https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converted.html?iso=20151124T0930&p1=224&p2=250&p3=0&p4=195 conversions]) in the "Program Management" Vidyo Room.
* Bi-Weekly Team Meeting: Tuesdays at 11:30 San Francisco, CA, USA local time ([https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converted.html?iso=20151124T0930&p1=224&p2=250&p3=0&p4=195 conversions]) in the "Program Management" Vidyo Room.
* [https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/gofaster Mailing List] (open to all, primarily used for sharing status)
* [https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/gofaster Mailing List] (open to all, primarily used for sharing status)


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==Schedule==
==Schedule==
* [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Release_Management/TeamWiki Firefox main release schedule] is the master location for the dates when each Firefox version goes to Aurora, Beta, & Release.
* [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Release_Management/TeamWiki Firefox main release schedule] is the master location for the dates when each Firefox version goes to Aurora, Beta, & Release.
* Targeting initial client integration for system add-ons for 43 - goes to Aurora 2015/09/21
* System add-ons:
** Hello (45) and Pocket (46) are shipping as system add-ons.
** We shipped our first (signed, no-op) update to the beta channel on Friday, February 26 2016.
* Data updates:
** Finalizing signing now.
** OneCRL is shipping in 47
** AMO blocklist is shipping via Go Faster (Kinto) in 49
* DLC
** Fennec  fonts is shipping in 48
* Test Pilot is scheduled [real soon now]




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==Themes==
As we plan what's coming next, we're focused on the themes outlined here.  This is not a commitment to the next projects - just our scratch area, but it is in order of relative priority.
*'''Ship features with service integrations as Add-ons:''' Decouple feature development of service integration features from 6 week Firefox software release train
*'''Ship Localizations Separately From Product:''' Have the installer or updater pull a langpack from AMO during the install or update process, and decouple langpack builds from our releases.
*'''Ship data separately from code:''' Pull data out and make it a separate download (transparent to the user) via the installer or updater.


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== Goals ==
* 2016 H1 strategic initiatives:
* System add-ons
** System add-ons infrastructure complete: Documented, simple, easy to ship/update, easy to localize. (Q2)
** Staged rollout of a system addon: With a/b testing (Q2)
** Measurement infrastructure in place: Telemetry for go-faster addons (Q2)
** String delivery and updates are decoupled from trains (May tweak the wording here slightly, but essentially l10n work to support Go Faster) (Q2)
* Test Pilot
** Test Pilot launch: Release opt-in platform that allows us to perform controlled tests of new high-visibility product concepts in the general release channel of Firefox (Q2)
** Test Pilot metrics dashboard: Metrics dashboard to aid experiment authors in making decisions (Q2)
 
* Q1 goals:
** Ship Hello as a system add-on and update it
** OneCRL via Kinto into production
** Fennec fonts installed on demand (DLC) via Kinto
** Scope and prototypes for rollout and telemetry systems
** Test Pilot locale expansion - Nick/Wil
** Test Pilot launch - Nick/Wil


== Quarterly Goals ==
=== Q3 ===
* Client support for system add-ons install and update (Tracking: [http://bugzil.la/1183866 1183866])
* Ship v1 of Firefox Experiments / Idea Town (Tracking: [http://bugzil.la/1184527 1184527])
* Security policy updates through new update service ("Balrog 2.0") (Tracking: [http://bugzil.la/1184528 1184528])
* Prototype a lightweight build, test, and release pipeline for go-faster (Tracking: [http://bugzil.la/1184524 1184524])


=== Q4 ===
* Implement Hello UI as an add-on, and ship it via go-faster
* Ship Universal Search as a Firefox Experiment


== Project 1: Ship features as system add-ons ==
== Project 1: Ship features as system add-ons ==
=== Component: Addons manager in Firefox ===
=== Client ===
Owner: Dave Townsend, Robert Helmer
* Owner: Dave Townsend, Robert Helmer
 
Tasks:
    * Make Firefox understand what a system add-on is
    * How it should be installed
    * How it should be signed
    * Where it should be installed from
    * Where it should be updated from
    * That it may not be able to  be uninstalled, only disabled (uninstallation considered on a per-project basis - stability is the goal here)
    * That it should be available across all profiles (under debate)
 
=== Component: Updater in Firefox ===
* Owner: TBD
* Tasks:
    * Change the updater:
    * Update system add-ons
    * Check compatibility/dependencies
    * Check signed appropriately
    * Update data files
    * Separate the updater from the Firefox binary


=== Component: Services system add-on updater ===
=== Tools/Metrics ===
* Owner: ?
 
* Tasks:
    * Figure out if we want to serve system addons from AMO, from Balrog, or from somewhere else
    * Build whatever is needed.
 
=== Component: Build, release, QA pipeline ===
[https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Go_Faster/Release_Pipeline Release Pipeline]
[https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Go_Faster/Release_Pipeline Release Pipeline]
* Team: Selena Deckelmann and Morgan Phillips for releng, Krupa Raj and Matt Brandt from WebQA, JP Schneider from tools
* Owner: Chris Lonnen (Tools and Systems)
* Tasks:
** Design a build and release pipeline for system add-ons (using existing tools) (Selena, Morgan, JP)
** Decide/design the role of QA in CD for Firefox (QA teams)
* Etherpads:
** https://etherpad.mozilla.org/go-faster-testing-pipeline


=== Component: l10n for systems addons ===
=== Hello as add-on ===
* Team: (TBD), Michael Kelly
* Owner: Mark Banner, Ian Bicking (Hello)  
* Tasks:
 
    * Design and build a process for localizing system add-ons
 
=== Component: Hello as add-on ===
* Owner: Adam Roach (WebRTC) + Mark Banner (Client Hello team)
* Tasks:
 
    * Implement Hello as a system add-on
    * Create a migration path from Hello in product to Hello as system add-on


* Dependencies:
=== Pocket as add-on ===
* Owner: Shane Caraveo (BD&L)


    * Updater changes, build pipeline?
== Project 2: Ship experimental features as add-ons from Test Pilot ==
 
* Product Owner: Nick Chapman
== Project 1a: Ship experimental features as add-ons from Firefox Experiments/Idea Town ==
* Engineering Team: Wil Clouser (manager), Jared Hirsch (dev), Dave Justice (dev), John Gruen (UX), Les Orchard (dev)
 
=== Component: Universal Search as add-on ===
* Owner: Nick Chapman
* Team: Nick Chapman (manager), Jared Hirsch (dev), Dave Justice (dev), John Gruen (UX), Les Orchard (dev), Bill Maggs (PM), Edwin Wong (TPM)
* Tasks:
* Tasks:
     * Implement Universal Search as an experimental add-on (this can be served/updated from AMO or similar) (Jared/Les)
     * Implement Universal Search as an experimental add-on (this can be served/updated from AMO or similar) (Jared/Les)
     * Implement first iteration of Firefox Experiments website (Nick Chapman/John Gruen)
     * Implement first iteration of Test Pilot website (Nick Chapman/John Gruen)
     * Design and implement process for Firefox Experiments
     * Design and implement process for Test Pilot
* Dependencies:
* Dependencies:
     * None.
     * None.
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     * Github Repo: https://github.com/mozilla/idea-town
     * Github Repo: https://github.com/mozilla/idea-town


== Project 2: Pull data out of products and serve and update it separately ==
== Project 3: Data Updates ==
* Q3
* Owner: Tarek Ziade + Cloud Storage team
* Tech lead/architect: Tarek Ziade
 
=== Component: Services data updater ===
* Owner: French team (Tarek)
* Tasks:
    * Serve updates to security policy
    * Serve datafiles for Fennec (dictionaries and fonts)
 
* Dependencies:
 
    * Client updater changes (in project 1, above)
 
== Project 3: decouple l10n from product ==
* Probably Q4
 
=== Component: Build process ===
* Owner: Chris AtLee / RelEng / RelMan
* Tasks:
    * Remove l10n repacks from the release critical path
    * Work out how to add additional strings to locale packs
    * Automate uploading locale packs to AMO
 
* Dependencies:
 
    * Installer/updater changes


=== Component: Installer/updater ===
== Project 4: decouple l10n from product ==
* Owner: Rob Strong or Add-ons team
* On hold
* Tasks:
    * Build stub installers for Windows and Linux
    * Change installer to pull locale pack from AMO as a separate download
    * Figure out how locale updates need to work


==Roles and Responsibilities==
==Roles and Responsibilities==
The [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Contacts Contacts Page] has the Roles and Responsibilities for Firefox teams, partner teams, and external partners.
The [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Contacts Contacts Page] has the Roles and Responsibilities for Firefox teams, partner teams, and external partners.
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