L10n:Goals/Q2 2017

Team Goals

Please ensure that all individual goals are contributing to our OKRs for this year. Citing the OKR that your Q2 goal contributes to in your goal section is prefered.

• 2017 OKRs for localization

Roundtable

Axel

• project-configuration will be off of .ini files, and feed x-channel automation
• x-channel
  • initial repository created
  • code to create that is the same code to update
  • updating code runs in automation
  • Tests run in automation to verify that we don't change existing strings
• stretch: automation on taskcluster, details TBD

Flod

Firefox Desktop

• [] Support cross-channel repository initiative through:
  • [] Initial testing and support.
  • [] Enabling all localizations on mozilla-central (builds, repositories, communication to other projects).
  • [] Creating documentation for new processes.
  • [] Adding support for cross-channel repository in Transvision.
  • [] Discussing with release management about shipping updates on release and ESR channels.
• [] Move 1/2 locales in the pipeline towards release with Firefox 55.
• [] Support DevTools moving to an external GitHub repository.

Other products, support for mozilla.org and mobile

• Complete documentation tasks from Q1:
  • [] Unify documentation for setting up productization.
• [] Support transition of Mobile (Android, iOS) to a centralized searchplugin system.
• [] Support Test Pilot experiments and system add-ons (review, infrastructure).

String tiers

• [] Get string tiers implemented in tools (Pootle, Pontoon).

Back-burner

• [] Identify inactive locales, reach out to them, try to find new contributors, remove them from builds if that fails (long term goal for 2017).

Gandalf

Switch to DLC in Firefox for Android

• [] Land L10nRegistry+L20n in Mozilla-Central
• [] Update L10n Build system for L20n
• [] Coordinate the DLC hooking into L10nRegistry

Firefox for Desktop + L20n

• [] Design a roadmap for the post-quantum transition

Tech Evangelism

• [] Execute 2nd round of feedback on Fluent (Framework communities)
• [] Prepare Fluent data-model changes proposal for ICU
• [] Coordinate progress of ECMA402 proposals

Gecko Intl/L10n modernization

• [] Deprecate obsolete Intl APIs and prefs

Quantum

• [] Support Perceived-Performance experiments in the area of l10n impact on bootstrap
• [] Get L10nDrivers involved in User Research / Photon project