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== Schedule & Progress on [[Releases|Upcoming Releases]] == | == Schedule & Progress on [[Releases|Upcoming Releases]] == | ||
'''[[Releases/Firefox 3.5.11|Firefox 3.5.11]]''' / '''[[Releases/Firefox 3.6.7|Firefox 3.6.7]]''' | '''[[Releases/Firefox 3.5.11|Firefox 3.5.11]]''' / '''[[Releases/Firefox 3.6.7|Firefox 3.6.7]]''' | ||
* We have ~450k ADUs (likely due to people moving to 4.0 betas) | |||
* Created 3.6.7 build #2 yesterday to fix [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=560037 bug 560037] | |||
* Plan to release 3.6.7 build #2 to the beta audience late today or early tomorrow (depending on QA signoff) | |||
* Still planning to [[releases/Firefox_3.6.7#Schedule|release on the 20th]] | |||
* Christian will be out next week, but available via cell and checking email | |||
'''[[Releases/Firefox 4.0b2|Firefox 4.0 Beta 2]]''' | '''[[Releases/Firefox 4.0b2|Firefox 4.0 Beta 2]]''' | ||
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Firefox/Gecko Delivery Meeting Details
- Wednesdays - 11:00am Pacific, 2:00pm Eastern, 18:00 UTC
- Mountain View Offices: Warp Core Conference Room
- Toronto Offices: Fin du Monde Conference Room
- 650-903-0800 or 650-215-1282 x92 Conf# 8605 (US/INTL)
- 1-800-707-2533 (pin 369) Conf# 8605 (US)
- irc.mozilla.org #planning for backchannel
- (the developer meeting takes place on Tuesdays)
REMEMBER
These notes are read by people who weren't able to attend the meeting. Please make sure to include links and context so they can be understood.
Agenda
- actions from last week:
christian to follow up next meeting with major update decision- 3.5 & 3.0 -> 3.6.6 MU was released yesterday- schedule and progress on upcoming releases
- review highlights and notices
- respond to questions and concerns
Action Items
Schedule & Progress on Upcoming Releases
Firefox 3.5.11 / Firefox 3.6.7
- We have ~450k ADUs (likely due to people moving to 4.0 betas)
- Created 3.6.7 build #2 yesterday to fix bug 560037
- Plan to release 3.6.7 build #2 to the beta audience late today or early tomorrow (depending on QA signoff)
- Still planning to release on the 20th
- Christian will be out next week, but available via cell and checking email
- Engineering moving on to beta 2 blockers
- big features include XPCOM changes which break all 3rd party apps and binary add-ons, retained layers, theme changes on Mac, App Tabs
- scope scaled back due to time taken up by summit preparation/attendance/recovery
- focus is on API compatibility with Electrolysis (in preparation for Electrolysis integration in subsequent release)
- freeze Monday, July 19 11:59pm PT
- tentative RC1 Tuesday, July 20
- tentative final Tuesday, July 27
Add-on Builder.next
- planning underway
- focus is on addressing bugs found during testing/usage of last month's preview release
- will likely happen later this month (around the same time as Jetpack SDK 0.6)
Highlights / Notices
Notes or issues that don't correspond to a particular release you'd like people to know about.
- Feedback on Fx 4 beta 1:
- Twitter (firefox 4, firefox4 http://trendistic.com/firefox-4)
- Hot tweet: Firefox 4 Beta 1: get it now - T3.com http://tinyurl.com/32ta2lv
- like the speed of Fx 4
- Can't stream videos on Netflix
- feedback button interactions are slow/don't work
- Facebook--Test Drivers (150 comments/discussion posts): http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/group.php?gid=173578463110&ref=ts
- couldn't find close/restore minimize buttons
- don't like that they can't customize/move the bookmarks bar
- Tabs show up as own item in task bars
- double icons on the dock (OSX)
- Uservoice Forums (600 voters/156 ideas): https://firefox.uservoice.com/forums/57440-firefox-4-beta
- Tabs on same row as Firefox-button
- Release a 64bit build of FF4
- Twitter (firefox 4, firefox4 http://trendistic.com/firefox-4)
Questions and Concerns
Please add any questions or concerns you would like discussed at today's meeting.
- Note: no l10n on fx4 beta 2
Press & Public Reactions
- User interface overhaul arrives in Firefox 4 beta
- Firefox 4 beta tested: Reflecting Chrome's shiny example
- Firefox 4 beta 1 is smart-looking, snappy
- Amid New Browser Wars, Next Version of Firefox Debuts
- Four Things To Know About Mozilla's Firefox 4 Beta
- Firefox 4 picks up speed
- New But Familiar Look In Firefox 4 Beta
- Change Firefox 4's Toolbar Button Color or Make It Transparent
- Firefox 4 Beta vs. Chrome: UI Smackdown
- Firefox 4 Beta 1 ready for its closeup