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Title of Session:
==Title of Session==
Here Come the Trains: Releasing Mozilla Products, Growing the Mozilla Community


Facilitators:
'''Here Come the Trains: Releasing Mozilla Products, Growing the Mozilla Community'''
* Alex Keybl
* Bhavana Bajaj


Are you paid or volunteer staff?:
==Facilitators==
Paid staff
* Alex Keybl - Release Management, paid staff, MV office


Area of Contribution:
==Talk Length==
Release Management
60 minutes (45 min talk with 15 min Q&A)


Location of Work:
==Summary==
MV/SF
 
Talk Length:
60
 
Summary:
* A short intro about the role of release management in the product
* A short intro about the role of release management in the product
* Channels, rapid releases, versioning, frequency of updates, and other FAQ (basically an overview)
* Channels, rapid releases, versioning, frequency of updates, and other FAQ (basically an overview)
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** Investigating issues while maintaining user privacy
** Investigating issues while maintaining user privacy
** 3rd party add-ons/plugins
** 3rd party add-ons/plugins
* Where we need contributions (applies to Firefox Desktop/Mobile as well as B2G):
* Where we need contributions and how to get involved (applies to Firefox Desktop/Mobile as well as B2G):
** Install desktop/mobile on devices, rate mobile Firefox in Google Play store
** Install desktop/mobile on devices, rate mobile Firefox in Google Play store
** Input feedback triage
** Input feedback triage
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*** The importance of using test channels: Beta/Aurora
*** The importance of using test channels: Beta/Aurora


How your session furthers the MozCamp Goals (https://wiki.mozilla.org/MozCampEU2012/Tracks):
===How your session furthers the [https://wiki.mozilla.org/MozCampEU2012/Tracks MozCamp Goals]===
Addresses and encourages growth, helping out with mobile & desktop org goals, and providing understanding for much needed participation in improving quality of B2G.
Addresses and encourages growth, helping out with mobile & desktop org goals, and providing understanding for much needed participation in improving quality of B2G.


Expected Outcome or Deliverable:
===Expected Outcome or Deliverable===
A better understanding of release management & rapid release process. Also a clear path for people with a variety of skill sets on how to help be contribute to improving the quality of products Mozilla releases before, during, and after releases are shipped.  
A better understanding of release management & rapid release process. Also a clear path for people with a variety of skill sets on how to help be contribute to improving the quality of products Mozilla releases before, during, and after releases are shipped.  


Desired Audience Type or Skill-set:
===Desired Audience Type or Skill-set===
n/a
* Experienced contributors
* Localizers
* SUMO/QA current contributors or people who want to get started in these areas
* First time contributors
* People interested in Firefox Desktop/Mobile and B2G dev/testing
* Anyone looking to learn more about the rapid release process


Equipment Needs (Video projector already included):
===Equipment Needs (Video projector already included)===
n/a
n/a


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Place your name here if you would like to attend this talk:
Place your name here if you would like to attend this talk:
* [https://wiki.mozilla.org/MozCampEU2012/hack-core-security-code Kai Engert]
* Paolo Amadini
* Oskar Ivanić
* [[User:KaiRo|Robert Kaiser]]
* [[User:Henx|Henrik Mitsch]]
* Szabolcs Hubai
* John99
* <insert name here>

Latest revision as of 21:33, 24 August 2012

Title of Session

Here Come the Trains: Releasing Mozilla Products, Growing the Mozilla Community

Facilitators

  • Alex Keybl - Release Management, paid staff, MV office

Talk Length

60 minutes (45 min talk with 15 min Q&A)

Summary

  • A short intro about the role of release management in the product
  • Channels, rapid releases, versioning, frequency of updates, and other FAQ (basically an overview)
  • Problems unique to shipping Firefox, with anecdotal evidence. Also unique solutions to those problems in the future
    • Scalability of multiple releases, esp. w/r/t community - Firefox, Firefox ESR, Firefox for Android, and Firefox OS
    • Investigating issues while maintaining user privacy
    • 3rd party add-ons/plugins
  • Where we need contributions and how to get involved (applies to Firefox Desktop/Mobile as well as B2G):
    • Install desktop/mobile on devices, rate mobile Firefox in Google Play store
    • Input feedback triage
    • Crash-kill
    • QA testing
    • SUMO
    • L10N
      • The importance of using test channels: Beta/Aurora

How your session furthers the MozCamp Goals

Addresses and encourages growth, helping out with mobile & desktop org goals, and providing understanding for much needed participation in improving quality of B2G.

Expected Outcome or Deliverable

A better understanding of release management & rapid release process. Also a clear path for people with a variety of skill sets on how to help be contribute to improving the quality of products Mozilla releases before, during, and after releases are shipped.

Desired Audience Type or Skill-set

  • Experienced contributors
  • Localizers
  • SUMO/QA current contributors or people who want to get started in these areas
  • First time contributors
  • People interested in Firefox Desktop/Mobile and B2G dev/testing
  • Anyone looking to learn more about the rapid release process

Equipment Needs (Video projector already included)

n/a

To Be Completed by the Audience-

(If you would like) Submit a Question for the Speaker(s) or indicate what information you hope to gain by attending this talk here:

Place your name here if you would like to attend this talk:

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