Firefox3/StatusMeetings/2007-08-28

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Firefox 3 Meeting

Meeting Details

• Tuesdays - Firefox 3 - 11:00am Pacific, 2:00pm Eastern, 18:00 UTC
• Mozilla Building S - <script> conference room
• 650-903-0800 or 650-215-1282 x91 Conf# 217 (US/INTL)
• 1-800-707-2533 (pin 369) Conf# 217 (US)
• irc.mozilla.org #granparadiso for backchannel

PRD Status Update

• Perma Links: Current PRD & Detailed Feature List & Firefox Next Requirements.
• Outstanding Change Requests to review.
• Retention Requirements - please add them to the PRD as applicable.
• Disable insecure extension updates by default bug 378216 and Extension updates should link to further information bug 297903 should be added to the PRD.
• Support reading in a localizable string with a partner name (INST-005a) - Needs more detail as to where this string will be used in the ui.

Open Action Items

• mkaply: please write a note that documents how to take advantage microformat
  • Microformats Howto
• Add visual indication to browser UI when Add-on updates are available (ADD-003a) needs bug 347585 implemented
  • underway: beltzner and mconnor currently arguing about whether or not it's necessary
• dolske: prepare feature plan template for security review by next meeting
  • See Wiki
  • DBaron/BZ for content interaction
  • DVeditz/Jesse for security experts
  • Toolkit peers for API & design
  • Public call for participation
• Decision about private browsing mode
• Addons Manager redesign (a la Personas)

Schedule

• Proposed Schedule
• Current BMO report for M8
• Shall we review the branch mechanics - overall plan and Short-term Plan?

Work in progress

• Web-based protocol handling (PH team)
  • patch for new Applications prefpane (bug 377784) awaiting code and UX review (myk)
  • patch to move the rest of the RDF code from native nsExternalHelperAppService to JS nsHandlerService (bug 393492) awaiting review and super-review (myk)

• Microformats (mkaply)
  • Finishing up changes based on more review comments from sayrer
  • Discussion finally started in bug bug 377450 about how to hook things
  • Alex having discussion with microformats community about in page UI

• Places (Places team)
  • 23 Blockers - Many of these are not user-facing,and will be retargeted for M9 in favor of UI implementation bugs.
  • UI implementation bugs targeting M8
  • follow up tweaks and improvements to the url location bar autocomplete results

• Download Manager (sdwilsh [not on call])
  • 2 Blockers for M8
  • 1 Wanted-Firefox3 for M8
  • bug 389982 - Download Manager is not friendly to embedders or extensions.
  • SoC should be ready by end of next weekish (dmose)

• Storage (sdwilsh)
  • no update

• Password Manager (dolske)

• Addons Manager (Rob Strong, Mossop, mwu)
  • Disable insecure extension updates by default (No PRD Item?) - bug 378216 awaiting review rstrong.
  • Extension updates should link to further information (No PRD Item?) - bug 297903 awaiting review rstrong.
  • Remove extension installation whitelist (ADD-01d) - bug 252830 awaiting review dveditz, gavin.sharp.
  • Allow Add-on configuration UI to be accessed from main application configuration UI (ADD-002a and ADD-002b) - bug 384956 awaiting ui-review Madhava, has r=mano.
  • Add permanent button for restarting Firefox (ADD-003b) - bug 392812 last remaining fallout from landing bug 369075
  • Unify add-ons management system and add plugin management system (ADD-003e) - Java plugin doesn't stay disabled on restart when disabled via plugin manager bug 391730 should be landing soon.

• Security UI (johnath)

• Distribution Reqs (dmills)

• Security, Privacy
  • Countermeasures for Java/plugin/extension vulnerabilities (disable, warn, offer updates) - (SPI-003b) - lots of remaining work bug 391731

• Installer
  • Install as a non-admin user on Vista (INST-004a) - bug 370571 In progress

• Retention (No PRD Category)
  • Take over user defaults during install on Win32 (No PRD item) - bug 392137 in progress.

• User Experience
  • Take away 20 user experience bugs & n delightful UI features
    • mconnor to publish list and bugs to track this week
  • Theming/Visual Makeover
    • Still working on finding an icon designer for Windows/Linux.

Security Review

• Design Review Proposal
• Need to come up with schedule and process [Action: Window]
• Suggested order for review
  • Password Manager
  • Places
  • Web Content Handlers, Microformats & RSS
  • Add-Ons
  • Offline Apps
  • Cross-domain XMLHttpRequest
  • Distribution/Customization
  • ContentEditable
  • Private Browsing
  • Malware Protection

Release Notes

• Add your items to the current draft

QA Status/Topics

• Draft Fx 3 Test Plan wiki
• Many feature Test Plans are being updated and linked from the Firefox 3 Test Plan Wiki. Seeking review.
• Daily Smoketests, Focused Area testing, and monitoring nightly checkins on nightly builds ran by Tiger Test Team.
• This week's testday will focus on download manager/ password manager testing
• Testing, Verifying, Testing, Documenting, Testing...

Round table

• Don't forget to add changes that may impact documentation to the Firefox 3 for developers page.
• reminder to use #granparadiso on IRC for discussion of milestone-releated deliverables, features, QA testing, etc; it's to be the defacto location for chatter regarding Gran Paradiso releases
• sspitzer: software update fixes for fx 3 [1]

Gecko 1.9 Meeting

Meeting Details

• Wednesdays - 11:00am Pacific, 2:00pm Eastern, 18:00 UTC
• Mozilla Building S - <script> conference room
• 650-903-0800 or 650-215-1282 x91 Conf# 217 (US/INTL)
• 1-800-707-2533 (pin 369) Conf# 217 (US)
• join irc.mozilla.org #granparadiso for backchannel

General Discussion

• Goals

Blockers and Noms

Blockers report:

• Stacked Blockers
• Noms
• Blockers

GFX Update

• Progress Last Week
• Planned for This Week
• Issues/concerns:

Layout Update

• Progress Last Week
• Planned for This Week
• Issues/concerns:

Content Update

• Progress Last Week
• Planned for This Week
• Issues/concerns:

Release Notes

• Add your items to the current draft