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<h1> Video for today's meeting </h1>
<h1> Video for today's meeting </h1>
<p><span class="fck_mw_special" _fck_mw_customtag="true" _fck_mw_tagname="video" controls="controls">&lt;source src=&quot;http://videos.mozilla.org/serv/air_mozilla/monday_meetings/status-2011-07-18.ogg&quot; type=&quot;video/ogg; codecs=&amp;quot;theora, vorbis&amp;quot;&quot; /&gt;</span>  
<p><span class="fck_mw_special">&lt;source src=&quot;http://videos.mozilla.org/serv/air_mozilla/monday_meetings/status-2011-07-18.ogg&quot; type=&quot;video/ogg; codecs=&amp;quot;theora, vorbis&amp;quot;&quot; /&gt;</span>  
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<h1> Friends of the Tree <img src="/images/7/72/Tree.gif" _fck_mw_filename="Tree.gif" alt="Friends of the Tree" /> </h1>
<h1> Friends of the Tree &lt;img src="/images/7/72/Tree.gif" _fck_mw_filename="Tree.gif" alt="Friends of the Tree" /&gt; </h1>
<ul><li> Cameron McCormack for finding a simple way of drastically reducing the time required to run our debug tests. <span class="fck_mw_template">{{bug|479352}}</span>
<ul><li> Cameron McCormack for finding a simple way of drastically reducing the time required to run our debug tests. <span class="fck_mw_template"><span class="fck_mw_template">{{bug|479352}}</span></span>
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<h1> Upcoming Events </h1>
<h1> Upcoming Events </h1>
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</p><p><b>Wednesday, 20 July</b>
</p><p><b>Wednesday, 20 July</b>
</p><p><br />Community Marketing Call: 10 a.m. PDT/17:00 UTC/19:00 CET. In-progress agenda and dial-in info [
</p><p><br />Community Marketing Call: 10 a.m. PDT/17:00 UTC/19:00 CET. In-progress agenda and dial-in info [
http://etherpad.mozilla.com:9000/call-agenda-july-20 here].<br />  
<p>http://etherpad.mozilla.com:9000/call-agenda-july-20 here].<br />
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</p><p><b>Thursday, 21 July</b>
</p><p><b>Thursday, 21 July</b>
</p><p>Bitcoin: A Technical Introduction
</p><p>Bitcoin: A Technical Introduction
</p><p>Brownbag, Thursday, 21 July, 12:00 noon, 10-Forward (also on Air Mozilla)
</p><p>Brownbag, Thursday, 21 July, 12:00 noon, 10-Forward (also on Air Mozilla)
</p><p>Brian Warner will explain the cryptographic protocols, economicincentives, and proof-of-work system in Bitcoin, a new decentralized digital currency that's been in the news recently. Slides are available at <a href="http://people.mozilla.com/~bwarner/bitcoin/">[n]</a> .
</p><p>Brian Warner will explain the cryptographic protocols, economicincentives, and proof-of-work system in Bitcoin, a new decentralized digital currency that's been in the news recently. Slides are available at &lt;a href="http://people.mozilla.com/~bwarner/bitcoin/"&gt;[n]&lt;/a&gt; .
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<b>Friday, 22 July</b>  
<p><b>Friday, 22 July</b>
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</p><p><b>Next Week</b>
</p><p><b>Next Week</b>
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<h2> Firefox Future (6, 7, 8) </h2>
<h2> Firefox Future (6, 7, 8) </h2>
<h2> Firefox Current (3.5, 3.6, 4.0, 5.0) </h2>
<h2> Firefox Current (3.5, 3.6, 4.0, 5.0) </h2>
<ul><li> The <a href="https://wiki.mozilla.org/Releases/Firefox_3.6.20">Firefox 3.6.20</a> (used to be called 3.6.19, which was then used by the 10.7 out-of-band release) schedule is now posted
<ul><li> The &lt;a href="https://wiki.mozilla.org/Releases/Firefox_3.6.20"&gt;Firefox 3.6.20&lt;/a&gt; (used to be called 3.6.19, which was then used by the 10.7 out-of-band release) schedule is now posted
<ul><li> Shipping at the same time as Firefox 6 (August 16)
<ul><li> Shipping at the same time as Firefox 6 (August 16)
</li><li> Code freeze for <i>non-blockers</i>: 2011-07-25
</li><li> Code freeze for <i>non-blockers</i>: 2011-07-25
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</td><td> Popcorn.js - the butt kicking HTML5 media framework
</td><td> Popcorn.js - the butt kicking HTML5 media framework
</td><td> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7968133/popcornmonday.pdf
</td><td> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7968133/popcornmonday.pdf
<p><a href="http://www.popcornjs.org">www.popcornjs.org</a>
<p>&lt;a href="http://www.popcornjs.org"&gt;www.popcornjs.org&lt;/a&gt;
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</td><td> http://www.popcornjs.org
</td><td> http://www.popcornjs.org
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</td><td> New pages that highlight Mozilla's local communities around the world
</td><td> New pages that highlight Mozilla's local communities around the world
</td><td>
</td><td>
<p><a href="http://www.mozilla.org/contribute/local/africamideast.html">Africa and the Middle East</a>
<p>&lt;a href="http://www.mozilla.org/contribute/local/africamideast.html"&gt;Africa and the Middle East&lt;/a&gt;
</p><p><a href="http://www.mozilla.org/contribute/local/asia.html">Asia and the South Pacific</a>
</p><p>&lt;a href="http://www.mozilla.org/contribute/local/asia.html"&gt;Asia and the South Pacific&lt;/a&gt;
</p><p><a href="http://www.mozilla.org/contribute/local/europe.html">Europe</a>
</p><p>&lt;a href="http://www.mozilla.org/contribute/local/europe.html"&gt;Europe&lt;/a&gt;
</p><p><a href="http://www.mozilla.org/contribute/local/latinamerica.html">Latin America</a>
</p><p>&lt;a href="http://www.mozilla.org/contribute/local/latinamerica.html"&gt;Latin America&lt;/a&gt;
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<h2> Release Engineering  </h2>
<h2> Release Engineering  </h2>
<h2> QA  </h2>
<h2> QA  </h2>
<dl><dt>Test Execution
<p><dl><dt>Test Execution
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&lt;/dt&gt;</dl>
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<ul><li> Shipped Firefox 6 beta 2 for Mobile to Android Market
<ul><li> Shipped Firefox 6 beta 2 for Mobile to Android Market
</li><li> working through a qa sync and load environment within the team
</li><li> working through a qa sync and load environment within the team
</li><li> Mobile QA and Services QA workweek this week (offsite on 7/19)
</li><li> Mobile QA and Services QA workweek this week (offsite on 7/19)
</li></ul>
</li></ul>
<dl><dt>WebQA
<p><dl><dt>WebQA
</dt></dl>
&lt;/dt&gt;</dl>
<ul><li>AMO <a href="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?list_id=806865&amp;resolution=FIXED&amp;classification=Server%20Software&amp;query_format=advanced&amp;target_milestone=6.1.5&amp;product=addons.mozilla.org">6.1.5</a>
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<ul><li>AMO &lt;a href="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?list_id=806865&amp;resolution=FIXED&amp;classification=Server%20Software&amp;query_format=advanced&amp;target_milestone=6.1.5&amp;product=addons.mozilla.org"&gt;6.1.5&lt;/a&gt;
</li><li>SUMO http://moxie.jamessocol.com/bugstats/sumo/2011-07-12
</li><li>SUMO http://moxie.jamessocol.com/bugstats/sumo/2011-07-12
</li><li>MDN https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=671560 7/14
</li><li>MDN https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=671560 7/14
</li><li>Personas https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=671552 7/14
</li><li>Personas https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=671552 7/14
</li></ul>
</li></ul>
<dl><dt>QA Community
<p><dl><dt>QA Community
</dt></dl>
&lt;/dt&gt;</dl>
<dl><dt>Automation Services
<dl><dt>Automation Services
</dt></dl>
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<ul><li> Upcoming QA Automation Services work week in Cambridge, on July 25th - 29th
<ul><li> Upcoming QA Automation Services work week in Cambridge, on July 25th - 29th
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<p><b>PR</b>  
<p><b>PR</b>  
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<ul><li><a href="http://arstechnica.com/web/news/2011/07/mozillas-browserid-aims-to-simplify-authentication-on-the-web.ars">Mozilla's BrowserID aims to simplify authentication on the Web</a>
<ul><li>&lt;a href="http://arstechnica.com/web/news/2011/07/mozillas-browserid-aims-to-simplify-authentication-on-the-web.ars"&gt;Mozilla's BrowserID aims to simplify authentication on the Web&lt;/a&gt;
</li><li><a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2011/07/15/a-new-technology-to-battle-website-password-fatigue/?mod=google_news_blog">A New Technology to Battle Website Password Fatigue</a>
</li><li>&lt;a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2011/07/15/a-new-technology-to-battle-website-password-fatigue/?mod=google_news_blog"&gt;A New Technology to Battle Website Password Fatigue&lt;/a&gt;
</li></ul>
</li></ul>
<ul><li><a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20079827-264/redesign-set-to-make-firefox-more-responsive/">Redesign set to make Firefox more responsive</a>
<ul><li>&lt;a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20079827-264/redesign-set-to-make-firefox-more-responsive/"&gt;Redesign set to make Firefox more responsive&lt;/a&gt;
</li></ul>
</li></ul>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.conceivablytech.com/8388/products/next-up-for-firefox-instant-sync">Next Up For Firefox: Instant Sync</a>
<ul><li>&lt;a href="http://www.conceivablytech.com/8388/products/next-up-for-firefox-instant-sync"&gt;Next Up For Firefox: Instant Sync&lt;/a&gt;
</li></ul>
</li></ul>
<ul><li><a href="http://thenextweb.com/insider/2011/07/15/today-is-mozillas-8th-anniversary/">Today is Mozilla’s 8th Anniversary</a>
<ul><li>&lt;a href="http://thenextweb.com/insider/2011/07/15/today-is-mozillas-8th-anniversary/"&gt;Today is Mozilla’s 8th Anniversary&lt;/a&gt;
</li></ul>
</li></ul>
<p><b>Events</b>  
<p><b>Events</b>  

Revision as of 17:43, 18 July 2011

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Video for today's meeting

<source src="http://videos.mozilla.org/serv/air_mozilla/monday_meetings/status-2011-07-18.ogg%22 type="video/ogg; codecs=&quot;theora, vorbis&quot;" />

Friends of the Tree <img src="/images/7/72/Tree.gif" _fck_mw_filename="Tree.gif" alt="Friends of the Tree" />

  • Cameron McCormack for finding a simple way of drastically reducing the time required to run our debug tests. bug 479352

Upcoming Events

This Week

Monday, 18 July

Tuesday, 19 July

Diary Studies from a Google Researcher, Andrea Knight

10Forward - noon

Diary studies can be a great technique if you're trying to understand a user's behavior over the course of a week or two, but can't observe them the whole time. Learn how to make sure your diary study is successful and helps you answer your hypothesis.

Wednesday, 20 July


Community Marketing Call: 10 a.m. PDT/17:00 UTC/19:00 CET. In-progress agenda and dial-in info [

http://etherpad.mozilla.com:9000/call-agenda-july-20 here].

Thursday, 21 July

Bitcoin: A Technical Introduction

Brownbag, Thursday, 21 July, 12:00 noon, 10-Forward (also on Air Mozilla)

Brian Warner will explain the cryptographic protocols, economicincentives, and proof-of-work system in Bitcoin, a new decentralized digital currency that's been in the news recently. Slides are available at <a href="http://people.mozilla.com/~bwarner/bitcoin/">[n]</a> .


Friday, 22 July

Next Week

Product Status Updates

Firefox Future (6, 7, 8)

Firefox Current (3.5, 3.6, 4.0, 5.0)

  • The <a href="https://wiki.mozilla.org/Releases/Firefox_3.6.20">Firefox 3.6.20</a> (used to be called 3.6.19, which was then used by the 10.7 out-of-band release) schedule is now posted
    • Shipping at the same time as Firefox 6 (August 16)
    • Code freeze for non-blockers: 2011-07-25
    • Code freeze for blockers: 2011-08-01

Mobile Firefox

Thunderbird

Thunderbird 6 is going to Beta this week.

Drumbeat

Speakers

The limit is 3 minutes per speaker. It's like a lightning talk, but don't feel that you have to have slides in order to make a presentation.

Title Presenter Topic Media More Details
New uses of popcorn.js Brett Gaylor Popcorn.js - the butt kicking HTML5 media framework http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7968133/popcornmonday.pdf

<a href="http://www.popcornjs.org">www.popcornjs.org</a>

http://www.popcornjs.org
Mozilla's Local Communities David Boswell New pages that highlight Mozilla's local communities around the world

<a href="http://www.mozilla.org/contribute/local/africamideast.html">Africa and the Middle East</a>

<a href="http://www.mozilla.org/contribute/local/asia.html">Asia and the South Pacific</a>

<a href="http://www.mozilla.org/contribute/local/europe.html">Europe</a>

<a href="http://www.mozilla.org/contribute/local/latinamerica.html">Latin America</a>

Status Updates By Team

Firefox

Platform

Messaging

Mobile

IT

Release Engineering

QA

Test Execution </dt>

  • Shipped Firefox 6 beta 2 for Mobile to Android Market
  • working through a qa sync and load environment within the team
  • Mobile QA and Services QA workweek this week (offsite on 7/19)

WebQA </dt>

QA Community </dt>
Automation Services </dt>

  • Upcoming QA Automation Services work week in Cambridge, on July 25th - 29th

Automation & Tools

Security

Engagement

PR

Events

Creative Team

Community Marketing

Support

Metrics

Evangelism

Labs

Developer Tools

Add-ons

Webdev

L10n

Introducing New Hires

  • Carmen Collins is joining the User Engagement team as 'Content Editor' [Jane Finette]
  • Aakash Desai has officially joined the Contributor Engagement team as a product manager for the Mozillians platform. [Mary Colvig]
  • Irving Reid has joined the Thunderbird Team. [Blake Winton]

Foundation Updates

Roundtable

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