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'''Planning Meeting Details'''
<p><b>Planning Meeting Details</b>
* Wednesdays - 11:00am PDT, 18:00 UTC
</p>
* Mountain View Offices: Warp Core Conference Room
<ul><li> Wednesdays - 11:00am PDT, 18:00 UTC
* Toronto Offices: Fin du Monde Conference Room
</li><li> Mountain View Offices: Warp Core Conference Room
* [irc://irc.mozilla.org/planning irc.mozilla.org #planning] for backchannel
</li><li> Toronto Offices: Fin du Monde Conference Room
* (the [[Platform#Meetings|developer meeting]] takes place on Tuesdays)
</li><li> <a href="irc://irc.mozilla.org/planning">irc.mozilla.org #planning</a> for backchannel
 
</li><li> (the <a href="Platform#Meetings">developer meeting</a> takes place on Tuesdays)
'''Video/Teleconference Details - NEW'''
</li></ul>
* 650-903-0800 or 650-215-1282 x92 Conf# '''95312''' (US/INTL)
<p><b>Video/Teleconference Details - NEW</b>
* 1-800-707-2533 (pin 369) Conf# '''95312''' (US)
</p>
* Vidyo Room: Warp Core
<ul><li> 650-903-0800 or 650-215-1282 x92 Conf# <b>95312</b> (US/INTL)
* Vidyo [https://v.mozilla.com/flex.html?roomdirect.html&key=UK1zyrd7Vhym Guest URL]
</li><li> 1-800-707-2533 (pin 369) Conf# <b>95312</b> (US)
 
</li><li> Vidyo Room: Warp Core
{{Notes}}
</li><li> Vidyo <a href="https://v.mozilla.com/flex.html?roomdirect.html&amp;key=UK1zyrd7Vhym">Guest URL</a>
 
</li></ul>
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== Actions from Last Week ==
</p>
* Jen follow up on sync bustage in FF5
<h2> Actions from Last Week </h2>
** No root cause found in Sync since the FF4 to FF5 Sync code is almost identical. Resetting the key solves the issue. See [https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/846299 Sumo Article].  
<ul><li> Jen follow up on sync bustage in FF5
** This seems to be hitting users who were old Weave users. The Sync Add-on will be EOL'ed in this week and this should help.
<ul><li> No root cause found in Sync since the FF4 to FF5 Sync code is almost identical. Resetting the key solves the issue. See <a href="https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/846299">Sumo Article</a>.  
 
</li><li> This seems to be hitting users who were old Weave users. The Sync Add-on will be EOL'ed in this week and this should help.
== Schedule &amp; Progress on [[Releases|Upcoming Releases]] ==
</li></ul>
 
</li></ul>
===Firefox Desktop ===
<h2> Schedule &amp; Progress on <a href="Releases">Upcoming Releases</a> </h2>
==== Release (3.6, 5.0) ====
<h3>Firefox Desktop </h3>
* 3.6.20 is on the beta channel and is scheduled to ship on 2011-08-16
<h4> Release (3.6, 5.0) </h4>
 
<ul><li> 3.6.20 is on the beta channel and is scheduled to ship on 2011-08-16
==== Beta (6) ====
</li></ul>
* Just had the [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Releases/Firefox_6/Final_Signoffs sign-off meeting]
<h4> Beta (6) </h4>
** We're going to land 2 safe mobile-only fixes on mozilla-beta
<ul><li> Just had the <a href="https://wiki.mozilla.org/Releases/Firefox_6/Final_Signoffs">sign-off meeting</a>
** Then we are pulling mozilla-beta to mozilla-release and building final today
<ul><li> We're going to land 2 safe mobile-only fixes on mozilla-beta
** Then we will ship mozilla-release to the desktop beta channel before the weekend to make sure nothing screwed up (should be no content changes but it would be silly not to test what we will ship!)
</li><li> Then we are pulling mozilla-beta to mozilla-release and building final today
** We will ship the build off mozilla-release to the release channel on 2011-08-16 if no issues are found
</li><li> Then we will ship mozilla-release to the desktop beta channel before the weekend to make sure nothing screwed up (should be no content changes but it would be silly not to test what we will ship!)
 
</li><li> We will ship the build off mozilla-release to the release channel on 2011-08-16 if no issues are found
==== Aurora (7) ====
</li></ul>
* mozilla-aurora &rarr; mozilla-beta source migration is on 2011-08-16...'''< 1 week'''
</li></ul>
 
<h4> Aurora (7) </h4>
==== Nightly (8) ====
<ul><li> mozilla-aurora &rarr; mozilla-beta source migration is on 2011-08-16...<b>&lt; 1 week</b>
* mozilla-central &rarr; mozilla-aurora source migration is on 2011-08-16...'''< 1 week'''
</li></ul>
 
<h4> Nightly (8) </h4>
Nice updates for Lion
<ul><li> mozilla-central &rarr; mozilla-aurora source migration is on 2011-08-16...<b>&lt; 1 week</b>
* 672050 - Draw toolbar buttons with CoreUI
</li></ul>
*668195 - Consider using CoreUI to draw unified title/toolbars and statusbars
<p>Nice updates for Lion
*667480 - [10.7] Update Firefox’s Toolbar Button Style for OS X Lion
</p>
*667476 - [10.7] Update Firefox’s Toolbar Gradient to match OS X Lion’s
<ul><li> 672050 - Draw toolbar buttons with CoreUI
Other good fixes
</li><li>668195 - Consider using CoreUI to draw unified title/toolbars and statusbars
*507361 - localStorage doesn't work in file:/// documents  
</li><li>667480 - [10.7] Update Firefox’s Toolbar Button Style for OS X Lion
*440093 - Don't overwrite current tab when opening multiple bookmarks in tabs  
</li><li>667476 - [10.7] Update Firefox’s Toolbar Gradient to match OS X Lion’s
*564900 - Add folder to Library sidebar specifically for downloads
</li></ul>
*613662 - Implement insertAdjacentHTML
<p>Other good fixes
 
</p>
=== Firefox Mobile  ===
<ul><li>507361 - localStorage doesn't work in file:/// documents  
 
</li><li>440093 - Don't overwrite current tab when opening multiple bookmarks in tabs  
==== ====
</li><li>564900 - Add folder to Library sidebar specifically for downloads
 
</li><li>613662 - Implement insertAdjacentHTML
==== ====
</li></ul>
* Just had the [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Releases/Firefox_6/Final_Signoffs sign-off meeting]
<h3> Firefox Mobile  </h3>
** We're going to land 2 safe mobile-only fixes on mozilla-beta
<h4> </h4>
** Then we are building beta 6 today, which will be put in the android market in beta
<h4> </h4>
** Then we are pulling to mozilla-release and building final today
<ul><li> Just had the <a href="https://wiki.mozilla.org/Releases/Firefox_6/Final_Signoffs">sign-off meeting</a>
** We will ship mobile and desktop off mozilla-release on 2011-08-16 if no issues are found
<ul><li> We're going to land 2 safe mobile-only fixes on mozilla-beta
** '''QA may put a full stop on the mobile release if the 2 safe fixes have fallout.''' If so, we'll break the releases up and ship mobile soon after desktop
</li><li> Then we are building beta 6 today, which will be put in the android market in beta
*** We don't think this will happen (otherwise we wouldn't have taken the 2 fixes!) but I wanted to call it out
</li><li> Then we are pulling to mozilla-release and building final today
 
</li><li> We will ship mobile and desktop off mozilla-release on 2011-08-16 if no issues are found
==== ====
</li><li> <b>QA may put a full stop on the mobile release if the 2 safe fixes have fallout.</b> If so, we'll break the releases up and ship mobile soon after desktop
* Took fixes to text selection to clean up its behavior
<ul><li> We don't think this will happen (otherwise we wouldn't have taken the 2 fixes!) but I wanted to call it out
 
</li></ul>
==== ====
</li></ul>
* mozilla-central &rarr; mozilla-aurora source migration is on 2011-08-16...'''< 1 week'''
</li></ul>
* Try out the Tablet UI ("browser.ui.layout.tablet" = -1)
<h4> </h4>
* Landed "Add to Home Screen" for bookmarks
<ul><li> Took fixes to text selection to clean up its behavior
 
</li></ul>
=== Firefox Sync ===
<h4> </h4>
* Firefox 5 - Sync issue, directing people to reset key. See [https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/846299 Sumo Article]
<ul><li> mozilla-central &rarr; mozilla-aurora source migration is on 2011-08-16...<b>&lt; 1 week</b>
* Beta (6) - [[Firefox/Features/Sync_Discoverability|Sync Discovery]]
</li><li> Try out the Tablet UI ("browser.ui.layout.tablet" = -1)
* Aurora (7) - [[Firefox/Features/Instant_Sync|Instant Sync]]
</li><li> Landed "Add to Home Screen" for bookmarks
* [[Services/Sync/EOL_Sync_Add_On_Phase_1|Firefox Sync Add-on EOL Plan - Phase 1]] - ready for production. Will go live in the next few days.
</li></ul>
* Firefox 8+:
<h3> Firefox Sync </h3>
** [[Services/Sync/Sync_Setup_Improvements_Desktop|Improving Sync Set Up Improvements]] - In progress. Dependent on Home tab, working with Asa to align schedules.
<ul><li> Firefox 5 - Sync issue, directing people to reset key. See <a href="https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/846299">Sumo Article</a>
** [[Services/Sync/Push_to_device|Push to Device]] - In development. Functionality done. UX mocks are to be delivered next.
</li><li> Beta (6) - <a href="Firefox/Features/Sync Discoverability">Sync Discovery</a>
 
</li><li> Aurora (7) - <a href="Firefox/Features/Instant Sync">Instant Sync</a>
===[[AMO/FlightDeck/0.9.7|Add-on Builder]]===
</li><li> <a href="Services/Sync/EOL Sync Add On Phase 1">Firefox Sync Add-on EOL Plan - Phase 1</a> - ready for production. Will go live in the next few days.
 
</li><li> Firefox 8+:
=== [[Labs/Jetpack/SDK/1.1|Add-on SDK 1.1]] ===
<ul><li> <a href="Services/Sync/Sync Setup Improvements Desktop">Improving Sync Set Up Improvements</a> - In progress. Dependent on Home tab, working with Asa to align schedules.
 
</li><li> <a href="Services/Sync/Push to device">Push to Device</a> - In development. Functionality done. UX mocks are to be delivered next.
* second test build, 1.1a2, spun and distributed yesterday ([http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla-labs-jetpack/browse_frm/thread/e006aca758ae4901 announcement])
</li></ul>
* next test build, 1.1b1, on schedule for next Tuesday, August 16 (and at least weekly thereafter until release)
</li></ul>
* release remains on schedule for Tuesday, September 13
<h3><a href="AMO/FlightDeck/0.9.7">Add-on Builder</a></h3>
 
<h3> <a href="Labs/Jetpack/SDK/1.1">Add-on SDK 1.1</a> </h3>
===[[Firefox/Input/Releases/4.3|Input 4.3]]===
<ul><li> second test build, 1.1a2, spun and distributed yesterday (<a href="http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla-labs-jetpack/browse_frm/thread/e006aca758ae4901">announcement</a>)
* Nothing new -> No ETA just yet; IT's having resource constraints that are limiting the amount of coverage for projects across the board.
</li><li> next test build, 1.1b1, on schedule for next Tuesday, August 16 (and at least weekly thereafter until release)
* Technical requirements for Tell Us More is mostly finished; to track what we're working on, check out the [https://wiki.mozilla.org/BMO/TellUsMore Tell Us More] wiki! If you'd like to add in comments or have questions, feel free to e-mail me
</li><li> release remains on schedule for Tuesday, September 13
 
</li></ul>
Other notes
<h3><a href="Firefox/Input/Releases/4.3">Input 4.3</a></h3>
* Matt Brubeck graciously updated the Feedback extension in Fennec to be enabled on Nightlies! To look at the new change, go to the Control Panel and click on the "Beta" panel button. Feel free to submit feedback and send performance data to the development team!
<ul><li> Nothing new -&gt; No ETA just yet; IT's having resource constraints that are limiting the amount of coverage for projects across the board.
 
</li><li> Technical requirements for Tell Us More is mostly finished; to track what we're working on, check out the <a href="https://wiki.mozilla.org/BMO/TellUsMore">Tell Us More</a> wiki! If you'd like to add in comments or have questions, feel free to e-mail me
== Feedback Summary  ==
</li></ul>
=== Desktop ===
<p>Other notes
* Not much going on (except Gestures):
</p>
** When traffic is low, the top issues are all malware/third party extensions:
<ul><li> Matt Brubeck graciously updated the Feedback extension in Fennec to be enabled on Nightlies! To look at the new change, go to the Control Panel and click on the "Beta" panel button. Feel free to submit feedback and send performance data to the development team!
*** Vuze Community toolbar directing searches/homepage to App4U
</li></ul>
*** Bearshare eats your keyword.URL
<h2> Feedback Summary  </h2>
*** searchqu.com showing up (part of DataMngr toolbar?)
<h3> Desktop </h3>
*** ChatVibes toolbar
<ul><li> Not much going on (except Gestures):
*** Fake security/update warning: https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/800438
<ul><li> When traffic is low, the top issues are all malware/third party extensions:
 
<ul><li> Vuze Community toolbar directing searches/homepage to App4U
=== Mobile ===
</li><li> Bearshare eats your keyword.URL
39 New SUMO questions, up 50%<br>
</li><li> searchqu.com showing up (part of DataMngr toolbar?)
30% of the new questions continue to be 'can I have FF on my ipad/nokia/blackberry/BADA/ARMv6 device'<br>
</li><li> ChatVibes toolbar
 
</li><li> Fake security/update warning: https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/800438
New SUMO problem reports:
</li></ul>
[https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/858901]
</li></ul>
[https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/858849]
</li></ul>
[https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/858255]
<h3> Mobile </h3>
 
<p>39 New SUMO questions, up 50%<br />
Unique SUMO how-to questions:
30% of the new questions continue to be 'can I have FF on my ipad/nokia/blackberry/BADA/ARMv6 device'<br />
[https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/857441]
</p><p>New SUMO problem reports:
[https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/858940]
<a href="https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/858901">[n]</a>
[https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/859004]
<a href="https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/858849">[n]</a>
 
<a href="https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/858255">[n]</a>
80% of Input is positive for Release this week, up from 71% the prior week:
</p><p>Unique SUMO how-to questions:
[http://input.mozilla.com/en-US/?product=mobile&version=5.0&date_start=2011-08-02&sentiment=happy&q=easy ease of use],
<a href="https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/857441">[n]</a>
[http://input.mozilla.com/en-US/?product=mobile&version=5.0&date_start=2011-08-02&sentiment=happy&q=fast fast],
<a href="https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/858940">[n]</a>
[http://input.mozilla.com/en-US/?product=mobile&version=5.0&date_start=2011-08-02&sentiment=happy&q=love love it]
<a href="https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/859004">[n]</a>
 
</p><p>80% of Input is positive for Release this week, up from 71% the prior week:
47% of Input is negative for Beta this week, up from 43% the prior week:
<a href="http://input.mozilla.com/en-US/?product=mobile&amp;version=5.0&amp;date_start=2011-08-02&amp;sentiment=happy&amp;q=easy">ease of use</a>,
[http://input.mozilla.com/en-US/?product=mobile&version=6.0&date_start=2011-08-02&date_end=&q=flash no flash],
<a href="http://input.mozilla.com/en-US/?product=mobile&amp;version=5.0&amp;date_start=2011-08-02&amp;sentiment=happy&amp;q=fast">fast</a>,
[http://input.mozilla.com/en-US/?q=slow&product=mobile&version=6.0&date_start=2011-08-02&date_end= too slow],
<a href="http://input.mozilla.com/en-US/?product=mobile&amp;version=5.0&amp;date_start=2011-08-02&amp;sentiment=happy&amp;q=love">love it</a>
[http://input.mozilla.com/en-US/?product=mobile&version=6.0&date_start=2011-08-02&date_end=&q=zoom zoom issues]
</p><p>47% of Input is negative for Beta this week, up from 43% the prior week:
 
<a href="http://input.mozilla.com/en-US/?product=mobile&amp;version=6.0&amp;date_start=2011-08-02&amp;date_end=&amp;q=flash">no flash</a>,
19 posts on Input for Aurora this week, up from 10 the week prior<br>
<a href="http://input.mozilla.com/en-US/?q=slow&amp;product=mobile&amp;version=6.0&amp;date_start=2011-08-02&amp;date_end=">too slow</a>,
Praise 68%<br>
<a href="http://input.mozilla.com/en-US/?product=mobile&amp;version=6.0&amp;date_start=2011-08-02&amp;date_end=&amp;q=zoom">zoom issues</a>
Issues 21%<br>
</p><p>19 posts on Input for Aurora this week, up from 10 the week prior<br />
Ideas  11%<br>
Praise 68%<br />
 
Issues 21%<br />
Android Market rating for Beta up one point to 3.7
Ideas  11%<br />
 
</p><p>Android Market rating for Beta up one point to 3.7
== UX & User Research ==
</p>
 
<h2> UX &amp; User Research </h2>
== '''Market Insights''' ==
<h2> <b>Market Insights</b> </h2>
 
<h2> Marketing, Press &amp; Public Reaction  </h2>
== Marketing, Press &amp; Public Reaction  ==
<p><a href="http://www.conceivablytech.com/8746/business/the-mozilla-interview-why-firefox-matters">The Mozilla Interview: Why Firefox Matters</a>
 
</p><p><a href="http://www.chip.de/news/Interactive-Personas-Firefox-Skins-kommen-in-Fahrt_50636309.html">Interactive Personas: Firefox-Skins get going</a><br />  
[http://www.conceivablytech.com/8746/business/the-mozilla-interview-why-firefox-matters The Mozilla Interview: Why Firefox Matters]
</p><p><a href="http://www.golem.de/1108/85502.html">Mozilla to integrate Google’s WebRTC in Firefox </a><br />  
 
</p><p><a href="http://download.cnet.com/8301-2007_4-20088435-12/https-everywhere-opens-to-all/">HTTPS Everywhere opens to all</a><br /><a href="http://www.zdnet.de/news/41555461/stabiler-release-von-https-plug-in-fuer-firefox-verfuegbar.htm">Stable release of HTTPS Firefox plug-in available</a><br /><a href="http://futurezone.at/produkte/4348-vollversion-von-https-everywhere-veroeffentlicht.php">Final version of HTTPS Everywhere released</a><br /><a href="http://lifehacker.com/5828683/https-everywhere-leaves-beta-now-supports-over-1000-sites">HTTPS Everywhere Now Supports Secure Browsing on Over 1,000 Sites</a><br /><a href="http://www.netzwelt.de/news/87843-sicherheit-https-everywhere-beliebte-webseiten.html">Security: HTTPS Everywhere for popular websites</a><br />  
[http://www.chip.de/news/Interactive-Personas-Firefox-Skins-kommen-in-Fahrt_50636309.html Interactive Personas: Firefox-Skins get going]<br>  
</p><p><a href="http://www.itespresso.de/2011/08/08/chrome-os-black-hat-konferenz-deckt-schwachen-auf/">Chrome OS: Black Hat conference reveals vulnerabilities</a><br />
 
</p>
[http://www.golem.de/1108/85502.html Mozilla to integrate Google’s WebRTC in Firefox ]<br>  
<h3> Mobile  </h3>
 
<ul><li>Changed Android Market category from "Productivity" to "Communications"  
[http://download.cnet.com/8301-2007_4-20088435-12/https-everywhere-opens-to-all/ HTTPS Everywhere opens to all]<br>[http://www.zdnet.de/news/41555461/stabiler-release-von-https-plug-in-fuer-firefox-verfuegbar.htm Stable release of HTTPS Firefox plug-in available]<br>[http://futurezone.at/produkte/4348-vollversion-von-https-everywhere-veroeffentlicht.php Final version of HTTPS Everywhere released]<br>[http://lifehacker.com/5828683/https-everywhere-leaves-beta-now-supports-over-1000-sites HTTPS Everywhere Now Supports Secure Browsing on Over 1,000 Sites]<br>[http://www.netzwelt.de/news/87843-sicherheit-https-everywhere-beliebte-webseiten.html Security: HTTPS Everywhere for popular websites]<br>  
</li><li>Ongoing SEO efforts  
 
</li><li>Focusing on moz.com site optimization for mobile pages
[http://www.itespresso.de/2011/08/08/chrome-os-black-hat-konferenz-deckt-schwachen-auf/ Chrome OS: Black Hat conference reveals vulnerabilities]<br>
</li></ul>
 
<h2> Security </h2>
=== Mobile  ===
<p>If you have a feature page or bug that is marked for sec-review-needed please check the <a href="https://mail.mozilla.com/home/ckoenig@mozilla.com/Security%20Review.html">security calendar</a> for an available slot and reserve the slot via Curtis.
 
</p>
*Changed Android Market category from "Productivity" to "Communications"  
<h2> Questions, Comments, FYI </h2>
*Ongoing SEO efforts  
<ul><li> Geolocation protocol in Firefox desktop will be changing on mozilla-central very soon.
*Focusing on moz.com site optimization for mobile pages
<ul><li> See bug 677256.
 
</li><li> geolocation will continue to work
== Security ==
</li><li> geocoding (civic address) will no longer work.
If you have a feature page or bug that is marked for sec-review-needed please check the [https://mail.mozilla.com/home/ckoenig@mozilla.com/Security%20Review.html security calendar] for an available slot and reserve the slot via Curtis.
</li></ul>
 
</li></ul>
== Questions, Comments, FYI ==
<h2> Actions this week </h2>
* Geolocation protocol in Firefox desktop will be changing on mozilla-central very soon.
** See bug 677256.
** geolocation will continue to work
** geocoding (civic address) will no longer work.
 
== Actions this week ==

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Planning Meeting Details

  • Wednesdays - 11:00am PDT, 18:00 UTC
  • Mountain View Offices: Warp Core Conference Room
  • Toronto Offices: Fin du Monde Conference Room
  • <a href="irc://irc.mozilla.org/planning">irc.mozilla.org #planning</a> for backchannel
  • (the <a href="Platform#Meetings">developer meeting</a> takes place on Tuesdays)

Video/Teleconference Details - NEW

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.

Actions from Last Week

  • Jen follow up on sync bustage in FF5
    • No root cause found in Sync since the FF4 to FF5 Sync code is almost identical. Resetting the key solves the issue. See <a href="https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/846299">Sumo Article</a>.
    • This seems to be hitting users who were old Weave users. The Sync Add-on will be EOL'ed in this week and this should help.

Schedule & Progress on <a href="Releases">Upcoming Releases</a>

Firefox Desktop

Release (3.6, 5.0)

  • 3.6.20 is on the beta channel and is scheduled to ship on 2011-08-16

Beta (6)

  • Just had the <a href="https://wiki.mozilla.org/Releases/Firefox_6/Final_Signoffs">sign-off meeting</a>
    • We're going to land 2 safe mobile-only fixes on mozilla-beta
    • Then we are pulling mozilla-beta to mozilla-release and building final today
    • Then we will ship mozilla-release to the desktop beta channel before the weekend to make sure nothing screwed up (should be no content changes but it would be silly not to test what we will ship!)
    • We will ship the build off mozilla-release to the release channel on 2011-08-16 if no issues are found

Aurora (7)

  • mozilla-aurora → mozilla-beta source migration is on 2011-08-16...< 1 week

Nightly (8)

  • mozilla-central → mozilla-aurora source migration is on 2011-08-16...< 1 week

Nice updates for Lion

  • 672050 - Draw toolbar buttons with CoreUI
  • 668195 - Consider using CoreUI to draw unified title/toolbars and statusbars
  • 667480 - [10.7] Update Firefox’s Toolbar Button Style for OS X Lion
  • 667476 - [10.7] Update Firefox’s Toolbar Gradient to match OS X Lion’s

Other good fixes

  • 507361 - localStorage doesn't work in file:/// documents
  • 440093 - Don't overwrite current tab when opening multiple bookmarks in tabs
  • 564900 - Add folder to Library sidebar specifically for downloads
  • 613662 - Implement insertAdjacentHTML

Firefox Mobile

5

6

  • Just had the <a href="https://wiki.mozilla.org/Releases/Firefox_6/Final_Signoffs">sign-off meeting</a>
    • We're going to land 2 safe mobile-only fixes on mozilla-beta
    • Then we are building beta 6 today, which will be put in the android market in beta
    • Then we are pulling to mozilla-release and building final today
    • We will ship mobile and desktop off mozilla-release on 2011-08-16 if no issues are found
    • QA may put a full stop on the mobile release if the 2 safe fixes have fallout. If so, we'll break the releases up and ship mobile soon after desktop
      • We don't think this will happen (otherwise we wouldn't have taken the 2 fixes!) but I wanted to call it out

7

  • Took fixes to text selection to clean up its behavior

8

  • mozilla-central → mozilla-aurora source migration is on 2011-08-16...< 1 week
  • Try out the Tablet UI ("browser.ui.layout.tablet" = -1)
  • Landed "Add to Home Screen" for bookmarks

Firefox Sync

  • Firefox 5 - Sync issue, directing people to reset key. See <a href="https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/846299">Sumo Article</a>
  • Beta (6) - <a href="Firefox/Features/Sync Discoverability">Sync Discovery</a>
  • Aurora (7) - <a href="Firefox/Features/Instant Sync">Instant Sync</a>
  • <a href="Services/Sync/EOL Sync Add On Phase 1">Firefox Sync Add-on EOL Plan - Phase 1</a> - ready for production. Will go live in the next few days.
  • Firefox 8+:
    • <a href="Services/Sync/Sync Setup Improvements Desktop">Improving Sync Set Up Improvements</a> - In progress. Dependent on Home tab, working with Asa to align schedules.
    • <a href="Services/Sync/Push to device">Push to Device</a> - In development. Functionality done. UX mocks are to be delivered next.

<a href="AMO/FlightDeck/0.9.7">Add-on Builder</a>

<a href="Labs/Jetpack/SDK/1.1">Add-on SDK 1.1</a>

<a href="Firefox/Input/Releases/4.3">Input 4.3</a>

  • Nothing new -> No ETA just yet; IT's having resource constraints that are limiting the amount of coverage for projects across the board.
  • Technical requirements for Tell Us More is mostly finished; to track what we're working on, check out the <a href="https://wiki.mozilla.org/BMO/TellUsMore">Tell Us More</a> wiki! If you'd like to add in comments or have questions, feel free to e-mail me

Other notes

  • Matt Brubeck graciously updated the Feedback extension in Fennec to be enabled on Nightlies! To look at the new change, go to the Control Panel and click on the "Beta" panel button. Feel free to submit feedback and send performance data to the development team!

Feedback Summary

Desktop

  • Not much going on (except Gestures):
    • When traffic is low, the top issues are all malware/third party extensions:

Mobile

39 New SUMO questions, up 50%
30% of the new questions continue to be 'can I have FF on my ipad/nokia/blackberry/BADA/ARMv6 device'

New SUMO problem reports:

<a href="https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/858901">[n]</a> <a href="https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/858849">[n]</a> <a href="https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/858255">[n]</a>

Unique SUMO how-to questions:

<a href="https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/857441">[n]</a> <a href="https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/858940">[n]</a> <a href="https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/859004">[n]</a>

80% of Input is positive for Release this week, up from 71% the prior week:

<a href="http://input.mozilla.com/en-US/?product=mobile&version=5.0&date_start=2011-08-02&sentiment=happy&q=easy">ease of use</a>, <a href="http://input.mozilla.com/en-US/?product=mobile&version=5.0&date_start=2011-08-02&sentiment=happy&q=fast">fast</a>, <a href="http://input.mozilla.com/en-US/?product=mobile&version=5.0&date_start=2011-08-02&sentiment=happy&q=love">love it</a>

47% of Input is negative for Beta this week, up from 43% the prior week:

<a href="http://input.mozilla.com/en-US/?product=mobile&version=6.0&date_start=2011-08-02&date_end=&q=flash">no flash</a>, <a href="http://input.mozilla.com/en-US/?q=slow&product=mobile&version=6.0&date_start=2011-08-02&date_end=">too slow</a>, <a href="http://input.mozilla.com/en-US/?product=mobile&version=6.0&date_start=2011-08-02&date_end=&q=zoom">zoom issues</a>

19 posts on Input for Aurora this week, up from 10 the week prior

Praise 68%
Issues 21%
Ideas 11%

Android Market rating for Beta up one point to 3.7

UX & User Research

Market Insights

Marketing, Press & Public Reaction

<a href="http://www.conceivablytech.com/8746/business/the-mozilla-interview-why-firefox-matters">The Mozilla Interview: Why Firefox Matters</a>

<a href="http://www.chip.de/news/Interactive-Personas-Firefox-Skins-kommen-in-Fahrt_50636309.html">Interactive Personas: Firefox-Skins get going</a>

<a href="http://www.golem.de/1108/85502.html">Mozilla to integrate Google’s WebRTC in Firefox </a>

<a href="http://download.cnet.com/8301-2007_4-20088435-12/https-everywhere-opens-to-all/">HTTPS Everywhere opens to all</a>
<a href="http://www.zdnet.de/news/41555461/stabiler-release-von-https-plug-in-fuer-firefox-verfuegbar.htm">Stable release of HTTPS Firefox plug-in available</a>
<a href="http://futurezone.at/produkte/4348-vollversion-von-https-everywhere-veroeffentlicht.php">Final version of HTTPS Everywhere released</a>
<a href="http://lifehacker.com/5828683/https-everywhere-leaves-beta-now-supports-over-1000-sites">HTTPS Everywhere Now Supports Secure Browsing on Over 1,000 Sites</a>
<a href="http://www.netzwelt.de/news/87843-sicherheit-https-everywhere-beliebte-webseiten.html">Security: HTTPS Everywhere for popular websites</a>

<a href="http://www.itespresso.de/2011/08/08/chrome-os-black-hat-konferenz-deckt-schwachen-auf/">Chrome OS: Black Hat conference reveals vulnerabilities</a>

Mobile

  • Changed Android Market category from "Productivity" to "Communications"
  • Ongoing SEO efforts
  • Focusing on moz.com site optimization for mobile pages

Security

If you have a feature page or bug that is marked for sec-review-needed please check the <a href="https://mail.mozilla.com/home/ckoenig@mozilla.com/Security%20Review.html">security calendar</a> for an available slot and reserve the slot via Curtis.

Questions, Comments, FYI

  • Geolocation protocol in Firefox desktop will be changing on mozilla-central very soon.
    • See bug 677256.
    • geolocation will continue to work
    • geocoding (civic address) will no longer work.

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