Partnering:Projects:BYOB

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Objectives

Product objective

To create a simple, self-service web application that allows an interested organization or individual to create a customized version of the Firefox browser.

Timeline

Q4 2008

• Adapt customised Firefox installer repackaging scripts to work with bzip2 compression and new OSX DMG formats
• Adapt XPI-Buddy, used for generating Partner Repacks, to work with Firefox 3.5 and the [[Partnering:Projects:BYOB/Distribution_INI_File| /distribution] customization methods

Q1 2009

• Collect requirements for merging Partner Repacks with the Firefox build and release process
• Develop proof of concept of BYOB for discussion and demonstration

Q2 2009

• Deploy new repack process on build infrastructure
• Present BYOB proof of concept at Mozilla Corp. All-hands for discussion
• Define final requirements for BYOB Pilot (admin application, review process, customization wizard)
• Add Personas and AMO Collections support (display collections in the custom first-run page) to BYOB
• Develop BYOB Pilot application
• Launch BYOB Pilot application publicly (moved to Q3 2009)

Q3 2009

• Launch BYOB Pilot application publicly (moved to Q3 2009)
• Solicit feedback from community and BYOB end-users for BYOB Final
  • Add ability to add search plugins that are not included by default in position 3 or lower
  • Add ability to add extensions in the AppDir
  • Add ability to support multiple authors for a single customization
  • Add Metrics Dashboard to BYOB user profiles (may push to Q4 2009)
• Feasibility assessment of integrating select third-party service customizations to BYOB

Q4 2009

• Add support for unbranded Firefox installers to BYOB
• Add class-of-service support for repack customizations (i.e. different levels of customizations available, dependent upon distribution type.
• Continue iterative development of BYOB
  • Add support for extension bundles (extensions installed to the user profile instead of the application directory)

Q1/Q2 2010

• Add support for Enterprise Customization (IT Policy HOWTOs, MSI generation, Add-on Management, common configs, etc.) to BYOB

Targets

Primary

Affinity groups, charities, non-profits, small to mid-size organizations that previously were not considered for distribution partnerships and custom builds.

Secondary

Larger organizations that are willing to create a distribution within the customization guidelines of the BYOB program.