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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
  • 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

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)
  • 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 (ADD-003g) - 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.
  • 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

QA Status/Topics

Build Topics

Localization Topics

Round table

  • There is a full Firefox 3 documentation plan available, which shows the status of each item needing documentation. Please make sure items you know need developer documentation written are on that list.
  • 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:

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:

Mac OS X Update

Platform/Build Tools Update

Release Notes

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