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* Session Restore | * Session Restore | ||
** | ** '''action:''' beltzner to hook up with dietrich about getting out in front of changes to session restore for perf optimization | ||
* Download Manager | * Download Manager | ||
** Edward Lee has been doing a lot of work fixing edge cases and polish | |||
** Further rev of UI for polish based on Madhava's stuff, some dependencies on apps that share from toolkit | |||
* Password Manager (dolske) | * Password Manager (dolske) | ||
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* Security, Privacy, Identity | * Security, Privacy, Identity | ||
* SafeBrowsing protocol is undergoing changes, dcamp and others collaborating with them to ensure that Firefox is up to speed and that the protocol changes don't degrade the experience for users | |||
* Broken SSL certificates | |||
** Bob Lord has blogged about how to share exceptions: http://boblord.livejournal.com/18402.html | |||
** need to collect & roundup data points on where people are hitting broken certs & self-signed | |||
* Installer | * Installer | ||
** everything but 1 P2 PRD item is in progress and under control | |||
* User Experience | * User Experience | ||
** beltzner has a full ui-review queue, will try to clear | |||
** if beltzner is blocking you, please yell at beltzner! | |||
* Theming/Visual Makeover | * Theming/Visual Makeover | ||
** see [http://blog.mozilla.com/faaborg/2007/10/10/the-firefox-3-visual-refresh-system-integration Alex's blog post] for some goals and direction | |||
** reaction by Linux was initially negative, but when we made it clear that there's a {{bug|381206}} for GTK native theme updates, became positive and lots of work being done there | |||
=== Security Review === | === Security Review === | ||
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** Add-Ons (rob_strong) | ** Add-Ons (rob_strong) | ||
** Places (dietrich) | ** Places (dietrich) | ||
** Cross-domain XMLHttpRequest | ** Cross-domain XMLHttpRequest - Done. | ||
** Distribution/Customization | ** Distribution/Customization | ||
** ContentEditable | ** ContentEditable | ||
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=== Round table === | === Round table === | ||
* Documentation continues to make great progress. The only major areas remaining in need of documentation are Places and microformats, with a few other smaller areas left to cover as well. Please check the [[Firefox3/Documentation_Plan|documentation plan]] and the list of bugs tagged as [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=ALL+dev-doc-needed dev-doc-needed] to be sure the stuff you care about is scheduled to be documented. | * Documentation continues to make great progress. The only major areas remaining in need of documentation are Places and microformats, with a few other smaller areas left to cover as well. Please check the [[Firefox3/Documentation_Plan|documentation plan]] and the list of bugs tagged as [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=ALL+dev-doc-needed dev-doc-needed] to be sure the stuff you care about is scheduled to be documented. | ||
* we should video blog/screencast more as a way of illustrating new features in nightlies | |||
* recent Tp regression isn't well understood, as everything's been backed out but the regression still exists, so something's strange there | |||
== Gecko 1.9 Meeting == | == Gecko 1.9 Meeting == |
Latest revision as of 23:33, 17 October 2007
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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.
Open Action Items
Baz and Kev to deliver a wish list of partner customization for the installer and follow up with Rob Strongmconnor and damons to review M9 blocker lists and report back at Gecko meeting tomorrow with estimates of when we could ship a decent Beta 1.- mconnor and sayrer to break up tabbrowser optimization patch and co-ordinate landings
- underway, carry-over to next week
Schedule
- code freeze date to be re-evaluated this week
- M9 Blockers (subset of unassigned M9 blockers)
- beta 1 criteria: safe for daily browsing, no glaring bugs/omissions in shipped features
Work in progress
- Web-based protocol handling (PH team)
- On track; 2-3 M9 blockers remaining
- Microformats (mkaply)
- Places (Places team)
- 26 M9 blockers (-10 from last week)
- Places UI bugs and plan
- Session Restore
- action: beltzner to hook up with dietrich about getting out in front of changes to session restore for perf optimization
- Download Manager
- Edward Lee has been doing a lot of work fixing edge cases and polish
- Further rev of UI for polish based on Madhava's stuff, some dependencies on apps that share from toolkit
- Password Manager (dolske)
- Addons Manager (Rob Strong, Mossop, mwu)
- 1 remaining M9 blocker which has patch and is awaiting review
- Only 8 other blockers remaining
- Security, Privacy, Identity
- SafeBrowsing protocol is undergoing changes, dcamp and others collaborating with them to ensure that Firefox is up to speed and that the protocol changes don't degrade the experience for users
- Broken SSL certificates
- Bob Lord has blogged about how to share exceptions: http://boblord.livejournal.com/18402.html
- need to collect & roundup data points on where people are hitting broken certs & self-signed
- Installer
- everything but 1 P2 PRD item is in progress and under control
- User Experience
- beltzner has a full ui-review queue, will try to clear
- if beltzner is blocking you, please yell at beltzner!
- Theming/Visual Makeover
- see Alex's blog post for some goals and direction
- reaction by Linux was initially negative, but when we made it clear that there's a bug 381206 for GTK native theme updates, became positive and lots of work being done there
Security Review
- Design Review Proposal
- Suggested order for review
- Password Manager (done)
- Offline Apps ([ done])
- Web Content Handlers (dmose)
- Microformats (mkaply)
- RSS (sayrer)
- Add-Ons (rob_strong)
- Places (dietrich)
- Cross-domain XMLHttpRequest - Done.
- Distribution/Customization
- ContentEditable
- Private Browsing
- Malware Protection
QA Status/Topics
- Fx 3 Test Plan wiki
- Working on M9 features and test plans. Lots landing, daily smoketests and trunk landing verifications.
- Work continues on Feature Test Plans linked from the Firefox 3 Test Plan Wiki.
- This week's testday topic is Places. If you're the dev on the feature, please come to #testday on friday to help with questions.
Build Topics
Localization Topics
Round table
- Documentation continues to make great progress. The only major areas remaining in need of documentation are Places and microformats, with a few other smaller areas left to cover as well. Please check the documentation plan and the list of bugs tagged as dev-doc-needed to be sure the stuff you care about is scheduled to be documented.
- we should video blog/screencast more as a way of illustrating new features in nightlies
- recent Tp regression isn't well understood, as everything's been backed out but the regression still exists, so something's strange there
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
- Current list of beta blockers.
- Beta blockers added in the past week.
- Beta blockers resolved in the past week.
- What the hell is up with the tree?
- Blocker Focus?
- Late SVG patches: Mozilla evangelism group wants more focus on SVG (through tutorials, demos and squeezing in any low risk, positive value patches) to provide an alternative to Silverlight / Flash using Open Web tech. See http://wiki.mozilla.org/User:MarkFinkle/PushingSVG#SVG_Patches_in_the_Queue
- Please take a look at the potential "1.9 patches" and think about the possibility of getting them into Gecko 1.9
- MFinkle will be traveling to Toronto during the Gecko conference call and won't be able to "lobby directly" - notes here or email to evangelism@mozilla.com would be helpful.
Blockers and Noms
Blockers report:
Platform Round Table
- GFX Update
- Layout Update
- Content Update
- Mac OS X Update
- Platform/Build Tools Update