WeeklyUpdates/2007-12-03

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Meeting Details

• 1:00pm Pacific time (21:00 UTC until March 9, 2008)
• Mozilla HQ, 1st floor conference table
• +1 650 903 0800 x91 Conf# 8600 (US/International)
• +1 416 848 3114 x91 Conf# 8600 (Canada)
• +1 800 707 2533 (pin 369) Conf# 8600 (US Toll Free)
• join irc.mozilla.org #staffmeeting for backchannel

note: all participants are muted automatically; if you want to talk, press *1 to un-mute yourself

Development Updates

IT

• Bugzilla upgrades/fixes
  • Upgrading to 3.0.2 (from just after 3.0) http://www.bugzilla.org/releases/3.0.2/release-notes.html
  • Various perf fixes/improvements
  • https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=336790
  • https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=306638
  • Moving into the cluster for performance (possibly next week)
• Working on PHP5 & MySQL5 migrations with webdev
• Soccoro fixes/perf improvements
• Releases, releases (2.0.0.10, 2.0.0.11)
• Bouncer DB migration was completed to more resilient hardware

Evangelism

• Responded to MSFT fix-counting study (blogging, press calls, etc.)
• Second issue of about:mozilla published!
• Prepared for today's mini-launch of For the Record.
• Planning for 2008 events (developer and otherwise). Tell us (events@mozilla.org) why you think Mozilla participating in your favourite event will help make the world and the web a better place. Please include information on the expected audience, most appropriate presentations, and contact information for event organizers.
• Chris Blizzard submitted a talk proposal to SCALE about Firefox on Linux.
• Blizzard also working out arrangements for Mozilla to join GNOME Advisory Board.
• Seth B. and other l10n stakeholders worked out criteria for evaluating proposals for L10N tool work, and they're starting to evaluate some proposals this week.
• Seth has also been working on a Mozilla "loaner programme" to add some flexibility to the Community Giving programme; look for a blog post on that tomorrow (Tuesday)!

Mozilla Labs

• Extend Firefox
  • 39 entries to date, contest ends Dec. 31, 2007
  • Thanks to Mark Finkle and Dave Townsend for last weeks extension developer chat on AirMozilla. Archives available online soon.
  • Technical session schedule posted on the Extend Firefox site - next session is an IRC chat with Michael Wu next week, Thursday 12/13.
  • Testing Extend Firefox entries - volunteers needed to test contest entries! Let Rhian know if you are willing to spend a couple of hours testing incoming extension contest entries.

Foundation Updates

• Grants and related activities
  • Steve Lee (of the Foundation-funded Jambu project) provided a report on his participation in the RAatE conference.
  • Frank received some new proposals for consideration.

• CAs and related issues
  • Frank worked on the SwissSign and TÜRKTRUST applications and the QuoVadis and VeriSign EV applications.
  • Frank made updates to the pending list to reflect the current status of applications.
  • Frank created a wiki page to track recommended practices relating to CA applications.

• Web sites
  • David posted a proposed new Foundation page mockup for comment.

• Upcoming trips and related activities
  • Frank will be in Mountain View on December 11 (afternoon) and 12.

For more information see the status reports from David, Frank, Gerv, and Zak as they're posted.