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Hey Folks,

recently we have updated the Mozilla Plugincheck Page (so far en-US only, other locales ) with new Layout etc.

We are working on support of other Browsers (for those who are not using Firefox yet) so stay tuned. Also when you have ideas how to improve Plugincheck let me know.

Big thanks to Schalk Neethling for updating the Site!

- Tomcat

Hi,

nachdem wir letzte Woche die Uebersetzung des Interviews von JB online gestellt haben, haben wir auch eine Emailadresse eingerichtet an die Ihr Fragen/Sorgen/Anregungen zur Thunderbird Weiterentwicklung  oder wie man bei Thunderbird mitmachen kann stellen koennt.

Die Emailadresse lautet:

thunderbird-de@mozilla.org

Was ueber diese Adresse nicht beantwortet wird sind Supportanfragen.

Es sei auch erwaehnt das es noch dazu die englischsprachige Mailinglist Thunderbird Planning gibt – https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird/tb-planning gibt, dort koennen natuerlich auch Thunderbird Fragen diskutiert werden.

Viele Gruesse

Carsten

Hallo,

seit gestern sind die deutschsprachigen Seiten zum Firefox ESR online.

Firefox ESR richtet sich an Gruppen, die die Desktop-Umgebung in großen Organisationen wie Universitäten und anderen Lehreinrichtungen, Kreistagen oder Stadträten und Betrieben flächendeckend installieren und warten.

Neben der Webseite gibt es nun auch eine deutschsprachige Enterprise Mailinglist. Die EWG-Liste ist ein hervorragender Ort, um die flächendeckende Installation von Firefox mit anderen Mitgliedern der Gemeinschaft zu diskutieren und wird auch die einzige Möglichkeit sein, regelmäßige Mitteilungen zu Produkt-Updates und Hilfestellung zu erhalten.

Bisher gab und gibt es eine englischsprachige Liste und die deutsche Liste soll dazu beitragen, Fragen und Anregungen rund um Anwendung/Verteilung der Firefox ESR Version zu diskutieren und Erfahrungen auszutauschen.

Das Anmeldeformular fuer die Mailingliste ist hier.

Vielen Dank an alle die beim Uebersetzen geholfen haben.

Viele Gruesse

Carsten / Tomcat

Hi,

nun ist wieder die Zeit der CeBIT 2012 in Hannover und Boot2Gecko ist auch dabei!!

Kommt mal am Deutsche Telekom Stand vorbei um Boot2Gecko in Aktion zu sehen.(Stand G30 Halle 26).

Wir stehen dort die ganze Woche fuer Fragen, Anregungen etc zur Verfuegung!

Viele Gruesse

- Carsten

Hey Guys and Happy new Year!

we did some improvements to the BYOB (Build your own Browser) Website and some maintenance, so the Site is now open again, you can check out BYOB here. You can read more about the BYOB Project here -> http://blog.mozilla.org/tomcat/2010/04/30/byob/

Some Improvements are as example in the new Version of BYOB.

• Updated to Firefox 9 Version
• Improved Bookmark Folder Integration (now supports things like Subfolders etc
• Supports now 63 locales – You can choose up to ten locales for your browser
• we updated the Addon Section and many more!

Feel free to try out BYOB, its of course, free!

Many thanks to Kev Needham for his work on this Project!

We are still working on improving BYOB and working on new Features, so please stay tuned and let us know your Feedback (via the contact button on the byob page) about BYOB!

Cheers,

- Tomcat

Hallo,

neben Firefox 4 Desktop, arbeiten wir seit einiger Zeit auch daran Firefox fuer Mobile zu entwickeln.

Der erste Release Candidate steht nun zur Verfuegung fuer Android und Maemo basierte Mobile Geraete.

Mehr Informationen zu diesem Release Candidaten bekommt ihr hier -> http://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2011/03/21/mozilla-firefox-4-release-candidate-for-android-and-maemo-now-available/

Viele Gruesse
- Tomcat

Hi,

we are about ready to release an updated version of Personas Plus for both Firefox 3.6 and Firefox 4 and have created the RC4 of the Personas Plus Extension for Firefox 4 – https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/labs/personas/personas-1.6.2rc4.xpi

I would be great if you could help testing this RC of the Extension to let us know if you see any issue. There is more information on Deb’s Blog http://www.dria.org/wordpress/archives/2011/03/10/1699/

Thanks!

- Tomcat

Hi,

also this year Mozilla will have a booth at the CeBIT Fair in Hanover Germany next week!

Hi QA Community!

Once again, warm greetings to all of our great community testers – you
are our most valuable resource. We now have Firefox 4 Beta 11 available
for testing. Note that this build is a development build and is intended
for pre-release testing. We would like your help in testing the build
and identifying any possible regressions or issues. You can read all
about the release here: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/beta/

What to Test/Where to Get Builds:

*Please see http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-beta.html – there
are direct links to the builds on that page.

Please hammer on these builds mercilessly to make sure that things work
well!

Read the Release Notes

* Please also make sure to read the which detail the known issues and
describe the complete list of changes in this version. You can find the
Release Notes here -
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/4.0b11/releasenotes/

*Some cool things to try:
** Windows 7 Users only: Try out the sites listed at the bottom of this
page: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Platform/GFX/Direct2DDemo
** Try out Firefox Panorama!
** Try out Firefox Sync! Sync to your Android or iPhone!
** Try out the Feedback button!
** Make sure to go to Mozilla Plugin Check
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/plugincheck/ to verify you are running the
latest version of Flash and other plugins.
** Explore some other focus areas:
https://wiki.mozilla.org/Releases/Firefox_4b11/Test_Plan#Focus_Areas

With the integration of the “Do Not Track” option into Firefox 4 Beta
11, you can now check a “Do Not Track” box in the “Advanced” screen of
Firefox’s Options. When this option is selected, a header will be sent
signaling to websites that you wish to opt-out of online behavioral
tracking. You will not notice any difference in your browsing experience
until sites and advertisers start responding to the header.

You can read more about behavioral tracking in this post
(http://firstpersoncookie.wordpress.com/2011/01/23/more-choice-and-control-over-online-tracking/)
from Mozilla Privacy Lead, Alex Fowler. For more information about the
technical implementation Do Not Track, check out this post
(http://blog.sidstamm.com/2011/01/opting-out-of-behavioral-ads.html)
from Sid Stamm, Mozilla security and privacy engineer.

How to Report Feedback:
(1) File a bug in Bugzilla. *Note in the comment if it is a regression
from a previous release. Things to remember when filing a bug:
(a) Always include the Build ID that you tested on. If you type about:
in the URL bar, this will give you the Build ID.
(b) Always include clear Steps to Reproduce the bug
(c) Always check to see if your bug has already been filed.
(d) Use the regression keyword if it indeed a regression from a previous
release.
(e) If you happen to crash, please submit your crash information! This
helps us continually improve the product. Please also include the
Breakpad Crash ID in the bug. You can get the crash ID by typing
about:crashes in the URL bar.
(f) If you tend to run with lots of extensions, try starting Firefox in
Safe Mode before filing to bug to see if the problem persists.

(2) If you don’t wish to file a bug, report issues through the Firefox
Feedback button, http://feedback.mozilla.org or through the
mozilla.feedback.firefox.prerelease newsgroup (also available on Google
Groups). However, we prefer bugs as feedback is easier to track.

Thanks in advance to all of you for helping test Firefox and making it
the browser of choice for millions of people all over the world!

Thanks,

-Tomcat
Team Mozilla QA

Hi Mozilla Community!

We now have a Firefox 4 Beta 10 candidate available for testing.

We would like your help in testing the build and identifying any possible regressions or issues. You can read all about the release here: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/beta/

What to Test/Where to Get Builds:

*Please see http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-beta.html – there are direct links to the builds on that page.

Please hammer on these builds mercilessly to make sure that things work well!

Read the Release Notes

* Please also make sure to read the which detail the known issues and describe the complete list of changes in this version. You can find the Release Notes here – http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/4.0b10/releasenotes/

*Some cool things to try:
** Windows 7 Users only: Try out the sites listed at the bottom of this page: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Platform/GFX/Direct2DDemo
** Try out Firefox Panorama!
** Try out Firefox Sync! Sync to your Android or iPhone!
** Try out the Feedback button!
** Make sure to go to Mozilla Plugin Check http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/plugincheck/ to verify you are running the latest version of Flash and other plugins.
** Explore some other focus areas: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Releases/Firefox_4b10/Test_Plan#Focus_Areas

How to Report Feedback:
(1) File a bug in Bugzilla. *Note in the comment if it is a regression from a previous release. Things to remember when filing a bug:
(a) Always include the Build ID that you tested on. If you type about: in the URL bar, this will give you the Build ID.
(b) Always include clear Steps to Reproduce the bug
(c) Always check to see if your bug has already been filed.
(d) Use the regression keyword if it indeed a regression from a previous release.
(e) If you happen to crash, please submit your crash information! This helps us continually improve the product. Please also include the Breakpad Crash ID in the bug. You can get the crash ID by typing about:crashes in the URL bar.
(f) If you tend to run with lots of extensions, try starting Firefox in Safe Mode before filing to bug to see if the problem persists.

(2) If you don’t wish to file a bug, report issues through the Firefox Feedback button, http://feedback.mozilla.org or through the mozilla.feedback.firefox.prerelease newsgroup (also available on Google Groups). However, we prefer bugs as feedback is easier to track.

Thanks in advance to all of you for helping test Firefox and making it the browser of choice for millions of people all over the world!

Thanks,
-Tomcat
Team Mozilla QA