{"id":603,"date":"2011-07-18T23:00:09","date_gmt":"2011-07-19T03:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/meeting-notes\/archives\/603"},"modified":"2011-07-18T23:00:09","modified_gmt":"2011-07-19T03:00:09","slug":"mozilla-project-meeting-minutes-2011-07-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/meeting-notes\/archives\/603","title":{"rendered":"Mozilla Project Meeting Minutes: 2011-07-18"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"with-menu\">\n<h1 id=\"page-title\">WeeklyUpdates\/2011-07-18<\/h1>\n<hr>\n<div><span class=\"subpages\">&lt; <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.mozilla.org\/WeeklyUpdates\" title=\"WeeklyUpdates\">WeeklyUpdates<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.mozilla.org\/WeeklyUpdates\/2011-07-11\" title=\"WeeklyUpdates\/2011-07-11\">\u00ab previous week<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.mozilla.org\/WeeklyUpdates\" title=\"WeeklyUpdates\">index<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.mozilla.org\/WeeklyUpdates\/2011-07-25\" title=\"WeeklyUpdates\/2011-07-25\">next week \u00bb<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>&lt;script&gt;if (window.showTocToggle) { var tocShowText = &#8220;show&#8221;; var tocHideText = &#8220;hide&#8221;; showTocToggle(); } &lt;\/script&gt;<\/p>\n<h1> <span class=\"mw-headline\"> Video for today&#8217;s meeting <\/span><\/h1>\n<p>&lt;video controls=&#8221;controls&#8221;&gt;&lt;source src=&#8221;http:\/\/videos.mozilla.org\/serv\/air_mozilla\/monday_meetings\/status-2011-07-18.ogg&#8221; type=&#8221;video\/ogg; codecs=&#8221;theora, vorbis&#8221;&#8221;\/&gt;&lt;\/video&gt;\n<\/p>\n<h1> <span class=\"mw-headline\"> Friends of the Tree <a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/wiki.mozilla.org\/File:Tree.gif\" title=\"Friends of the Tree\"><\/a> <\/span><\/h1>\n<p>Cameron McCormack for finding a simple way of drastically reducing the time required to run our debug tests. <a class=\"new\" href=\"https:\/\/wiki.mozilla.org\/index.php?title=Bug&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\" title=\"Bug (page does not exist)\">479352<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<h1> <span class=\"mw-headline\"> Upcoming Events <\/span><\/h1>\n<p><b>This Week<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Monday, 18 July<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Tuesday, 19 July<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Diary Studies from a Google Researcher, Andrea Knight<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>10Forward &#8211; noon\n<li>Diary studies can be a great technique if you&#8217;re trying to understand a user&#8217;s behavior over the course of a week or two, but can&#8217;t observe them the whole time. Learn how to make sure your diary study is successful and helps you answer your hypothesis.\n<\/ul>\n<p><p><b>Wednesday, 20 July<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Community Marketing Call:\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> 10 a.m. PDT\/17:00 UTC\/19:00 CET.\n<li> In-progress agenda and dial-in info <a class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/etherpad.mozilla.com:9000\/call-agenda-july-20\" rel=\"nofollow\">here<\/a>.\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mobile Ethnography study examples from AnswerLabs\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2CYA-Noon\n<li>A SF-based user research agency which worked with us before, AnswerLab, recently presented a case study of a mobile ethnography they conducted with Wells Fargo at the UPA Conference.  They will share the presentation with us again with more details on Wednesday.\n<li>It would be a good way to spend you lunch time if you are interested to know more about early-stage user research, or just to hang out for mobile related user findings.\n<\/ul>\n<p><p><b>Thursday, 21 July<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin: A Technical Introduction<\/p>\n<p>Brownbag, Thursday, 21 July, 12:00 noon, 10-Forward (also on Air Mozilla)<\/p>\n<p>Brian Warner will explain the cryptographic protocols, economicincentives, and proof-of-work system in Bitcoin, a new decentralized digital currency that&#8217;s been in the news recently. Slides are available at &lt;a href=&#8221;<a class=\"external free\" href=\"http:\/\/people.mozilla.com\/~bwarner\/bitcoin\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/people.mozilla.com\/~bwarner\/bitcoin\/<\/a>&#8220;&gt;[n]&lt;\/a&gt; .<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&lt;p&gt;<b>Friday, 22 July<\/b>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>&lt;\/p&gt;<\/p>\n<p><b>Next Week<\/b>\n<\/p>\n<h1> <span class=\"mw-headline\"> Product Status Updates <\/span><\/h1>\n<h2> <span class=\"mw-headline\"> Firefox Future (6, 7, 8) <\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li> Updates live again on all trains after the most recent migration\n<li> Seeing double digit aurora channel growth again\n<ul>\n<li> (And, anecdotally, lots of love for the memory improvements there)\n<\/ul>\n<li> Blog post coming on release timing in rapid release, since there&#8217;s still a lot of uncertainty\n<ul>\n<li> It&#8217;ll be on the <a class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/channels\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">channels blog<\/a>, stay tuned!\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<h2> <span class=\"mw-headline\"> Firefox Current (3.5, 3.6, 4.0, 5.0) <\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li> The &lt;a href=&#8221;<a class=\"external free\" href=\"https:\/\/wiki.mozilla.org\/Releases\/Firefox_3.6.20\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/wiki.mozilla.org\/Releases\/Firefox_3.6.20<\/a>&#8220;&gt;Firefox 3.6.20&lt;\/a&gt; (used to be called 3.6.19, which was then used by the 10.7 out-of-band release) schedule is now posted\n<ul>\n<li> Shipping at the same time as Firefox 6 (August 16)\n<li> Code freeze for <i>non-blockers<\/i>: 2011-07-25\n<li> <b>Code freeze for <i>blockers<\/i>: 2011-08-01<\/b>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<h2> <span class=\"mw-headline\"> Mobile Firefox <\/span><\/h2>\n<h2> <span class=\"mw-headline\"> Thunderbird <\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Thunderbird 6 is going to Beta this week.\n<\/p>\n<h2> <span class=\"mw-headline\">Drumbeat<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li> <a class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/planet.drumbeat.org\/mojo\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Knight-Mozilla Learning Lab<\/a>: awesome <a class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/etherpad.mozilla.com:9000\/lecture-four-resources\" rel=\"nofollow\">lecture &amp; slides<\/a> from Chris Heillman this morning.\n<ul>\n<li> (Archived video version coming soon)\n<\/ul>\n<li> <a class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/popcornjs.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Popcorn.js<\/a>: stick around for Lightning Talk from Brett Gaylor on their new release!\n<\/ul>\n<h1> <span class=\"mw-headline\">Speakers <\/span><\/h1>\n<p>The limit is 3 minutes per speaker.  It&#8217;s like a lightning talk, but don&#8217;t feel that you have to have slides in order to make a presentation.\n<\/p>\n<table class=\"fullwidth-table\">\n<tr>\n<th>  Title<\/p>\n<th>  Presenter<\/p>\n<th>  Topic<\/p>\n<th>  Media<\/p>\n<th>  More Details<br \/>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td> New uses of popcorn.js<\/p>\n<td> Brett Gaylor<\/p>\n<td> Popcorn.js &#8211; the butt kicking HTML5 media framework<\/p>\n<td> <a class=\"external free\" href=\"http:\/\/dl.dropbox.com\/u\/7968133\/popcornmonday.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/dl.dropbox.com\/u\/7968133\/popcornmonday.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&lt;a href=&#8221;<a class=\"external free\" href=\"http:\/\/www.popcornjs.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.popcornjs.org<\/a>&#8220;&gt;www.popcornjs.org&lt;\/a&gt;\n<\/p>\n<td> <a class=\"external free\" href=\"http:\/\/www.popcornjs.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.popcornjs.org<\/a><br \/>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td> Mozilla&#8217;s Local Communities<\/p>\n<td> David Boswell<\/p>\n<td> New pages that highlight Mozilla&#8217;s local communities around the world<\/p>\n<td>\n<p>&lt;a href=&#8221;<a class=\"external free\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mozilla.org\/contribute\/local\/africamideast.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.mozilla.org\/contribute\/local\/africamideast.html<\/a>&#8220;&gt;Africa and the Middle East&lt;\/a&gt; <\/p>\n<p>&lt;a href=&#8221;<a class=\"external free\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mozilla.org\/contribute\/local\/asia.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.mozilla.org\/contribute\/local\/asia.html<\/a>&#8220;&gt;Asia and the South Pacific&lt;\/a&gt; <\/p>\n<p>&lt;a href=&#8221;<a class=\"external free\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mozilla.org\/contribute\/local\/europe.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.mozilla.org\/contribute\/local\/europe.html<\/a>&#8220;&gt;Europe&lt;\/a&gt; <\/p>\n<p>&lt;a href=&#8221;<a class=\"external free\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mozilla.org\/contribute\/local\/latinamerica.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.mozilla.org\/contribute\/local\/latinamerica.html<\/a>&#8220;&gt;Latin America&lt;\/a&gt;\n<\/p>\n<td>\n<\/table>\n<h1> <span class=\"mw-headline\"> Status Updates By Team  <\/span><\/h1>\n<h2> <span class=\"mw-headline\"> Firefox  <\/span><\/h2>\n<h2> <span class=\"mw-headline\"> Platform <\/span><\/h2>\n<h2> <span class=\"mw-headline\"> Messaging  <\/span><\/h2>\n<h2> <span class=\"mw-headline\"> Mobile  <\/span><\/h2>\n<h2> <span class=\"mw-headline\"> IT <\/span><\/h2>\n<h2> <span class=\"mw-headline\"> Release Engineering  <\/span><\/h2>\n<h2> <span class=\"mw-headline\"> QA  <\/span><\/h2>\n<dl>\n<dt>Test Execution<br \/>\n&lt;\/dt&gt;<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<ul>\n<li> Shipped Firefox 6 beta 2 for Mobile to Android Market\n<li> working through a qa sync and load environment within the team\n<li> Mobile QA and Services QA workweek this week (offsite on 7\/19)\n<\/ul>\n<dl>\n<dt>WebQA<br \/>\n&lt;\/dt&gt;<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<ul>\n<li>AMO &lt;a href=&#8221;<a class=\"external free\" href=\"https:\/\/bugzilla.mozilla.org\/buglist.cgi?list_id=806865&amp;resolution=FIXED&amp;classification=Server%20Software&amp;query_format=advanced&amp;target_milestone=6.1.5&amp;product=addons.mozilla.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/bugzilla.mozilla.org\/buglist.cgi?list_id=806865&amp;resolution=FIXED&amp;classification=Server%20Software&amp;query_format=advanced&amp;target_milestone=6.1.5&amp;product=addons.mozilla.org<\/a>&#8220;&gt;6.1.5&lt;\/a&gt;\n<li>SUMO <a class=\"external free\" href=\"http:\/\/moxie.jamessocol.com\/bugstats\/sumo\/2011-07-12\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/moxie.jamessocol.com\/bugstats\/sumo\/2011-07-12<\/a>\n<li>MDN <a class=\"external free\" href=\"https:\/\/bugzilla.mozilla.org\/show_bug.cgi?id=671560\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/bugzilla.mozilla.org\/show_bug.cgi?id=671560<\/a> 7\/14\n<li>Personas <a class=\"external free\" href=\"https:\/\/bugzilla.mozilla.org\/show_bug.cgi?id=671552\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/bugzilla.mozilla.org\/show_bug.cgi?id=671552<\/a> 7\/14\n<\/ul>\n<dl>\n<dt>QA Community<br \/>\n&lt;\/dt&gt;<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<dl>\n<dt>Automation Services<br \/>\n&lt;\/dt&gt;<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<ul>\n<li> Upcoming QA Automation Services work week in Cambridge, on July 25th &#8211; 29th\n<\/ul>\n<h2> <span class=\"mw-headline\"> Automation &amp; Tools <\/span><\/h2>\n<h2> <span class=\"mw-headline\"> Security  <\/span><\/h2>\n<h2> <span class=\"mw-headline\"> Engagement  <\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>PR<\/b>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&lt;a href=&#8221;<a class=\"external free\" href=\"http:\/\/arstechnica.com\/web\/news\/2011\/07\/mozillas-browserid-aims-to-simplify-authentication-on-the-web.ars\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/arstechnica.com\/web\/news\/2011\/07\/mozillas-browserid-aims-to-simplify-authentication-on-the-web.ars<\/a>&#8220;&gt;Mozilla&#8217;s BrowserID aims to simplify authentication on the Web&lt;\/a&gt;\n<li>&lt;a href=&#8221;<a class=\"external free\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.wsj.com\/digits\/2011\/07\/15\/a-new-technology-to-battle-website-password-fatigue\/?mod=google_news_blog\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/blogs.wsj.com\/digits\/2011\/07\/15\/a-new-technology-to-battle-website-password-fatigue\/?mod=google_news_blog<\/a>&#8220;&gt;A New Technology to Battle Website Password Fatigue&lt;\/a&gt;\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>&lt;a href=&#8221;<a class=\"external free\" href=\"http:\/\/news.cnet.com\/8301-30685_3-20079827-264\/redesign-set-to-make-firefox-more-responsive\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/news.cnet.com\/8301-30685_3-20079827-264\/redesign-set-to-make-firefox-more-responsive\/<\/a>&#8220;&gt;Redesign set to make Firefox more responsive&lt;\/a&gt;\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>&lt;a href=&#8221;<a class=\"external free\" href=\"http:\/\/www.conceivablytech.com\/8388\/products\/next-up-for-firefox-instant-sync\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.conceivablytech.com\/8388\/products\/next-up-for-firefox-instant-sync<\/a>&#8220;&gt;Next Up For Firefox: Instant Sync&lt;\/a&gt;\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>&lt;a href=&#8221;<a class=\"external free\" href=\"http:\/\/thenextweb.com\/insider\/2011\/07\/15\/today-is-mozillas-8th-anniversary\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/thenextweb.com\/insider\/2011\/07\/15\/today-is-mozillas-8th-anniversary\/<\/a>&#8220;&gt;Today is Mozilla\u2019s 8th Anniversary&lt;\/a&gt;\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Events<\/b> <\/p>\n<p><b>Creative Team<\/b> <\/p>\n<p><b>Community Marketing<\/b>\n<\/p>\n<h2> <span class=\"mw-headline\"> Support  <\/span><\/h2>\n<h2> <span class=\"mw-headline\"> Metrics  <\/span><\/h2>\n<h2> <span class=\"mw-headline\"> Evangelism  <\/span><\/h2>\n<h2> <span class=\"mw-headline\"> Labs  <\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>BrowserID is launched! Follow <a class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/identity.mozilla.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">identity.mozilla.com<\/a> for updates, come talk to us if you have ideas!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2> <span class=\"mw-headline\"> Developer Tools <\/span><\/h2>\n<h2> <span class=\"mw-headline\"> Add-ons  <\/span><\/h2>\n<h2> <span class=\"mw-headline\"> Webdev  <\/span><\/h2>\n<h2> <span class=\"mw-headline\"> L10n  <\/span><\/h2>\n<h2> <span class=\"mw-headline\"> People Team  <\/span><\/h2>\n<h1> <span class=\"mw-headline\"> Introducing New Hires <\/span><\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li> Carmen Collins is joining the User Engagement team as &#8216;Content Editor&#8217; [Jane Finette]\n<li> Aakash Desai has officially joined the Contributor Engagement team as a product manager for the Mozillians platform. [Mary Colvig]\n<li> Irving Reid has joined the Thunderbird Team. [Blake Winton]\n<li> Allison Naaktgeboren: Joining the Services team, managed by Mike Connor, located in Mtn. View Office.\n<li> Randell Jesup: Joining the Layout team, managed by Rob O&#8217;Callahan, located in Pennsylvania.\n<li> Brad Fuellenbach: converting from seasonal employee to full-time on the Recruiting team, managed by Bret Reckard, located in Mtn. View Office.\n<li> Gregory Szorc: Joining the Services team, managed by Mike Connor, located in Mtn. View Office.\n<li> Erica Muxlow has joined Infra Ops as the &#8216;Infrastructure Project Manager&#8217; [mrz]\n<li> Chenxia Liu: Joining the Services team, managed by Mike Connor, located in Massachusetts.\n<li> James Murdock: Joining the Legal team, managed by Harvey Anderson, located in Mtn. View Office.\n<li>Fabien Cazenave has joined as a contractor working on the editor component in Gecko. 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