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Transitioning to a Thunderbird support “Consultant” May 1, 2015

Hi fine Thunderbird folks

I am stepping down 100% from my Thunderbird support “Accountable and Informed” (using the RAICS [1] model) role on May 1, 2015. Until the end of April 2015 I will continue to be doing Thunderbird support stuff, attending events where possible and attending meetings.

Why consultant?
Consultant means I will unsubscribe from Thunderbird support related bugs and mailing lists but you can find me on IRC or needinfo me or email.

Why such long notice?

Three reasons:

First, I’d like to try and solve with SUMO-DEV’s help as many as possible of the support papercuts and bugs that Matt, Wayne and others have pointed out on support.mozila.org .

I’d also like to do a content audit on all the Thunderbird KB articles in conjunction with Joni, the SUMO content editor.

Finally, I’d like to find a a volunteer (or volunteers) to be responsible and accountable for Thunderbird support (KB articles and support.mozilla.org)

I will be holding a series of regular Thunderbird support meetings for this transition starting in late September or October. Please let me know if you are interested in attending! email me rtanglao AT mozilla.com or contact me in #sumo at :rolandtanglao.

I’d like to thank all who have helped with Thunderbird support and am looking forward to working out a good transition!

Cheers!
…Roland

[1] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Responsibility_assignment_matrix

What’s happening with Firefox for Android Support August 16, 2013

What’s going on this week in Firefox for Android Support

[Michael Verdi has an awesome post every week about what’s happening overall in SUMO for desktop, Android and Firefox OS. Check out the August 12thth, 2013 edition of what’s happening in SUMO].

Current release is Firefox 23 for Android which was released Tuesday August 6, 2013. Great release so far! No issues other than Android 4.3 issues which I blogged about last week (Google released Android 4.3 roughly two weeks ago).

Upcoming releases:

Firefox 24

Other Cool Stuff: Badges for the Technical Writing Program

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What’s happening with Firefox for Android Support August 8, 2013

What’s going on this week in Firefox for Android Support

[Michael has an awesome post every week about what’s happening overall in SUMO for desktop, Android and Firefox OS. Check out the August 5th, 2013 edition of what’s happening in SUMO].

Current release is Firefox 23 for Android which was released last Tuesday August 6, 2013. Great release so far! There are some Android 4.3 issues  (Google released Android 4.3 roughly a week ago!) which so far aren’t too major.

Upcoming releases:

Firefox 24

  • It’s research time! Check out the research thread for Firefox 24 and if we have missed a feature please add it to the thread. Thanks to yalam96, nyselvey, and Waka_Flocka_Flame for helping out with Android research so far.
  • Firefox 24 beta 1  comes out tomorrow Friday August 9, 2013 and there is a permissions bump (see research  thread) so we’d like to finish that article today. It should be easy; it currently looks like we only have to document two new permissions: “record audio” and “control Near Field Communication.”. Let’s finish today  Thursday 8 August 2013. Interested? Edit the following article and ping roland via email (rtanglao or IRC (rolandtanglao in #sumo)

Or help us with existing articles

Miscellaneous

  • Roland on vacation August 12-14 (Tyler will cover); Roland working on Eastern Time July 24 – August 9

What’s happening with Firefox for Android Support July 25, 2013

Hello world. There’s a lot happening in the world of Firefox for Andoid in the SUMO (support.mozila.org) team and it’s not getting the exposure it deserves. So I am going to have a series of “What’s happening”posts. They will be happening at least once a week and will summarize what’s going on.

What’s going on this week in Firefox for Android Support

[Michael has an awesome post every week about what’s happening overall in SUMO for desktop, Android and Firefox OS. Check out the July 22, 2013 edition of what’s happening in SUMO].

Current release is Firefox 22 for Android: There are no major Firefox 22 for Android issues, thanks to everybody for making this release smooth and it’s great to see overall crashing and issues decreasing.

Upcoming releases:

Firefox 23

Firefox 24

  • It’s help article day on Thursday i.e. Today July 25, 2013, help us research and do some easy edits!:
  • It’s time to research articles for Firefox 24 for Android.  Thanks to Karen and Erin the Firefox for Android roadmap is accurate!  Please use it for research: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Mobile/Roadmap#Firefox_24:_Embracing_the_Ecosystem_.28Aurora.29
  • The big feature in 24 is our upcoming Android permission bump to enable some cool features: geolocation services, NFC bump and perhaps more. (why perhaps? because Firefox is on a 6 week release cycle which we call a “train” and sometimes we move features from one train to another e.g. from the FF24 train to the FF25 train).

Or help us with existing articles

Miscellaneous

  • Roland on vacation July 24, August 1-2, 12-14; Roland working on Eastern Time July 24 – August 9

Portraits: Thunderbird Support and Documentation

Take a Picture to make a Picture
Check out the portraits and call for contributors for Thunderbird Support and Documentation over on the Thunderbird blog. Love to help you help Support Thunderbird; it’s the easiest way to help; all you need to know is how to use Thunderbird and how to explain things clearly to others. If there are any questions about becoming a Thunderbird contributor, please don’t hesitate to email me rtanglao AT mozilla.com

[Photo courtesy of Mark Menzies on flickr]

Thanks to all who helped with TB 12 Support Day back on April 25, 2012

thank you
My thanks to Matt Harris, Wayne Mery, Eric Moore, vincent aka cameléon and all who helped on our TB 12 Support day back on April 25!

[flickr photo courtesy of the-g-uk]

REMINDER: Support Day April 25, 2012 – Focus on Lightning and TB 3.1->TB12 upgrade

Thunderbird!
Next Support Day is the day after TB 12 is released i.e. April 25, 2012 . No experience required! Our focus is on Lightning and TB3.1->TB12 upgrade. See you Wednesday April 25 in the Etherpad or online at #tb-support-crew at irc.mozilla.org (I’ll be there 8a.m.ish-4p.m.ish Pacific)

[photo credit nseki on flickr]

Support Day tomorrow March 14, 2012 – Focus on Lightning and TB 3.1->TB11 upgrade

Thunderbird!
Next Support Day is the day after TB 11 is released i.e. tomorrow March 14, 2012 . No experience required! Our focus is on Lightning and TB3.1->TB11 upgrade. See you tomorrow in the Etherpad or online at #tb-support-crew at irc.mozilla.org (I’ll be there 8a.m.ish-4p.m.ish Pacific)

[photo credit nseki on flickr]

Thanks to all who helped out with the Thunderbird Support Day on February 2, 2012 – Next TB11 Support Day 14March2012

Maraming Salamat Po @vandusengdn - 042420115876
Thanks to Vincent aka cameléon, San, Matt Harris, Wayne Mery and others for updating the Etherpad and providing support input to the Thunderbird 10 support day on Thursday February 2 2012Next Support Day is the day after TB 11 is released i.e. currently March 14, 2012 since TB11 is currently scheduled for March 13, 2012

Thunderbird Support Day February 2, 2012

We’re having a Thunderbird Support Day February 2, 2012, focusing on Thunderbird 10 using Etherpad and optionally the #tb-support-crew IRC channel. Check out the Thunderbird Support Day February 2, 2012 wiki page for full details on how to participate. The results will be placed on the Thunderbird Support Day February 2, 2012 Etherpad. We’d love to have you participate, it’s not hard and it will benefit the Thunderbird community immensely.

Thunderbird Support 2011 peek backward, 2012 peek forward

First a big thank-you and Happy Holidays to those who have helped support Thunderbird users at the official Get Satisfaction Thunderbird forum and the official Thunderbird knowledge base (aka SuMoMo)  as well as those who support Thunderbird at independent sites like mozillaZine, Geckozone, Thunderbird Mail DE, etc.

2011:

  • approximately 4000 topics solved, 25000 responses on the Get Satisfaction Thunderbird forum
  • Thunderbird 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
  • moved SuMoMo from Tiki Wiki to Django Kitsune software in April, now have close to 800 articles over about a dozen languages

2012:

  • recruit more contributors for Thunderbird support and Thunderbird documentation and keep existing contributors happy!
  • more Thunderbird releases every 6 weeks
  • early 2012: some tweaks to our Thunderbird customization of Get Satisfaction to make things clearer and friendlier

Support contributors please add yourself to the Mozillians directory

Thunderbird Support Contributors (e.g. you help support Thunderbird users on Get Satisfaction, or write documentation on SuMoMo or help people in third party independent Thunderbird support sites like mozillaZine, Geckozone, etc), please add yourself to the Mozillians directory and tag yourself “Thunderbird”, “Support” and your city e.g. “Paris”.

Please contact Roland, rtanglao AT mozilla.com to get vouched! Roland will vouch for anybody on the tb-support-crew mailing list!This will allow other Mozilla contriburtors to find you.