Mozilla Project Weekly Status: 2009-04-06

Firefox 3.0.9
- Handed off to build today
- On track for release on April 21
Firefox 3.0.10
- Opening tree this Tuesday for approved checkins
- Please work on your blockers
Final major update for Firefox 2.0.0.x
- Looking at issuing a final major update for Firefox 2.0.0.20
- Planning for shortly after 3.0.9
- More details this week
Firefox 3.5
- Firefox Front End Work
  - 6 blockers left, only 2 of which are complicated
  - some likely UI opportunistic updates for Beta 4
    - updated privacy preferences pane bug 462041 (needs review)
    - updated clear recent history dialog bug 480169 (needs review)
    - restoring only visible tabs first upon session restore bug 480148 (landed)
    - updates/fixes to PFS so plugin installers can be executed bug 435788 (landed)
    - new tab experience – under evaluation, would require some string changes
- Beta 3
  - getting great feedback from community
  - around 500,000 users daily
  - most add-ons now compatible
- Firefox 3.5 Beta 4
  - SCHEDULE CHANGE
    - we are string frozen
    - code freeze Wednesday April 15th
    - release late in week of April 20th

Gecko 1.9.1
- Beta 4 progress: JS has 11 bugs blocking the last planned beta, and five of those 11 have patches or has a potential fix. At this rate we should be able to hit the new freeze date (next bullet). Overall, there are 24 remaining JS blockers.
- Code freeze for beta 4 is now Wednesday April 15th.
- I mentioned this last week, but it’s still happening and it’s important that people participate: We’re in the middle of planning new features and work items for future releases.
  - Each team has created a list and prioritized possible major work items for the next release.
  - There’s several ongoing dev.planning discussions of the work lists for each of the groups. Links to threads: Javascript, GFX, Layout, and Content.
  - For overall Platform planning, see this wiki page.
  - Next steps are to discuss the overall plan for what the next Gecko release will look like, not just features, but duration and timing.
- Blocker Status:
  - 12 final blocker bugs left in content. (9 last time)
  - 3 GFX final blockers. (Last week: 4)
  - 10 Layout final blockers. Six have patches. (Last week: 11)
  - 2 SVG final blockers.
  - JS with 24 blockers. (Last week: 37)
- Triage needed. 22 (I updated this number this time!) noms are in the queue right now.
- For weekly engineering meeting notes and other info see the Platform page.
- 70 total 1.9.1 blockers (last week: 88).