Tag: status

Mossop Status Update: 2011-10-14

Done:
7.0.1 Post Mortem
Hotfix planning work
Understanding the new mobile architecture
Problems with third party add-ons in Firefox 8
Default to compatible planning
Final draft of Q4 goals

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Done:

  • 7.0.1 Post Mortem
  • Hotfix planning work
  • Understanding the new mobile architecture
  • Problems with third party add-ons in Firefox 8
  • Default to compatible planning
  • Final draft of Q4 goals

Next:

  • Update module description for the Jetpack module
  • Fix third-party add-on detection problems

Mossop Status Update: 2011-10-07

Done:
Worked with the team to fix the version number problems with the last repacks
Security reviews for embedded add-on preferences and showing performance information to users
Working on Q4 goals for the team

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Done:

  • Worked with the team to fix the version number problems with the last repacks
  • Security reviews for embedded add-on preferences and showing performance information to users
  • Working on Q4 goals for the team

Next:

  • Finalize Q4 goals
  • Update module description for the Jetpack module

Mossop Status Update: 2011-09-02

Done:
Worked with the Jetpack drivers to come up with a new way to prioritise bugs
Talked over issues with add-on compatibility and version upgrades
Helped prepare a test plan for SDK repacks
Killed most of my review que…

Done:

  • Worked with the Jetpack drivers to come up with a new way to prioritise bugs
  • Talked over issues with add-on compatibility and version upgrades
  • Helped prepare a test plan for SDK repacks
  • Killed most of my review queue

Next:

  • Try to clear anything that is blocked on me before my vacation

Mossop Status Update: 2011-08-26

Done:
Regular bug triage (epic bug triage deferred)
Tinkering with the Bugzilla APIs
Cleared out my inbox and review queues

Next:
Formalise priorities for the Jetpack team

Next week I…

Done:

  • Regular bug triage (epic bug triage deferred)
  • Tinkering with the Bugzilla APIs
  • Cleared out my inbox and review queues

Next:

  • Formalise priorities for the Jetpack team

Next week I'll probably be in and out randomly as relatives and friends are going to be in town

Mossop Status Update: 2011-08-15

Done:
Landed UI to allow users to check they have the add-ons they want on next upgrade (bug 596343)
Landed UI to allow users to confirm that they want third-party add-ons before they are enabled (bug 476430)
E10S planni…

Done:

  • Landed UI to allow users to check they have the add-ons they want on next upgrade (bug 596343)
  • Landed UI to allow users to confirm that they want third-party add-ons before they are enabled (bug 476430)
  • E10S planning

Next:

  • Fix test failures on aurora
  • Mobile planning

Mossop Status Update: 2011-04-29

Done:
Tidying up the loose ends of things still in progress
Cleaned out my review queue
Work on simulating nsIFile enough to emulate filesystem failures while installing add-ons (bug 653835)
Trying to test some weird edg…

Done:

  • Tidying up the loose ends of things still in progress
  • Cleaned out my review queue
  • Work on simulating nsIFile enough to emulate filesystem failures while installing add-ons (bug 653835)
  • Trying to test some weird edgecases for softblocking (bug 648599)
  • Fixing some issues with page history when custom add-on types are removed (bug 595848)
  • Trying to figure out how to manage my time better (again)

Next:

Mossop Status Update: 2011-04-08

Done:
Partied in Vegas
Evaluated an issue with softblocking and have it mostly tested and fixed (bug 648599)
Meetings meetings meetings

Next:
Land the softblocking fixes before the bra…

Done:

  • Partied in Vegas
  • Evaluated an issue with softblocking and have it mostly tested and fixed (bug 648599)
  • Meetings meetings meetings

Next:

  • Land the softblocking fixes before the branch
  • Work out what we still need to decide for the third party add-on blocking

Mossop Status Update: 2011-04-01

Done:
Mostly finished the patch for extending the add-ons manager after a few API changes
Got the new compatibility UI working and looking ok on Windows and OSX

Next: All hands, woo \o/…

Done:

  • Mostly finished the patch for extending the add-ons manager after a few API changes
  • Got the new compatibility UI working and looking ok on Windows and OSX

Next:

All hands, woo \o/

Mossop Status Update: 2011-03-25

Done:
Landed some fixes for Firefox 5
Improvements to the custom protocol to make displays nicer
Updating the patch to extend the add-ons manager, mostly complete
Replacement compatibility wizard is near complete

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Done:

  • Landed some fixes for Firefox 5
  • Improvements to the custom protocol to make displays nicer
  • Updating the patch to extend the add-ons manager, mostly complete
  • Replacement compatibility wizard is near complete

Next:

  • Sort out a list of high impact yet low risk things that we can take for Firefox 5
  • Land the patch for extending the add-ons manager
  • Get the compatibility wizard ready for review
  • Get the new protocol handler in some sort of feedback-ready state

Mossop Status Update: 2011-03-18

Done:
Prototype patch for simplifying extending the add-ons manager (bug 595848)
Thought about a plan for using a custom protocol for in-content UI (http://bit.ly/eRnDvm)
Working on the replacement for the extension comp…

Done:

  • Prototype patch for simplifying extending the add-ons manager (bug 595848)
  • Thought about a plan for using a custom protocol for in-content UI (http://bit.ly/eRnDvm)
  • Working on the replacement for the extension compatibility wizard on app upgrade (http://mzl.la/hEmRv1)
  • Figured out the issue with fonts on some Galaxy S Froyo devices and made a couple of potential fixes (bug 636042)

Next:

  • Complete tests and all basic functionality for the compatibility wizard replacement
  • Finish the patch for extending the add-ons manager
  • Figure out whether a custom protocol is actually a good idea