Mossop Status Update: 2010-11-19

Done:
Created a method to allow add-ons to switch to a new ID
Wrote up a draft plan for projects following Firefox 4.0
Finished up support for pay-for add-ons in the add-on search results
Wrote a few browser chrome test …

Done:

  • Created a method to allow add-ons to switch to a new ID
  • Wrote up a draft plan for projects following Firefox 4.0
  • Finished up support for pay-for add-ons in the add-on search results
  • Wrote a few browser chrome test harness improvements

Next:

Just rolling on with blockers

Mossop Status Update: 2010-11-05

Done:
Tracked down a linux focus issue enough to be able to fix a common intermittent test failure (bug 579540)
Knocked out patches for a bunch of blockers
Got a good handle on the remaining add-ons manager blockers

Done:

  • Tracked down a linux focus issue enough to be able to fix a common intermittent test failure (bug 579540)
  • Knocked out patches for a bunch of blockers
  • Got a good handle on the remaining add-ons manager blockers

Next:

  • Check up on the state of Toolkit blockers

Mossop Status Update: 2010-10-29

Done:
Wrote code to sanely deal with database corruption at runtime
Cleared review queue
Only thing left on my assigned list are blocked on other bugs right now
Triaged Toolkit blockers and noms

Done:

  • Wrote code to sanely deal with database corruption at runtime
  • Cleared review queue
  • Only thing left on my assigned list are blocked on other bugs right now
  • Triaged Toolkit blockers and noms

Next:

  • Get the stuff I have waiting landed (assuming the tree reopens)
  • Check on the status of all blockers

Mossop Status Update: 2010-10-22

Done:
Debugging XUL cache issues
Debugging Linux focus issues
Fixing up reviewed patches
Getting a handle on what is blocking the patches I almost have complete

Next:
Hopefully have a …

Done:

  • Debugging XUL cache issues
  • Debugging Linux focus issues
  • Fixing up reviewed patches
  • Getting a handle on what is blocking the patches I almost have complete

Next:

  • Hopefully have a week without stupid things slowing me down

Mossop Status Update: 2010-10-15

Done:
Fixing all the patches I had working but got broken due to the b7 freeze delays
Thinking hard about how to recover from DB corruption as sanely as possible
Reviewing Blair's updated UI work
Analyzing an annoyi…

Done:

  • Fixing all the patches I had working but got broken due to the b7 freeze delays
  • Thinking hard about how to recover from DB corruption as sanely as possible
  • Reviewing Blair's updated UI work
  • Analyzing an annoying intermittent orange, looks like it may be 2 or three intermittent oranges

Next:

  • Clear out my assigned list
  • Clear out my review queue

Mossop Status Update: 2010-10-01

Done:
Made patches for more blockers, the add-ons manager now has 40% of its blockers waiting for review or waiting to land

Next:
Track down a strange issue with webprogress listeners …

Done:

  • Made patches for more blockers, the add-ons manager now has 40% of its blockers waiting for review or waiting to land

Next:

  • Track down a strange issue with webprogress listeners not getting called correctly.
  • Figure out how to manage all the patches waiting to land if the b7 freeze goes on for much longer.

Mossop Status Update: 2010-09-24

Done:
Realised that the status bar going away ruins our plans for add-on download progress notification so worked through a backup plan 🙁
Worked through some privacy concerns with the new add-ons manager, turns out we d…

Done:

  • Realised that the status bar going away ruins our plans for add-on download progress notification so worked through a backup plan 🙁
  • Worked through some privacy concerns with the new add-ons manager, turns out we don't need to worry too much 🙂
  • Shrunk my review queue down to no blockers \m/
  • Prepared patches for more than 20% of the remaining add-ons manager blockers for Firefox 4 \o/

Next:

  • Sort out any required strings for the add-on download progress notifications
  • More patches, less bugs