Firefox/Go Faster
Contents
Overview
We believe that building out tools and processes for shipping Go Faster add-ons will enable Mozilla's engineers to get features and fixes to a larger audience sooner. We will know this is true when we see widespread adoption of system add-ons as a mechanism for moving faster and updating faster than the standard trains.
Team
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Laura Thomson | Product Owner |
| Rehan Dalal | Program Management |
| Robert Helmer | Technical Lead |
KPI's
- Number of projects using the tools.
- All new features or improvements to existing features validated by go faster by the end 2016.
Meetings
- Meeting Notes
- Bi-Weekly Team Meeting
- Every other Tuesday at 11:30 AM PST (conversions)
- "GoFaster" Vidyo Room (extension 8557)
Communications
- Mailing List (open to all, primarily used for sharing status)
- IRC: #gofaster
Release Process and Mechanics
Process
Have something you want to ship through Go Faster?
Start here:
Mechanics
This page details the technological pieces involved in shipping system add-ons.
The initial authors of this process are
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| needs:owner | Owner |
| Mark Banner | Hello/docs |
| Ian Bicking | Hello/docs |
| Rob Helmer | Client |
| Dave Townsend | Client |
| Ben Hearsum | Tools |
| Ritu Kothari | Tools |
| Lonnen | Tools |
| Axel Hecht | l10n |
Projects
These are the top-level projects defined for this program.
Morgoth
- Project Owner: Benson Wong [:mostlygeek]
Kinto
A JSON storage service with synchronisation and sharing ability - allows the smart client to retrieve signed data from a dumb server.
Team
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Tarek Ziade | Owner |
| Mark Goodwin | OneCRL client, PKI work for the signing |
| Sebastian | Fennec Client |
| Jorge | our customer for the AMO blocklist |
Resources
- Tracking document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MHQNqJ--GAmNxXl2PODJ-YGU459l6vvDRmf9oEIRTms/edit
- Tool: http://kinto.readthedocs.org
Recipe Server (SHIELD + Variants)
A system that provides a fast and powerful way for Firefox to fix configuration problems, interact with users, and recommend features.
Team
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Gregg Lind | Owner |
| Matt Grimes | Product Manager |
| Mike Kelly | Engineering Manager |
Resources
Test Pilot
A system that provides a fast and powerful way for Firefox to fix configuration problems, interact with users, and recommend features.
Team
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Javaun Moradi | Owner |
| Cory Price | Program Management |
| Wil Clouser | Engineering Manager |
| John Gruen | UX Lead |
Resources
Shipping Pipeline
The `how` for Go Faster are the top-level projects outlined above. The other important things to track are the individual features and fixes that are going to be launching through Go Faster.
View the doc for a list of System Add-ons in flight.
