Releases/Firefox 3.5.8/Test Plan

Firefox 3.5.8 Test Plan

Description of Release

This is a short-cycle security and sustained engineering release to fix three bugs.

Specific Plan for 3.5.8

We need to verify bug fixes and go through the usual testing for a maintenance release: smoketests, basic functional tests, l10n spot checks, and updates checks.

Schedule

• QA starts: 1/20
• Builds start: 2/1
• QA with builds start: 2/1
  • Smoketests: - 2 people - 2/1
  • BFTs: - 2 people - 2/2
  • l10n Testing: - 2 people - 2/3
• Beta period starts: February 2/4
  • Betatest and Beta Channel Testing: - 2 people
• Final release: 2/17
  • Releasetest & Release Channel Testing: - 2 people

Resources

• Smoketests: 2 people
  • abillings
  • hskupin
• BFTs: 2 people
  • abillings
  • hskupin
• l10n checks: 2 people
  • abillings
  • hskupin
• Updates checks: 1 person
  • hskupin/abillings

Builds

• Firefox 3.5.8 Build 1

Test Results

• Smoketests and BFTs: PASS
• l10n Spot Checks: PASS
• Updates: PASS

Bugs to Verify

• Fixed List (fixed or verified by now)
• Needs Verification

Important:

1. Focus on critical and security bugs first.
2. Mark bug as verified adding the keyword verified1.9.1