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==Release Uplift==
Some issues are bad enough that we don't want to wait till the next major release. We do major releases every 6-8 weeks. Most fixes can wait that long. Candidates for uplift to release may be drivers of a dot release, or may be "ridealongs" nice but not crucial to have. If it would be a release blocker, it might be a good dot release driver.
Each dot release will mean annoyance for users, and will also result in an increased chance for some users of being "orphaned" on that version.
For uplift requests to release, please give as much data as possible to help with the decision. It is also helpful if you can specify if your fix affects desktop, fennec, or both.
* Major top crash? (above or near the level for oom crashes). Provide evidence of impact.* High volume startup crash.
* Security issue that doesn't need a chemspill, but that is bad enough to drive a dot release
* Functional regression with a broad impact (We can see from telemetry it's affecting many users, or we have many reports from support.mozilla.org, input.m.o, or other user reports)
