Thunderbird/StatusMeetings/2016-10-04

Thunderbird notes 2016-10-04. NOON PT (Pacific). For meeting time, previous notes and call-in details see https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird/StatusMeetings

Attendees

Jorg K, marcoagpinto, ba, wsmwk, rkent, mkmelin, aceman, Paenglab,MakeMyDay

Current Release Critical Issues

• tracking matrix: http://hg.mozilla.org/users/kent_caspia.com/drivertools/raw-file/default/bugtracking/index.html
  • leftovers of nominated 38(?) : http://tinyurl.com/pgwflyg
• Tree issues: https://public.etherpad-mozilla.org/p/thunderbird-tree-status

blocking

• none

important (but not top critical) Cleared this section: Last published https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird/StatusMeetings/2016-09-20

Version 52

• tracking-tb52 flags: unfixed ?/+ - http://mzl.la/?????

Releases

• Past
  • 45.2.0
  • 48.0beta (skipped)
  • 49.0beta
  • 45.3.0
  • 45.4.0

• Upcoming - https://wiki.mozilla.org/RapidRelease/Calendar#Future_branch_dates
  • 50.0beta
  • next merge date: 2016-11-07

Lightning

Past releases:

• 4.0.8 (bundled)
• 4.7.1.1 (bundled)
• 4.7.2 (bundled)
• 4.7.4 (bundled)

Upcoming releases:

Round Table

Jorg K

• Landed:
  • bug 1287268 Recognise own draft or template
  • bug 1266916 New message invoked from mailto: URL always starts as "Body Text"
  • bug 629738 Caching logic problem for parts
  • bug 456053 Flowing of quotes lost in reply
  • bug 1306630 Bustage fix (XUL popup changes – now async)
• In Progress
  • bug 1151366 Composition security bug (filed Apr. 2015, being worked on since Feb. 2016)
• Awaiting review:
  • bug 1263357 M-C: caret confusion in paragraph mode (shift enter)
  • bug 1307516 Bustage fix (plugin related Mozmill tests fail due to M-C changes)
  • bug 1279726 Test failure (clear downloads)
• Other:
  • Ported Bugmail add-on to cache2

wsmwk

• been closely following: m-c and friends doing significant stability work= version 52 (and release leading up to it) and hopefully Thunderbird as well should be noticeably/statistically more reliable and easier to debug
  • like https://bugzil.la/1289677 https://wiki.mozilla.org/Platform/Uptime
  • like js and jgc https://bugzil.la/1008341 https://bugzil.la/912928
• managing releases
• shepherding (long time contributor) chiaki's significant IO performance and reliability patches, most of which we should work to get into TB52 https://public.etherpad-mozilla.org/p/chiakis-io-patches

rkent

• I tried to investigate OAUTH2 for Yahoo, but they no longer are allowing creation of new email OAUTH2 apps as far as I can tell.
• what to do about mailnews module ownership
• larger discussion about what to look for in developers skills and costs

Question Time

Jorg K to file a bug for TB in a Windows 64bit version. Already built as a Daily, but nor Aurora, Beta or Release. Done - bug 1307582

Other

p≡p is happy to help the TB Council with renumeration scales (guidelines) when TB is ready to go ahead. 

Help Wanted

• Accessibility lead
• Person comfortable (not necessarily technical experts) with Core type issues. Example, graphics to guide bug 1195947 Thunderbird hardware acceleration (HWA) issues to be resolved
• Lead to run the donation campaign after TB 45 is released.