Thunderbird/StatusMeetings/2016-10-18

Thunderbird notes 2016-10-18. NOON PT (Pacific). For meeting time, previous notes and call-in details see https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird/StatusMeetings

Attendees

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

MAIN FOCUS OF MEETING

Action items from last meetings

Current status / Announcements

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
  • https://mozilla.kewis.ch/treestatus/#/tb-treestatus

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/?????
• Gloda autocomplete regression: bug 1271445
• Discussion about release manager and managing the release early to push bugs with string changes (like the "untagged bug", GSOC: maildir<->mbox).
  • Jorg K to manage TB 52 Aurora and beta.
  • Tracking flags to be set.
  • Wayne to send a message to tb-planning about the string freeze.

Releases

• Past
  • 45.2.0
  • 48.0beta (skipped)
  • 49.0beta
  • 45.3.0
  • 45.4.0
  • 50.0beta 1

• Upcoming - https://wiki.mozilla.org/RapidRelease/Calendar#Future_branch_dates
  • 50.0beta 2
  • 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 1307516 Bustage fix (plugin related Mozmill tests fail due to M-C changes)
  • bug 1307017 Crash fix (Kent's fix really)
  • bug 1263357 M-C: Editing problem: caret confusion in paragraph mode (shift enter)
  • bug 862395 Bustage fix (changed parameters of nsAlertsService::ShowAlertNotification)
• In Progress
  • bug 1151366 Composition security bug (filed Apr. 2015, being worked on since Feb. 2016)
• Awaiting review
  • bug 1310446 Regression from part caching.
• Other:
  • bug 1116055 Helped Chiaki with one of his patches.

wsmwk

• exploring shipping 64-bit for 52 - it seems to me we should be following Firefox's lead and offer 64bit to users, and not risk being left behind
• betas builds - and process is improving greatly due to l10n and other numerous fixes coming from releng, aleth and others. THANKS!

rkent

Question Time

Is there interest to be in Floss Weekly podcast (twit.tv network) to try finding new contributors? Bottom left cell, if there is: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_dOHpYlzRlMb0JEzwUcAUflPz8PLq7dKkosBkjISeyo/pubhtml?gid=1&single=true (Merike)

connecting with vidyo broken on OS X Sierra?

Other

Friends of the tree

Action Items

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.