Thunderbird/StatusMeetings/2017-03-07

Thunderbird notes 2017-03-07 NOON PT (Pacific). For meeting time, previous notes and call-in details see https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird/StatusMeetings

Attendees

Jorg K, marcoagpinto, Paenglab, mkmelin, wsmwk, sancus, BA, Jerome

MAIN FOCUS OF MEETING

Action items from last meetings

Current status / Announcements

Current Release Critical Issues

• tracking matrix: (broken) 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 (somewhat abandoned)
  • dashboard: https://mozilla.kewis.ch/treestatus/#/tb-treestatus
  • c-c kind of red - Perma-red/orange: https://mzl.la/2lrQTHC
  • Critical: bug 1341211 - Get rid of nsIFilePicker.show() use in c-c

blocking

• none

Version 52

• tracking-tb52 flags: unfixed ?/+ - https://mzl.la/2dVQYjg

Releases

• Past
  • 52.0beta 1 (2017-01-27)
  • 45.7.0 (2017-01-26)
  • 52.0beta 2 (2017-02-11)
  • 52.0beta 3 (2017-02-16)
  • 45.7.1 (2017-02-07)
  • 45.8.0 (2017-03-07)
  • 52.0beta 4 (2017-02-28)

• Upcoming - https://wiki.mozilla.org/RapidRelease/Calendar#Future_branch_dates
  • next merge date: 2017-04-17
  • 52.0 ESR (coming up, later this week)
  • 53.0b1

Lightning

Past releases:

• 4.7.8 (bundled)

Upcoming releases:

• 5.4 (TB 52 ESR)

Round Table

Jorg K

• Landed:
  • bug 1341983 Bustage fix (disable blocklist test)
  • bug 1337865 Fix leaks in NNTP (with Aceman and Kent)
  • bug 1332717 Removed external string API
  • bug 640909 Fix local scope of nsITimer
  • bug 1338798 Silence more JS errors
  • bug 1344250 Bustage fix (changes do nsCOMArray)
  • bug 1345138 Two bustages (Use MOZ_MUST_USE and changes to nsIDNSService::AsyncResolve)
• Awaiting review:
  • bug 1344538 Fix error handling in OnProxyAvailable() for SMTP, POP, NNTP and IMAP.
  • bug 853881 Backend: Eliminate PLDHashtable in nsMsgDatabase (Joshua's patch).
• Ongoing:
  • bug 1342745 Fix leaks in IMAP/Gloda

mkmelin

• bug 1341211 - Get rid of nsIFilePicker.show() use in c-c, more than 20 call-sites

sancus

• Detailed report about transition away from Mozilla infrastructure
• Mentioned scripts to set up and test servers and documentation

Jerome

• Reported on a test with people with visual disability: Thunderbird at par with Outlook, good for simple e-mail, but improvements needed in event creation, acceptance and rejection
• French government shortly releasing TB 45.7.1 it its users
• Will conduct classification of so-far proprietary patches to contribute bug fixes and "simple" enhancements to TB. "Enterprise" enhancements maybe later.

Question Time

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.