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mozilla is preparing an update for their firefox 2.0 product and the Ubuntu MozillaTeam [0] needs you to test the ubuntu candidate builds [1].

The testing is done by running a test plan [3] and submitting the results to the mozilla QA site [1]; in addition, just use the builds and look for regressions while doing your daily work.

If you need help, just join #ubuntu-testing or #ubuntu-mozillateam on irc.freenode.net and ask your questions.

Thanks a lot!

Note: We are looking for new testers on all supported ubuntu releases. That’s currently dapper, feisty, gutsy and hardy. In particular we have a lack of dapper and feisty testers and your contribution on testing those releases would be highly appreciated. So, if you want to help, but don’t have such a system installed (anymore), consider to setup a chroot or a VM (try virtualbox [2]).

[0] – https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MozillaTeam/
[1] – http://mozilla.qa.ubuntu.com
[2] – virtual box instructions are https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VirtualBox and https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/VirtualBox
[3] – Testplan: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MozillaTeam/QA

UPDATE: – I found out, that this mail went out to much more than just those who previously have contributed to the ubuntu QA tracker. I am sorry and apologize for hitting the wrong button. To compensate you for this minor annoyance, I offer free hugs in #ubuntu-mozillateam (just today) to everyone who received this mail by accident and shows up

Hi,

I feel thrilled to re-announce that we have a Ubuntu MozillaTeam meeting in #ubuntu-meeting on irc.freenode.net today!

The meeting starts at 1800 UTC and we have a proposed Agenda. If you have anything mozilla related you would like to discuss during the meeting, go ahead and add your agenda item to that list.

cu in a few.

In case you didn’t notice: firefox 3 was just released to the world and to hardy-updates.

Champagne!

Some might have read the breathtaking news; if not, here the delicious announcement: http://developer.mozilla.org/devnews/index.php/2008/06/11/coming-tuesday-june-17th-firefox-3/. Rock on Mozilla!

@ubuntu: help and test our packages in hardy-proposed now … if all goes well we might be a able to get those bits to hardy-updates on the same day.

Otherwise, prepare for party!

you can get and test this milestone now by running

1. intrepid
2. hardy-proposed
3. or the ubuntu mozillateam hardy ppa

If you run into regressions, please open a new bug and drop a short note about your bug in the firefox 3 rc2 upgrade bug.

Many thanks for testing

Here some good news for all of you waiting for the firefox 3 RC1 upgrade in hardy …

“Today, we finished the verification process and copied firefox 3 RC1 from hardy-proposed to hardy-updates!”

Thanks to everyone involved in this update. Also, many thanks to all the (brave) users that supported us by testing these packages while they waited in hardy-proposed!

In the unlikely case that you get to know about a regression, please file a bug against firefox-3.0 or the xulrunner-1.9 package and let the ubuntu mozillateam know directly.

Thanks for your support (and patience). Enjoy!