Firefox3/Goals

Platform Goals

Q2 2007

These goals are currently under construction. We will be adding them as they are formed.

First Pass:

• Gecko 1.9 Feature Complete by end of Q2

Gecko 1.9 Focus

• P1
  • Security
  • Web Compatibility (existing issues that block access to content/webapps)
  • i18n Support
  • Improved Memory Footprint
  • Improved Test Automation and Code Testability
• P2
  • Improve Performance
    • Startup Time
    • Page Render Time
    • Tab Switching time
  • Stability
  • MSI Installer
  • Enabling of new web applications
• P3
  • Source Code Simplicity
  • Customization/Add-on Support
  • Printing
  • Accessibility
  • Corporate Deployment Support

Notes:

• No-regressions (including perf) is assumed here
• Unresolved discussion over ability to break Binary-apis