Per https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=689679 Engagement needs to show a WN page with Fx 9. Please update the configs in order to do so.

8.0.1 was late and the 3.6->8 update is yet to come, meaning that 9 will be perceived as occurring in rapid succession (i.e. even more rapid than usual). To me this doesn't seem like the right time to make updates more visible again.

I understand the concern, but we have a brand campaign that will be going out with Firefox 9 led by Slater and Beard we've been planning for this release date for a fw months. I can let him comment here, but this is a priority for the engagement team.

(In reply to Laura Mesa [:lmesa] [:lvmesa] from comment #2) > I understand the concern, but we have a brand campaign Ironically, the concern is very brand-related. Update rage needs to be considered especially because it's no one-time irritation but seems to have a negative impact on the Firefox brand. Also, at this time, that page may not be a great launch pad for any campaign, regardless of its nature. Chances are that somebody annoyed by updates won't have a positive feeling towards the update page and its content.

:lmesa, just to confirm, this is needed for 9.0 release, and not needed for the 9.0betas?

(In reply to John O'Duinn [:joduinn] from comment #4) > :lmesa, just to confirm, this is needed for 9.0 release, and not needed for > the 9.0betas? That's correct, thanks.

(In reply to Dão Gottwald [:dao] from comment #1) > 8.0.1 was late and the 3.6->8 update is yet to come, meaning that 9 will be > perceived as occurring in rapid succession (i.e. even more rapid than > usual). To me this doesn't seem like the right time to make updates more > visible again. Our current strategy for rolling out FF9 is web downloads and manual updates only on 12/20, automatic updates in early January 2012. I don't think "update rage" should therefore be a concern for FF9.

Will the WN page be displayed for manual updates to Fx 9, as well?(In reply to Alex Keybl [:akeybl] from comment #6) > (In reply to Dão Gottwald [:dao] from comment #1) > > 8.0.1 was late and the 3.6->8 update is yet to come, meaning that 9 will be > > perceived as occurring in rapid succession (i.e. even more rapid than > > usual). To me this doesn't seem like the right time to make updates more > > visible again. > > Our current strategy for rolling out FF9 is web downloads and manual updates > only on 12/20, automatic updates in early January 2012. I don't think > "update rage" should therefore be a concern for FF9. That means that WN page won't be displayed for manual updates, right?

There's no difference between background and manual updates for the What's New page, as we serve the same update.xml to both. If you mean a pave-over install after downloading from mozilla.org, then that depend on the app prefernces, which would mean that What's New would be shown for Fx9.

Fixed by Rail on bug 701054 - http://bonsai.mozilla.org/cvsview2.cgi?diff_mode=context&whitespace_mode=show&root=/cvsroot&subdir=mozilla/tools/patcher-configs&command=DIFF&root=/cvsroot&file=mozRelease-branch-patcher2.cfg&rev1=1.19&rev2=1.20

What channel and builds can be used to test that WN page is displayed at update?

(In reply to Mihaela Velimiroviciu [QA] from comment #10) > What channel and builds can be used to test that WN page is displayed at > update? From my reading of patches on Bug 701054 it looks like releasetest will act like release always did (give you an auto-update prompt) however release channel would also work, though you'll need to manually check. So Firefox 8 (or 8.0.1) -> 9 on either release or releasetest I'll let someone from Mozilla Releng correct me if my understanding of that is wrong though.

(In reply to Justin Wood (:Callek) from comment #11) > So Firefox 8 (or 8.0.1) -> 9 on either release or releasetest Yes, once 9.0 is built.

Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; rv:8.0.1) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/8.0.1 Firefox 8.0.1 won't upgrade on releasetest channel ("Firefox is up to date"). Could it be that the new version was not added to the channel?

9.0 hasn't been built yet, but it should be available in the next 24 hours.

Verified updates to Firefox 9. Both manual and background (on releasetest channel) updates work and WN page is displayed.