<div dir="ltr">With Project Dawn, there have been some updates to the 2017 release
 schedule. In the table below are the go-live dates for Fx55, 56 and 57 
and the corresponding start of Nightly, Beta cycles. The <a rel="nofollow" class="gmail-m_-2481752488699089432external gmail-m_-2481752488699089432gmail-text" href="https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=bW96aWxsYS5jb21fZGJxODRhbnI5aTh0Y25taGFiYXRzdHY1Y29AZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ" target="_blank">Firefox Merge/Release Full Scheduling Calendar</a> has been updated to reflect these changes.<br><br><div>The
 most notable change here is 56 go-live date has been changed to Sept 
26th. Pre-dawn, it was set to Oct 10th. The problem with that schedule 
was the length of Beta57 cycle, which was only 5 weeks. <br><br><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">By
moving the merge day from Oct 09 to Sept 25, we have a longer Quantum
 57 Beta cycle (7 weeks) to validate Firefox stability and quality. It also 
improves our confidence in meeting the <span class="gmail-m_-2481752488699089432gmail-aBn"><span class="gmail-m_-2481752488699089432gmail-aQJ">Nov 14th</span></span> go-live date.<br><br></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">This decision has been reviewed with the Quantum team and for now we have agreed to change the Merge day from 10/09 to 09/25. </span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">If necessary, Firefox product, engineering and release management</span></font>
        teams will be open to the idea of changing 56 go-live date to accommodate for the deliverables planned for 57 release.</div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="margin-left:0pt"><table style="border-width:medium;border-style:none;border-color:currentcolor;border-collapse:collapse"><colgroup><col width="96"><col width="126"><col width="100"><col width="100"><col width="100"></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height:17pt"><td style="border-width:0.75pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:bottom;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);padding:2pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">Go live</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.75pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:bottom;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);padding:2pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">Beta cycle length</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.75pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:bottom;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);padding:2pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">Nightly start</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.75pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:bottom;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);padding:2pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">Beta start</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.75pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:bottom;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);padding:2pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">Release</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:17pt"><td style="border-width:0.75pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:middle;background-color:rgb(183,183,183);padding:2pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">2017-06-13</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.75pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:middle;background-color:rgb(183,183,183);padding:2pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">8</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.75pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:middle;background-color:rgb(183,183,183);padding:2pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">56</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.75pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:middle;background-color:rgb(183,183,183);padding:2pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">55</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.75pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:middle;background-color:rgb(183,183,183);padding:2pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">54</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:17pt"><td style="border-width:0.75pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:middle;background-color:rgb(217,217,217);padding:2pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">2017-08-08</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.75pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:middle;background-color:rgb(217,217,217);padding:2pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">7</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.75pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:middle;background-color:rgb(217,217,217);padding:2pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">57</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.75pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:middle;background-color:rgb(217,217,217);padding:2pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">56</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.75pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:middle;background-color:rgb(217,217,217);padding:2pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">55</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:17pt"><td style="border-width:0.75pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:middle;background-color:rgb(183,183,183);padding:2pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">2017-09-26</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.75pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:middle;background-color:rgb(183,183,183);padding:2pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">7</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.75pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:middle;background-color:rgb(183,183,183);padding:2pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">58</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.75pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:middle;background-color:rgb(183,183,183);padding:2pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">57</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.75pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:middle;background-color:rgb(183,183,183);padding:2pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">56</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:17pt"><td style="border-width:0.75pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:middle;background-color:rgb(217,217,217);padding:2pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">2017-11-14</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.75pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:middle;background-color:rgb(217,217,217);padding:2pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">8</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.75pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:middle;background-color:rgb(217,217,217);padding:2pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">59</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.75pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:middle;background-color:rgb(217,217,217);padding:2pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">58</span></p></td><td style="border-width:0.75pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:middle;background-color:rgb(217,217,217);padding:2pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">57</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="margin-left:0pt"><br>Thanks,<br></div>Ritu</div>