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# Applications Team
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# Applications Team
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## About us
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## About us
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Welcome to the Applications Team wiki page. The Applications Team is a group of Tor people who are working on different user facing products like [Tor Browser](http://eweiibe6tdjsdprb4px6rqrzzcsi22m4koia44kc5pcjr7nec2rlxyad.onion/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/wikis/home).
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Welcome to the Applications Team wiki page. The Applications Team is a group of Tor people who are working on different user facing products like [Tor Browser](http://eweiibe6tdjsdprb4px6rqrzzcsi22m4koia44kc5pcjr7nec2rlxyad.onion/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/wikis/home).
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## People
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## People
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The people who are part of this team is anyone working on the projects described above. We're not listing names here to keep the team open to everyone. This team also has the participation of user support and localization team members and members of other teams that give support to the Application team efforts.
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The people who are part of this team is anyone working on the projects described above. We're not listing names here to keep the team open to everyone. This team also has the participation of user support and localization team members and members of other teams that give support to the Application team efforts.
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You're on the team if you're participating in discussions and development, and you're not part of the team anymore if you decide you want to move on (which we hope won't happen).
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You're on the team if you're participating in discussions and development, and you're not part of the team anymore if you decide you want to move on (which we hope won't happen).
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## Communication
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## Communication
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Just go to **#tor-browser-dev**, and somebody from the team might either be around or appear later and get back to you. You can use the tbb-team alias for getting the attention of someone on the team (many of us have added this specific keyword so it highlights us).
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Just go to **#tor-browser-dev**, and somebody from the team might either be around or appear later and get back to you. You can use the tbb-team alias for getting the attention of someone on the team (many of us have added this specific keyword so it highlights us).
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We use [IRC](https://www.torproject.org/about/contact.html.en#irc) for our meetings, we meet on the [OFTC network](https://oftc.net/). We use a [meeting pad](https://pad.riseup.net/p/tor-tbb-keep) to take notes each meeting.
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We use [IRC](https://www.torproject.org/about/contact.html.en#irc) for our meetings, we meet on the [OFTC network](https://oftc.net/). We use a [meeting pad](https://pad.riseup.net/p/tor-tbb-keep) to take notes each meeting.
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| Team meeting | UTC | CET |
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| Team meeting | UTC | CET |
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| Primary team meeting | Monday 15:00 | Monday 16:00 |
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| Primary team meeting | Monday 15:00 | Monday 16:00 |
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## Priorities
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## Priorities
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In Q1 and Q2 the App's team will focus on improving the overall user experience of Tor Browser with ESR updates and connect assist for Android. In the secon
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In Q1 and Q2 the App's team will focus on improving the overall user experience of Tor Browser with ESR updates and connect assist for Android. In the secon
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* Tor Browser Desktop UX
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* Tor Browser Desktop UX
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* Connect Assist & Connection Settings for Android
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* Connect Assist & Connection Settings for Android
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* Onion error reporting
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* Onion error reporting
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* Tor Browser maintenance (bugs fixing, periodic rebases, etc
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* Tor Browser maintenance (bugs fixing, periodic rebases, etc
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* NoScript maintenance and/or new features
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* NoScript maintenance and/or new features
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* ESR Update
starting on time
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* ESR Update
starting on time
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* Improve Browser from feedback from users
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* Improve Browser from feedback from users
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* "Tor VPN" implementation
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* "Tor VPN" implementation
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* Improve QA process for To Browser
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* Improve QA process for To Browser
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* Tor Browser refactoring
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* Tor Browser refactoring
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* Sustainable release process
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* Sustainable release process
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* Automated testing system in place (esp for non-linux platforms)
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* Automated testing system in place (esp for non-linux platforms)
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[Previous priorities](Previous-Priorities).
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[Previous priorities](Previous-Priorities).
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## Roadmap for Q1 and Q2 - January to June 2024
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## Roadmap for Q1 and Q2 - January to June 2024
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Sponsor 131
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Sponsor 131
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* Letterboxing/Betterboxing
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* Letterboxing/Betterboxing
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* Installers for Windows/Linux
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* Installers for Windows/Linux
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* Third party apps external links
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* Third party apps external links
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* OpenH264 Build Reproducibility
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* OpenH264 Build Reproducibility
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Sponsor 96
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Sponsor 96
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* Tor Browser Desktop UX
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* Tor Browser Desktop UX
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## Roadmap for Q3 and Q4 - July to December 2024
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## Roadmap for Q3 and Q4 - July to December 2024
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Sponsor 101 - VPN
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Sponsor 101 - VPN
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* Transitioning the product to the Application's team
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* Transitioning the product to the Application's team
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Sponsor 131
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Sponsor 131
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* Priorities to be aligned
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* Priorities to be aligned
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- [Previous roadmaps](Previous-Roadmaps).
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- [Previous roadmaps](Previous-Roadmaps).
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## Active Sponsor Projects
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## Active Sponsor Projects
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* Sponsor 9 - [Usability and Community Intervention on Support for Democracy and Human Rights](https://gitlab.torproject.org/groups/tpo/-/milestones/20)
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* Sponsor 9 - [Usability and Community Intervention on Support for Democracy and Human Rights](https://gitlab.torproject.org/groups/tpo/-/milestones/20)
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* Sponsor 96 - [Rapid Expansion of Access to the Uncensored Internet through Tor in China, Hong Kong, & Tibet](https://gitlab.torproject.org/groups/tpo/-/milestones/24)
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* Sponsor 96 - [Rapid Expansion of Access to the Uncensored Internet through Tor in China, Hong Kong, & Tibet](https://gitlab.torproject.org/groups/tpo/-/milestones/24)
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* Sponsor 101 - [Tor VPN Client for Android](https://gitlab.torproject.org/groups/tpo/-/milestones/32)
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* Sponsor 101 - [Tor VPN Client for Android](https://gitlab.torproject.org/groups/tpo/-/milestones/32)
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* Sponsor 131 - [Refactoring of Tor Browser](https://gitlab.torproject.org/groups/tpo/applications/-/milestones/8)
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* Sponsor 131 - [Refactoring of Tor Browser](https://gitlab.torproject.org/groups/tpo/applications/-/milestones/8)
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## Triaging Tickets
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## Triaging Tickets
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We are triaging tickets once a week (Bella and Richard) .
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We are triaging tickets once a week (@bella and @morgan ) .
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The criteria to include tickets in a specific milestone are:
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The criteria to include tickets in a specific milestone are:
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- bugs that must be fixed (include security, regression or crash bugs)
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- bugs that must be fixed (include security, regression or crash bugs)
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- tickets that have been road-mapped before because they are part of a sponsored project
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- tickets that have been road-mapped before because they are part of a sponsored project
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- tickets that are very fast to fix (around 1 hour)
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- tickets that are very fast to fix (around 1 hour)
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The process we are using for triaging tickets is:
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The process we are using for triaging tickets is:
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1. filter out all tickets not in the milestone sorted by creation date
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1. filter out all tickets not in the milestone sorted by creation date
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2. for each new ticket:
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2. for each new ticket:
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- add related labels (for example add an UX label to tickets that needs UX/UI help and the same for other teams)
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- add related labels (for example add an UX label to tickets that needs UX/UI help and the same for other teams)
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- if it fits the criteria written above then add it to the right milestone
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- if it fits the criteria written above then add it to the right milestone
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## Becoming a volunteer
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## Becoming a volunteer
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The best way to get involved is to visit our weekly IRC meeting (see above). Tell us your background and interests and we will find a project for your to get started.
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The best way to get involved is to visit our weekly IRC meeting (see above). Tell us your background and interests and we will find a project for your to get started.
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## Archive
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## Archive
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https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/org/teams/ApplicationsTeam |
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https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/org/teams/ApplicationsTeam |
