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29 <h2>Suggestions for a Stronger Mozilla Community</h2>
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39 <h1><span>Suggestions for a Stronger Mozilla Community</span></h1>
40 <h2>Personal Thoughts and Ideas for Possible Improvements</h2>
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43 <mark><a href="http://home.kairo.at/">Robert Kaiser</a></mark>
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61 "Mozilla", "Firefox" and related marks/logos are
62 <a href="http://www.mozilla.org/foundation/trademarks/list.html">trademarks
63 of Mozilla Foundation</a>.</li>
69 <article id="introduction" data-title="Introduction - KaiRo">
70 <h1><span>Robert Kaiser - KaiRo</span></h1>
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73 <img src="kairo.jpg" class="slidepic"
76 <li>kairo@kairo.at / <a href="https://home.kairo.at/">home.kairo.at</a></li>
77 <li>Based in Vienna, Austria</li>
78 <li><mark><a href="https://community.mozilla.org/en/groups/mozilla-reps/">Mozilla Rep</a></mark>,
79 <mark><a href="https://community.mozilla.org/en/groups/tech-speakers/">Tech Speaker</a></mark></li>
80 <li>20+ years in the Mozilla community</li>
81 <li>Not very active on social networks</li>
82 <li>But on <a href="https://matrix.to/#/@kairo:mozilla.org">Matrix</a>,
83 <a href="https://telegram.me/KaiRo_at">Telegram</a>,
84 <a href="https://community.mozilla.org/en/people/kairo/">Mozilla Community</a>,
85 <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-kaiser-kairo-at">LinkedIn</a>,
86 <a href="https://github.com/KaiRo-at">KaiRo-at at GitHub</a></li>
91 <article id="disclaimer" data-title="Disclaimer">
92 <h1><span>This is Personal</span></h1>
95 <div class="disclaimer">
96 <mark>Disclaimer</mark>:
98 <li>This talk consists mostly of <mark>personal opinions, suggestions and
100 <li>Those are not coordinated or endorsed by Mozilla Foundation, any of its
101 subsidiaries, or their staff.</li>
102 <li>Discussions and comments are encouraged, but <mark>keep it civil</mark>
104 <a href="https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/about/governance/policies/participation/">Mozilla
105 Community Participation Guidelines</a>.</li>
108 <img src="kairo_heat.jpg" class="slidepic" alt="Robert Kaiser">
112 <article id="definition" data-title="Mozilla Community">
113 <h1><span>Mozilla Community</span></h1>
115 <div class="mainbox">
117 <li>Centered around the
118 <mark><a href="https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/about/manifesto/">Mozilla Manifesto</a></mark>
119 and the Open Web</li>
120 <li><mark>Including the official organizations</mark> and supportive of them</li>
121 <li><mark>Larger</mark> than official projects and products</li>
122 <li>Powered and driven by <mark>volunteers</mark></li>
124 <img src="mozcomm_people.jpg" class="slidepic" alt="Mozilla community">
128 <article id="history" data-title="History">
129 <h1><span>Then and Now</span></h1>
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133 <li><mark>One of the earliest</mark> large FLOSS projects</li>
134 <li>Strong, growing group, many spawned side projects</li>
135 <li>With time, <mark>many competing projects</mark></li>
136 <li><mark>Tightening up</mark> Firefox development</li>
137 <li>Many technology <mark>experiments</mark> over time, most stopped again</li>
138 <li>Now, good groups in some areas (SUMO, MDN, L10n, ...)</li>
139 <li>Feels very <mark>splittered, unconnected</mark></li>
140 <li>Hard to motivate people to enage</li>
142 <img src="rebelalliance.png" class="slidepic" alt="The Rebel Alliance">
146 <article id="suggestions" data-title="Let's Get To It">
147 <h1><span>What Now?</span></h1>
149 <div class="mainbox">
151 <li>Again, <mark>personal suggestions</mark> and ideas following</li>
152 <li>Not endorsed by anyone else</li>
153 <li><mark>Food for thought</mark>, not fully planned out</li>
154 <li>Civil discussions welcome, <mark>respect CPG</mark></li>
155 <li>So, let's get to it...</li>
157 <img src="into_unknown.jpg" class="slidepic" alt="into the unknown">
161 <article id="independence" data-title="Independence">
162 <h1><span>Independence</span></h1>
164 <div class="mainbox">
166 <li><mark>Don't depend or rely</mark> on Mozilla support or official programs</li>
167 <li>Engage in activites you find interesting</li>
168 <li>Still <mark>support Manifesto</mark> and Open Web</li>
169 <li><mark>No contradiction</mark> to official activities</li>
170 <li>Engage others around you</li>
172 <img src="windmill.jpg" class="slidepic" alt="wind mill">
176 <article id="webxr" data-title="Mixed Reality">
177 <h1><span>Mixed Reality - WebXR</span></h1>
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181 <li><mark>Stay on the ball</mark> on WebXR projects</li>
182 <li><a href="https://mixedreality.mozilla.org/firefox-reality/">Firefox Reality</a>
184 <li><mark>Multi-device</mark> web experiences</li>
185 <li><a href="https://hubs.mozilla.com/">Hubs</a> and other Metaverse
186 <mark>meetings</mark></li>
187 <li>XR <mark>beyond hype cycle</mark>, establishing as major tech</li>
189 <img src="vrusermoz.jpg" class="slidepic" alt="VR user">
193 <article id="spinoffs" data-title="Support Spin-Offs">
194 <h1><span>Support Spin-Offs</span></h1>
196 <div class="mainbox">
198 <li><a href="https://webthings.io/">WebThings</a>,
199 <a href="https://coqui.ai/">Coqui</a>,
200 <a href="https://developer.kaiostech.com/">KaiOS</a>,
201 etc. are <mark>still around</mark></li>
202 <li>Recognize as still <mark>part of the community</mark></li>
203 <li><mark>Stay connected</mark>, work with them</li>
204 <li>Keep Mozilla and FLOSS <mark>spirit</mark> alive</li>
206 <img src="railroad3way.jpg" class="slidepic" alt="railroad 3-way switch">
210 <article id="new-tech" data-title="New Technologies">
211 <h1><span>Investigate New Technologies</span></h1>
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215 <li>Be <mark>eyes and ears</mark> of the movement</li>
216 <li>Learn interesting new tech <mark>before the hype</mark></li>
217 <li>Community <mark>can act faster</mark> than product organization</li>
218 <li>Look <mark>behind the hype</mark> at the actual tech</li>
219 <li><mark>Don't pre-judge</mark> from conservative POV</li>
221 <img src="atomium.jpg" class="slidepic" alt="Atomium">
225 <article id="decentralization" data-title="Decentralization">
226 <h1><span>Foster Decentralization</span></h1>
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230 <li>Move <mark>out of centralized silos</mark></li>
231 <li>Lobby for <mark>interoperability and Open Standards</mark></li>
232 <li>Push <mark>Matrix and similar systems</mark> where possible</li>
233 <li>Avoid centralized services, demand alternatives</li>
235 <img src="streetnetwork.jpg" class="slidepic" alt="street network">
239 <article id="blockchain" data-title="Blockchain and Web3">
240 <h1><span>Community Blockchains and "Web3"</span></h1>
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244 <li>Look beyond hype, <mark>openly approach and learn</mark></li>
245 <li>Many <mark>honest and open-minded</mark> players in that space</li>
246 <li><a href="https://ethereum.org/">Ethereum</a> community
247 <mark>shares a lot of values</mark> with Mozilla</li>
248 <li>E.g. Public-key-based login for websites</li>
249 <li>Big ecosystem, <mark>financial but also non-financial</mark> use cases</li>
251 "<a href="https://ethereum.org/en/energy-consumption/">Carbon/Energy problem</a>"
252 <a href="https://ethereum.org/en/eth2/merge/">gone soon</a></li>
254 <img src="ethereum.png" class="slidepic" alt="Ethereum">
258 <article id="communication" data-title="Communication">
259 <h1><span>Communication Channel(s)</span></h1>
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263 <li>Many <mark>splittered project-specific channels</mark></li>
264 <li>Need a <mark>common beacon</mark> and connector</li>
265 <li>Weekly <mark>condensed news</mark> from all over the community?</li>
266 <li>Maybe in a <mark>podcast</mark> form?</li>
267 <li>Happy to be involved, there, <mark>let's connect!</mark></li>
269 <img src="missioncontrol.jpg" class="slidepic" alt="NASA Mission Control">
273 <article id="outreach" data-title="Outreach">
274 <h1><span>Outreach</span></h1>
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278 <li>Go to events and <mark>talk about it!</mark></li>
279 <li>Everything around Open Web and Manifesto</li>
280 <li><mark>Offline or online</mark></li>
281 <li>Tie it back to the Mozilla core</li>
282 <li><mark>Stand proud</mark> with Mozilla and community</li>
283 <li><mark>Spread the word!</mark></li>
285 <img src="mozillatalks.jpg" class="slidepic" alt="Mozilla talks">
289 <article id="end" data-title="The End">
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292 <h1 class="cent endslidetext"><span>Thank You.</span></h1>
293 <h2 class="cent endslidetext"><span><a href="https://home.kairo.at/">https://home.kairo.at/</a></span></h2>
294 <h3 class="cent endslidetext"><span><a href="https://mozilla.org/">https://mozilla.org/</a></span></h2>
295 <img src="mozgroup.jpg" class="sshot endslidepic" alt="A big group of Mozillians">