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| 28 | <h1><span>Contents</span></h1> |
| 29 | <h2>Suggestions for a Stronger Mozilla Community</h2> |
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| 32 | <p class="captionedbox-caption">The following slides are available in this presentation:</p> |
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| 38 | <article id="index" data-title="Start Page" data-seconds="600"> |
| 39 | <h1><span>Suggestions for a Stronger Mozilla Community</span></h1> |
| 40 | <h2>Personal Thoughts and Ideas for Possible Improvements</h2> |
| 41 | |
| 42 | <div class="simplebox decofont"> |
| 43 | <mark><a href="http://home.kairo.at/">Robert Kaiser</a></mark> |
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| 47 | <p class="captionedbox-caption decofont"><span id="hidesdesc" class="noadvance">Slides:</span> |
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| 51 | <li>Created for a presentation in the <a href="http://fosdem.org/2022/schedule/track/mozilla/">Mozilla |
| 52 | Developer Room</a> at <a href="http://www.fosdem.org/">FOSDEM 2022</a> in |
| 53 | Brussels.</li> |
| 54 | <li>Written in HTML 5 (with modern CSS and JS).</li> |
| 55 | <li>Navigation via links on all slides, via access keys |
| 56 | (e.g. "n"/Alt+Shift+N for "next") or back/forward arrow keys</li> |
| 57 | <li><a href="#toc">Contents</a></li> |
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| 60 | 01/2022 Robert Kaiser - |
| 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> |
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| 65 | </div> |
| 66 | </div> |
| 67 | </article> |
| 68 | |
| 69 | <article id="introduction" data-title="Introduction - KaiRo"> |
| 70 | <h1><span>Robert Kaiser - KaiRo</span></h1> |
| 71 | |
| 72 | <div class="simplebox"> |
| 73 | <img src="kairo.jpg" class="slidepic" |
| 74 | alt="Robert Kaiser"> |
| 75 | <ul> |
| 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> |
| 87 | </ul> |
| 88 | </div> |
| 89 | </article> |
| 90 | |
| 91 | <article id="disclaimer" data-title="Disclaimer"> |
| 92 | <h1><span>This is Personal</span></h1> |
| 93 | |
| 94 | <div class="mainbox"> |
| 95 | <div class="disclaimer"> |
| 96 | <mark>Disclaimer</mark>: |
| 97 | <ul> |
| 98 | <li>This talk consists mostly of <mark>personal opinions, suggestions and |
| 99 | ideas</mark>.</li> |
| 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> |
| 103 | and follow the |
| 104 | <a href="https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/about/governance/policies/participation/">Mozilla |
| 105 | Community Participation Guidelines</a>.</li> |
| 106 | </ul> |
| 107 | </div> |
| 108 | <img src="kairo_heat.jpg" class="slidepic" alt="Robert Kaiser"> |
| 109 | </div> |
| 110 | </article> |
| 111 | |
| 112 | <article id="definition" data-title="Mozilla Community"> |
| 113 | <h1><span>Mozilla Community</span></h1> |
| 114 | |
| 115 | <div class="mainbox"> |
| 116 | <ul> |
| 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> |
| 123 | </ul> |
| 124 | <img src="mozcomm_people.jpg" class="slidepic" alt="Mozilla community"> |
| 125 | </div> |
| 126 | </article> |
| 127 | |
| 128 | <article id="history" data-title="History"> |
| 129 | <h1><span>Then and Now</span></h1> |
| 130 | |
| 131 | <div class="mainbox"> |
| 132 | <ul> |
| 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> |
| 141 | </ul> |
| 142 | <img src="rebelalliance.png" class="slidepic" alt="The Rebel Alliance"> |
| 143 | </div> |
| 144 | </article> |
| 145 | |
| 146 | <article id="suggestions" data-title="Let's Get To It"> |
| 147 | <h1><span>What Now?</span></h1> |
| 148 | |
| 149 | <div class="mainbox"> |
| 150 | <ul> |
| 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> |
| 156 | </ul> |
| 157 | <img src="into_unknown.jpg" class="slidepic" alt="into the unknown"> |
| 158 | </div> |
| 159 | </article> |
| 160 | |
| 161 | <article id="independence" data-title="Independence"> |
| 162 | <h1><span>Independence</span></h1> |
| 163 | |
| 164 | <div class="mainbox"> |
| 165 | <ul> |
| 166 | <li>Don't depend or rely on Mozilla support or official programs</li> |
| 167 | <li>Engage in activites you find interesting</li> |
| 168 | <li>Still support Manifesto and Open Web</li> |
| 169 | <li>No contradiction to official activities</li> |
| 170 | <li>Engage others around you</li> |
| 171 | </ul> |
| 172 | <img src="windmill.jpg" class="slidepic" alt="wind mill"> |
| 173 | </div> |
| 174 | </article> |
| 175 | |
| 176 | <article id="webxr" data-title="Mixed Reality"> |
| 177 | <h1><span>Mixed Reality - WebXR</span></h1> |
| 178 | |
| 179 | <div class="mainbox"> |
| 180 | <ul> |
| 181 | <li>Stay on the ball on WebXR projects</li> |
| 182 | <li>Firefox Reality headsets</li> |
| 183 | <li>Multi-device web experiences</li> |
| 184 | <li>Hubs and other Metaverse meetings</li> |
| 185 | <li>XR beyond hype cycle, establishing as major tech</li> |
| 186 | </ul> |
| 187 | <img src="vrusermoz.jpg" class="slidepic" alt="VR user"> |
| 188 | </div> |
| 189 | </article> |
| 190 | |
| 191 | <article id="spinoffs" data-title="Support Spin-Offs"> |
| 192 | <h1><span>Support Spin-Offs</span></h1> |
| 193 | |
| 194 | <div class="mainbox"> |
| 195 | <ul> |
| 196 | <li>WebThings, Coqui, KaiOS, etc. are still around</li> |
| 197 | <li>Recognize as still part of the community</li> |
| 198 | <li>Stay connected, work with them</li> |
| 199 | <li>Keep Mozilla and FLOSS spirit alive</li> |
| 200 | </ul> |
| 201 | <img src="railroad3way.jpg" class="slidepic" alt="railroad 3-way switch"> |
| 202 | </div> |
| 203 | </article> |
| 204 | |
| 205 | <article id="new-tech" data-title="New Technologies"> |
| 206 | <h1><span>Investigate New Technologies</span></h1> |
| 207 | |
| 208 | <div class="mainbox"> |
| 209 | <ul> |
| 210 | <li>Be eyes and ears of the movement</li> |
| 211 | <li>Learn interesting new tech before the hype</li> |
| 212 | <li>Community can act faster than product organization</li> |
| 213 | <li>Look beyond the hype at the actual tech</li> |
| 214 | <li>Don't pre-judge from conservative POV</li> |
| 215 | </ul> |
| 216 | <img src="atomium.jpg" class="slidepic" alt="Atomium"> |
| 217 | </div> |
| 218 | </article> |
| 219 | |
| 220 | <article id="decentralization" data-title="Decentralization"> |
| 221 | <h1><span>Foster Decentralization</span></h1> |
| 222 | |
| 223 | <div class="mainbox"> |
| 224 | <ul> |
| 225 | <li>Move beyond centralized silos</li> |
| 226 | <li>Lobby for interoperability and Open Standards</li> |
| 227 | <li>Push Matrix and similar systems where possible</li> |
| 228 | <li>Avoid centralized services, demand alternatives</li> |
| 229 | </ul> |
| 230 | <img src="streetnetwork.jpg" class="slidepic" alt="street network"> |
| 231 | </div> |
| 232 | </article> |
| 233 | |
| 234 | <article id="blockchain" data-title="Blockchain and Web3"> |
| 235 | <h1><span>Community Blockchains and "Web3"</span></h1> |
| 236 | |
| 237 | <div class="mainbox"> |
| 238 | <ul> |
| 239 | <li>Look beyond hype, openly approach and learn</li> |
| 240 | <li>Many honest and open-minded players in that space</li> |
| 241 | <li><a href="https://ethereum.org/">Ethereum</a> community |
| 242 | shares a lot of values with Mozilla</li> |
| 243 | <li>E.g. Public-key-based login for websites</li> |
| 244 | <li>Big ecosystem, financial but also non-financial use cases</li> |
| 245 | <li>Side note: |
| 246 | "<a href="https://ethereum.org/en/energy-consumption/">Carbon/Energy problem</a>" |
| 247 | <a href="https://ethereum.org/en/eth2/merge/">gone soon</a></li> |
| 248 | </ul> |
| 249 | <img src="ethereum.png" class="slidepic" alt="Ethereum"> |
| 250 | </div> |
| 251 | </article> |
| 252 | |
| 253 | <article id="communication" data-title="Communication"> |
| 254 | <h1><span>Communication Channel(s)</span></h1> |
| 255 | |
| 256 | <div class="mainbox"> |
| 257 | <ul> |
| 258 | <li>Many splittered project-specific channels</li> |
| 259 | <li>Need a common beacon and connector</li> |
| 260 | <li>Weekly condensed news from all over the community?</li> |
| 261 | <li>Maybe in a podcast form?</li> |
| 262 | <li>Happy to be involved, there, let's connect!</li> |
| 263 | </ul> |
| 264 | <img src="missioncontrol.jpg" class="slidepic" alt="NASA Mission Control"> |
| 265 | </div> |
| 266 | </article> |
| 267 | |
| 268 | <article id="outreach" data-title="Outreach"> |
| 269 | <h1><span>Outreach</span></h1> |
| 270 | |
| 271 | <div class="mainbox"> |
| 272 | <ul> |
| 273 | <li>Go to events and talk about it!</li> |
| 274 | <li>Everything around Open Web and Manifesto</li> |
| 275 | <li>Offline or online</li> |
| 276 | <li>Tie it back to the Mozilla core</li> |
| 277 | <li>Stand proud with Mozilla and community</li> |
| 278 | <li>Spread the word!</li> |
| 279 | </ul> |
| 280 | <img src="mozillatalks.jpg" class="slidepic" alt="Mozilla talks"> |
| 281 | </div> |
| 282 | </article> |
| 283 | |
| 284 | <article id="end" data-title="The End"> |
| 285 | |
| 286 | <div class="simplebox endslidecontainer"> |
| 287 | <h1 class="cent endslidetext"><span>Thank You.</span></h1> |
| 288 | <h2 class="cent endslidetext"><span><a href="https://home.kairo.at/">https://home.kairo.at/</a></span></h2> |
| 289 | <h3 class="cent endslidetext"><span><a href="https://mozilla.org/">https://mozilla.org/</a></span></h2> |
| 290 | <img src="mozgroup.jpg" class="sshot endslidepic" alt="A big group of Mozillians"> |
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