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  28 <h1><span>Contents</span></h1>
  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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  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>
  58   <li><a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"><img
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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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  69 <article id="introduction" data-title="Introduction - KaiRo">
  70 <h1><span>Robert Kaiser - KaiRo</span></h1>
  71
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  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>
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  90
  91 <article id="disclaimer" data-title="Disclaimer">
  92 <h1><span>This is Personal</span></h1>
  93
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  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><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>
 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><mark>Stay on the ball</mark> on WebXR projects</li>
 182   <li><a href="https://mixedreality.mozilla.org/firefox-reality/">Firefox Reality</a>
 183     headsets</li>
 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>
 188 </ul>
 189 <img src="vrusermoz.jpg" class="slidepic" alt="VR user">
 190 </div>
 191 </article>
 192
 193 <article id="spinoffs" data-title="Support Spin-Offs">
 194 <h1><span>Support Spin-Offs</span></h1>
 195
 196 <div class="mainbox">
 197 <ul>
 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>
 205 </ul>
 206 <img src="railroad3way.jpg" class="slidepic" alt="railroad 3-way switch">
 207 </div>
 208 </article>
 209
 210 <article id="new-tech" data-title="New Technologies">
 211 <h1><span>Investigate New Technologies</span></h1>
 212
 213 <div class="mainbox">
 214 <ul>
 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>
 220 </ul>
 221 <img src="atomium.jpg" class="slidepic" alt="Atomium">
 222 </div>
 223 </article>
 224
 225 <article id="decentralization" data-title="Decentralization">
 226 <h1><span>Foster Decentralization</span></h1>
 227
 228 <div class="mainbox">
 229 <ul>
 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>
 234 </ul>
 235 <img src="streetnetwork.jpg" class="slidepic" alt="street network">
 236 </div>
 237 </article>
 238
 239 <article id="blockchain" data-title="Blockchain and Web3">
 240 <h1><span>Community Blockchains and "Web3"</span></h1>
 241
 242 <div class="mainbox">
 243 <ul>
 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>
 250   <li>Side note:
 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>
 253 </ul>
 254 <img src="ethereum.png" class="slidepic" alt="Ethereum">
 255 </div>
 256 </article>
 257
 258 <article id="communication" data-title="Communication">
 259 <h1><span>Communication Channel(s)</span></h1>
 260
 261 <div class="mainbox">
 262 <ul>
 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>
 268 </ul>
 269 <img src="missioncontrol.jpg" class="slidepic" alt="NASA Mission Control">
 270 </div>
 271 </article>
 272
 273 <article id="outreach" data-title="Outreach">
 274 <h1><span>Outreach</span></h1>
 275
 276 <div class="mainbox">
 277 <ul>
 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>
 284 </ul>
 285 <img src="mozillatalks.jpg" class="slidepic" alt="Mozilla talks">
 286 </div>
 287 </article>
 288
 289 <article id="end" data-title="The End">
 290
 291 <div class="simplebox endslidecontainer">
 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">
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