FirefoxSummit/2006/ProposedSessions/MozillaLabs

Session Title

Mozilla Labs

Session Leaders

Alex Faaborg and Basil Hashem

Summary

This session will provide an update on the progress of launching Mozilla Labs, and a discussion of future work.

Mozilla Labs Quick Overview - File:MozillaQuickView.pdf

Agenda

• Overview of recent progress
• Planning the future of Mozilla Labs
  • Guest bloggers on labs.mozilla.com
  • Bringing UI designers into the open source community
  • Overview of discussion with various companies/entities
  • Create a Web site to enable contributers to submit work at any stage of development: drawn on napkin -> wire frame -> mockup screen shot -> buggy extension -> finished extension -> universally popular extension -> feature in firefox(?)
    • Needs to support discussion
    • Needs to support attribution, an incentive for people to build on your work
    • Needs to support some kind of digg/whuffie system
  • Tech Talks in the Mountain View office, uploaded to GooTube

Interested Attendees

• Alex Faaborg
• Basil Hashem
• David Rolnitzky
• Jay Goldman (Radiant Core)
• Gen Kanai
• Ian Hayward (Glaxstar)
• Dave Townsend
• Sheppy
• Dria
• Majken Connor
• Nick Thomas
• Steve England
• Frank Hecker
• Steven Garrity (if schedule allows)
• Marcio Galli
• dietrich
• Mike Kaply
• Adam Guthrie
• robcee
• Juan Becerra