User:MarkFinkle/GettingStarted

Getting Started with Mozilla

Slide 1:

Mozilla is...

• A global effort to promote choice & innovation on the Internet
• The foremost advocate for users on the Web
• An open source project with thousands of contributors
• The makers of the Firefox web browser, Thunderbird email client and XULRunner development platform

Slide 2

Firefox Numbers

• 100+ million users worldwide
• 2,500+ community-contributes extension
• 43 languages (and growing)
• 16% worldwide market share
• 1,600+ contributors to code base
• 1,000s of volunteers and evangelists
• 100+ employees

Slide 3

Get Involved

Slide 4

Participate in the Process

• The meetings, decisions and designs
• The feature requests, enhancements and bugs
• Comment on any of it

Slide 5

Testing

• Offers a low bar of entry
• Download nightly versions and report bugs
• Use Litmus to run testcases
• Scan bugzilla for bugs that need testcases

Slide 6

Build an Extension

• Improve the Web experience
• A little code can completely change the Firefox experience
• Access to developer documents, tutorials and support

Slide 7

Hack on Mozilla

• Scan bugzilla for bugs
• Anyone can submit a change to the code
• Not everyone can approve a change
• Order out of chaos

Slide 8

Promote the Community

• Become a Mozilla Campus Rep
• Start a Mozilla Club
• Provide Firefox Support