CAD/Notes/21-Jan-2009

Agenda

To discuss open issues we believe need clarifying before we can begin planning in earnest. Address to address are:

Only technology related cause, or opening this wider
Are we only talking about donated man hours, or goods? We would not be asking for any kind of financial donation - correct?
Localization - how to tackle this? (10-12 most common languages)
Should we tier the amount of hours pledged and contributed e.g. You are a Hero Mozillian, you donated 10 hours, or you are a Supporter Mozillan, you donated 1 hour. We could think of different tiers with nicer names.
Should we encourage the country rivalry again - and show a map with the number of pledges to volunteer across the globe?
Question of potential partners in case there a few we haven't thought of :)

Mary / Jane -- John S, Alix, Barbara, Dave R

Volunteer/Contributor focus:

Keep it technology-related -- it's our strength and a differentiator
Will need to provide examples for both people/organizations in need and volunteers
Will need to have someone managing what people want & are offering.

What type of contribution:

L10n:

Will depend on whether platform is home grown or partner provided
Nominate someone from the communities to become the CAD leader for their locale and make sure that everything is being posted is good.

Acknowledgment/tiering:

Hours seems to be the consensus, but will need to figure out how to structure it.

Map:

Geopolitical concerns to consider. Can do a borderless map, but will need a way for people to find something near them.

Potential partners:

This was a brainstorm session. Mary & Jane are to incorporate feedback into CAD planning, nothing else for participants to do this time.