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== October 9th, 2017 == | |||
* '''It’s Implementation Time!''' - The Rust community has been hard at work throughout the year on the overall roadmap and enters Q4 at the start of a focused “Implementation Period” dedicated to completing work on committed features. Not all of them involve writing code! There are already 35 teams up and running to plan and implement the features, so if you’ve ever wanted to contribute to Rust but weren’t sure how now is the perfect opportunity for you! We’ve published all the details in an introductory [https://blog.rust-lang.org/2017/09/18/impl-future-for-rust.html blog post], set up interactive channels for each group, and will be publishing a weekly [https://internals.rust-lang.org/t/the-impl-period-newsletter-week-1/5971 newsletter] to keep everyone involved. Love to have you join us! | |||
* '''WebVR on MacOS''' - If you’ve been watching for WebVR support in MacOS you’ll be happy to know that it has just been enabled by default in Firefox Nightly. We currently support OpenVR for the HTC Vive on MacOS High Sierra, with announcements of compatibility on other headsets and confirmed release dates in Firefox still in progress -- so stay tuned for future updates. | |||
* '''RustFest Zurich''' - RustFest is an ongoing series of conferences dedicated to Rust and the Rust community in Europe. The second 2017 RustFest event took place last week in Zurich and was the largest one so far with over 220 rustaceans attending two days of talks and workshops. For more information on RustFest and materials from past events, head over to the RustFest [http://www.rustfest.eu/ website] | |||
* '''WebRender News''' - An important part of Project Quantum is getting WebRender, Servo’s graphics engine, integrated into Firefox. WebRender is already in Firefox Nightly and early adopters are starting to [https://twitter.com/stshank/status/915221896668393472 comment publicly] on how much they like it . If you’d like to know more about the novel architecture of WebRender and why it is important for Firefox you should check out a great post on the [https://mozillagfx.wordpress.com/2017/09/21/introduction-to-webrender-part-1-browsers-today/ Mozilla Gfx Team Blog] | |||
== October 2nd, 2017 == | == October 2nd, 2017 == | ||
* '''Congratulations André !!''' -- For the fifth year in a row CNET’s Spanish-language sister site [https://www.cnet.com/es/ CNET en Español] has assembled its annual list of [https://www.cnet.com/news/cnet-en-espanol-the-20-most-influential-latinos-in-tech-2017 20 Most Influential Latinos] working in technology and we are INCREDIBLY proud that Mozilla’s and ET’s very own [https://www.cnet.com/es/imagenes/latinos-mas-influyentes-tecnologia-cnet-2017-fotos/14/ André Natal] was included, recognizing his many years of continuing contribution to voice and speech software. | * '''Congratulations André !!''' -- For the fifth year in a row CNET’s Spanish-language sister site [https://www.cnet.com/es/ CNET en Español] has assembled its annual list of [https://www.cnet.com/news/cnet-en-espanol-the-20-most-influential-latinos-in-tech-2017 20 Most Influential Latinos] working in technology and we are INCREDIBLY proud that Mozilla’s and ET’s very own [https://www.cnet.com/es/imagenes/latinos-mas-influyentes-tecnologia-cnet-2017-fotos/14/ André Natal] was included, recognizing his many years of continuing contribution to voice and speech software. | ||