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== '''Community Outreach''' == | == '''Community Outreach''' == | ||
As the Mozilla project takes a back seat to the Firefox product in the public eye, we are losing traction on community building. Although we now have millions of Firefox users, a very small fraction of them contribute to the Mozilla project. Helping people make the connection between what Firefox is and the people that make it possible is a critical piece in maintaining a healthy Mozilla project and continuing our mission. | As the Mozilla project takes a back seat to the Firefox product in the public eye, we are losing traction on community building. Although we now have millions of Firefox users, a very small fraction of them contribute to the Mozilla project, most likely because they don't know about the Mozilla project and the opportunities it provides for anyone to get involved and give back to the community. Helping people make the connection between what Firefox is and the people that make it possible is a critical piece in maintaining a healthy Mozilla project and continuing our mission. | ||
QA is the easiest entry point for volunteers to get involved in the Mozilla community. We need to find new channels to explore and help educate potential community leaders and enable volunteers to contribute in any way they can. Leveraging the community for QA tasks will help us get better testing coverage, provide the Mozilla QA team a support system | QA is often the easiest entry point for volunteers looking to get involved in the Mozilla community. We need to find new channels to explore and help educate potential community leaders and enable volunteers to contribute in any way they can. Leveraging the community for QA tasks will help us get better testing coverage, and provide the Mozilla QA team a support system to take on new projects and accomplish their immediate goals for the Mozilla Corporation. | ||
* '''Identify leaders in emerging markets''' ''(Goal: 2 leaders)'' | * '''Identify leaders in emerging markets''' ''(Goal: 2 leaders)'' | ||
** India | ** India | ||
*** FOSS.IN project day | *** FOSS.IN project day | ||
*** Work with Dr. Nagarjuna G | *** Work with Dr. Nagarjuna G | ||
**** President of India's Free Software Foundation) | |||
**** Recent project work with GKnowledge | |||
** China | ** China | ||
*** Get involved with Li's Mozilla China organization | *** Get involved with Li's Mozilla China organization | ||