User:Reybango/Extend Firefox 3.5 Changes
Contents
Directories
The current location for the contest points to:
http://labs.mozilla.com/contests/extendfirefox3/
This should be changed to:
http://labs.mozilla.com/contests/extendfirefox35/
and the URL http://extendfirefox.com/ should resolve to the new directory.
Home Page
Replace Lorem Ipsum copy with "Will you be the brain behind the next great Web innovation? Do you have the drive to take your Firefox Add-on idea to the masses? Are you ready to affect everyday life for millions of people around the world?"
Sponsors
- Pearsons
- Img:
- Link: http://www.informit.com
- Img:
- Manning
- Img: Logo sent to Craig
- Link: http://www.manning.com/
Contest Details
Page to be updated: http://labs.mozilla.com/contests/extendfirefox3/details.php
- Replace all instances of Extend Firefox 3 with Extend Firefox 3.5
- Replace all instances of Firefox 3 with Firefox 3.5
- Change link used in text "new capabilities" to https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Firefox_3.5_for_developers.
- Change the "Important Dates" section:
"This edition of the contest began June 15th, 2009 and entries will be accepted untill 11:59pm Pacific Time on October 2nd, 2009.
Winners will be announced on or about November 9th, 2009."
- Update the Prizes section as follows:
- Link to Ogio backpack: http://store.mozilla.org/product.php?code=MZ34020&catid=10
"Best New Add-on
Awarded for entries that make use of new capabilities being introduced in Firefox 3.5 and that demonstrate excellence in user experience, innovativeness, and use of open standards.
There will be three grand prize winners in this category and each will receive a prize package comprising:
- Development gear, including a brand new 15" Macbook Pro
- Ogio Metro Backpack stuffed with t-shirts, stickers, and more
- 5 ebooks of your choice from Manning Publications (limit of $150 total)
- 3 books from InformIT
- 2 InformIT video training titles
There will be six runner's up in this category and each will receive a prize package comprising:
- Firefox Ogio Metro Backpack stuffed with t-shirts, stickers, and more
- 2 books from InformIT
- 1 ebook of your choice from Manning Publications (limit of $30 total)
Best Updated Add-on
Awarded to existing Firefox Add-ons that are updated for Firefox 3.5, and that show significant improvements in user experience and performance.
There will be three winners in this category and each will receive a prize package comprising:
- Development gear, including a brand new 13" Macbook Pro
- Ogio Metro Backpack stuffed with t-shirts, stickers, and more
- 3 ebooks of your choice from Manning Publications (limit of $75 total)
- 2 books from InformIT
All contestants receive a 50% off ebook coupon from Manning Publications and Pearson Publication for book purchases on their sites."
Update Best Update Add-on prize:
- Development gear, including a brand new 13" Macbook Pro
Update all prizes with the following copy:
- A license for the TextMate IDE by MacroMates
- A license for the Versions SVN client by Sofa
- A license for ExpanDrive by ExpanDrive
Link TextMate IDE & Macromates to http://macromates.com/
Link Versions SVN client to http://versionsapp.com/
Link Sofa to http://www.madebysofa.com/
Link ExpanDrive to http://www.expandrive.com/mac
Add the following categories:
Best Shopping Add-on
Awarded for the best shopping-related entry that demonstrates excellence in user experience, innovativeness, and use of open standards.
There will be one winner in this category who will receive a prize package comprising:
- Development gear, including a brand new 13" Macbook Pro
- A license for the TextMate IDE by MacroMates
- A license for the Versions SVN client by Sofa
- A license for ExpanDrive by ExpanDrive
- Ogio Metro Backpack stuffed with t-shirts, stickers, and more
- 3 ebooks of your choice from Manning Publications (limit of $75 total)
- 2 books from InformIT
Best Game & Entertainment Add-on
Awarded for the best entertainment-related entry that demonstrates excellence in user experience, innovativeness, and use of open standards.
There will be one winner in this category who will receive a prize package comprising:
- Development gear, including a brand new 13" Macbook Pro
- A license for the TextMate IDE by MacroMates
- A license for the Versions SVN client by Sofa
- A license for ExpanDrive by ExpanDrive
- Ogio Metro Backpack stuffed with t-shirts, stickers, and more
- 3 ebooks of your choice from Manning Publications (limit of $75 total)
- 2 books from InformIT
How to Enter
Page to be updated: http://morgamic.khan.mozilla.org/extend/enter.php
- Remove "Contest Closed" section
- Update references of Firefox 3 to Firefox 3.5
- On final submission page change the text from:
"Thank you for entering the Extend Firefox contest sponsored by ActiveState, O'Reilly and VMware.! "
to
"Thank you for entering the Extend Firefox contest sponsored by Manning Publications and InformIT!"
Link to them using the links in the sponsors section.
Ideas
Page to update: http://morgamic.khan.mozilla.org/extend/ideas.php
- Update the link "Extend Firefox 2 Inspirations" to "Extend Firefox Inspirations" and point to https://wiki.mozilla.org/ExtendFirefox
Developer Resources
Page to update: http://morgamic.khan.mozilla.org/extend/developer.php
- Update all references to Firefox 3 to Firefox 3.5
- Update the link used for "Firefox 3 for Developers" to https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Firefox_3.5_for_developers
- Under "Firefox 3 Add-on Development" add:
- Firefox Add-ons Developer Guide - Link to https://developer.mozilla.org/En/Firefox_addons_dev_guide
- Add new section called "Add-on Tutorials"
- List the following tutorials:
- "How to develop a Firefox extension" by Robert Nyman - Link to http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/2009/01/28/how-to-develop-a-firefox-extension/
- "Video Tutorial - Extensions Bootcamp: Zero to “Hello World” in 45 Minutes" by Myk Melez - Link to http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/2009/03/18/video-tutorial-extensions-bootcamp-zero-to-hello-world-in-45-minutes/
- "Extension Development 101" - Link to http://www.vimeo.com/395422
- List the following tutorials:
- Remove section called "Developer Sessions from Extend Firefox 2"
Official Rules
Page to update: http://labs.mozilla.com/contests/extendfirefox3/rules.php
The following changes are to the "Extend Firefox 3 - Official Rules" section only.
- Update all references of Firefox 3.0 to Firefox 3.5
- DEFINITIONS
- Update corporate address:
- The "Sponsor" means the Mozilla Corporation located at 650 Castro Street, Suite 300, Mountain View, CA 94041.
- Update corporate address:
- CONTEST PERIOD
- "The Contest runs from 12:00 a.m. Pacific Time June 15, 2009 through 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time, October 2nd, 2009. Sponsor in its sole discretion may cancel or postpone the Contest."
- HOW TO ENTER
- "Entries must be submitted online by 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on October 2nd, 2009"
- Remove the following "(for Brazil by 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on July 31, 2008)"
- PRIZES
- Waiting for Legal to provide feedback
- JUDGING AND SELECTION OF WINNER
- Update to "Winners will be selected (under independent supervision) on or around October 30th, 2009."
- Update to "Winners will be notified on or around November 9th, 2009."
- NAME OF WINNER
- Update to "For the names of the winners and/or the judges send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to "EXTEND FIREFOX 3.5 CONTEST Winner List", attn: Mozilla Contests, 650 Castro Street, Suite 300, Mountain View, CA 94041. Requests must be received (not just postmarked) by November 30th, 2009."
The following changes are to the "Extend Firefox 3 - Best Music Add-on - Official Rules" section only.
- Change section title to "Extend Firefox 3 - Best Shopping Add-on - Official Rules"
- Update all references of Firefox 3.0 to Firefox 3.5
- DEFINITIONS
- Update corporate address:
- The "Sponsor" means the Mozilla Corporation located at 650 Castro Street, Suite 300, Mountain View, CA 94041.
- Update corporate address:
- CONTEST PERIOD
- "The Contest runs from 12:00 a.m. Pacific Time June 15, 2009 through 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time, October 2nd, 2009. Sponsor in its sole discretion may cancel or postpone the Contest."
- HOW TO ENTER
- "Entries must be submitted online by 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on October 2nd, 2009"
- PRIZES
- Waiting for Legal to provide feedback
- JUDGING AND SELECTION OF WINNER
- Update to "Winners will be selected (under independent supervision) on or around October 30th, 2009."
- Update to "Winners will be notified on or around November 9th, 2009."
- NAME OF WINNER
- Update to "For the names of the winners and/or the judges send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to "EXTEND FIREFOX 3.5 CONTEST Winner List", attn: Mozilla Contests, 650 Castro Street, Suite 300, Mountain View, CA 94041. Requests must be received (not just postmarked) by November 30th, 2009."
Judges
Page to be updated: http://labs.mozilla.com/contests/extendfirefox3/judges.php
- Mike Beltzner, Director of Firefox Development
Mike Beltzner is responsible for coordinating the efforts of a talented cast of thousands of people to ensure each thrilling Firefox release is made with quality and love. He is a cognitive scientist and teacher by education, usability specialist and product manager by training, and an optimist and compromise-seeker by nationality. He lives in Toronto, Canada with his wife and his cat.
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- Aza Raskin, Head of User Experience for Mozilla Labs
Aza is Head of User Experience for Mozilla Labs, and is keenly interested in all things that make computers and the Web better for humans. Aza gave his first talk on user interface at age 10 and got hooked. At 17, he was talking and consulting internationally; at 19, he coauthored a physics textbook; and at 21, he co-founded Humanized. Two years later, Aza founded Songza.com. Since joining Mozilla, he's worked on Ubiquity, Fennec, and numerous other projects. In another life, Aza has done Dark Matter research at both Tokyo University and the University of Chicago, where he graduated from with honors in math and physics. When not working (ha!) Aza enjoys playing music and punning.
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- John Resig, JavaScript evangelist
John Resig is a JavaScript evangelist for the Mozilla Corporation, developing JavaScript tools and promoting good practices in JavaScript development. He's also the author of the book "Pro JavaScript Techniques" and the creator of the jQuery JavaScript library. He currently resides in Cambridge, MA.
Pic: 
- Dion Almaer, Director of Developer Tools
Dion Almaer is the co-founder of Ajaxian.com, the leading source of the Ajax community. For his day job, Dion co-leads a new group at Mozilla focusing on developer tools for the Web, which is something he has been passionate about doing for years, and is excited for the opportunity!
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FAQ
Page to update: http://labs.mozilla.com/contests/extendfirefox3/faq.php
- Update all references of Firefox 3.0 to Firefox 3.5
- Update the following question to:
"How do I enter?
You must create an add-on for Firefox 3.5 and submit it by 11:59pm pacific time on October 2nd, 2009. Please review the contest details page for additional information."
- Update the following question to:
"How do I create an add-on? What files do I need to submit?
We've compiled a set of Developer Resources as a starting point for building your add-on. Once complete, you must submit a fully compliant extension or theme that is compatible with Firefox 3.5."
- Remove the following question:
"Is this contest open to residents of Brazil? Yes, the contest is open to residents of Brazil. There was some confusion as to eligibility when the contest launched. Entries from Brazil will be accepted up until 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on July 31st, 2008."
