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Our plan: huge numbers of people participating in open web projects == | |||
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we believe everyday internet users have a role to play in keeping the web open | |||
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teachers, lawyers, filmmakers, artists -- anyone who cares about the web | |||
*drumbeat projects are for these people involved at a massive scale | *drumbeat projects are for these people involved at a massive scale | ||
Good projects do two things: help the web + engage new kinds of people == | |||
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a *good* drumbeat project has three elements: | |||
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supports or cultivates the open web in a concrete way | |||
*has the potential for huge numbers of people to get involved | *has the potential for huge numbers of people to get involved | ||
*uses the skills and creativity of many kinds of people -- it’s not just for tech people | *uses the skills and creativity of many kinds of people -- it’s not just for tech people | ||
These projects make things the same way we make Firefox == | |||
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we plan to help people build their projects the same way we built Firefox: | |||
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global - involving and learning from people from every part of the world | |||
*participatory - anyone w/ real skills and passion to offer can get involved | *participatory - anyone w/ real skills and passion to offer can get involved | ||
*open - the process and the product are transparent | *open - the process and the product are transparent | ||
Anyone can start -- or join -- a project from anywhere == | |||
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anyone can create a project on the Drumbeat website -- simply write a description and tell people how they can get involved | |||
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early on, the idea is to demonstrate your concept and build a community of contributors | |||
*projects are open to anyone -- there are both small and big tasks to do | *projects are open to anyone -- there are both small and big tasks to do | ||
*you can work on projects online or locally; face to face | *you can work on projects online or locally; face to face | ||
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[mechanics of voting and volunteering are important here??] | [mechanics of voting and volunteering are important here??] | ||
== The best projects get promoted and funded == | |||
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projects that gather enough participation and votes get support from Mozilla | |||
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this starts with three things: | |||
*promotion | *promotion | ||
*coaching | *coaching | ||
*drumbeat festival attendance | *drumbeat festival attendance | ||
*the very best projects will also get seed funding (our first round of projects received $25k each) | *the very best projects will also get seed funding (our first round of projects received $25k each) | ||
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Our plan: huge numbers of people participating in open web projects
Good projects do two things: help the web + engage new kinds of people
These projects make things the same way we make Firefox
Anyone can start -- or join -- a project from anywhere
The best projects get promoted and funded
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Our plan: huge numbers of people participating in open web projects ==
we believe everyday internet users have a role to play in keeping the web open
teachers, lawyers, filmmakers, artists -- anyone who cares about the web
- drumbeat projects are for these people involved at a massive scale
Good projects do two things: help the web + engage new kinds of people ==
a *good* drumbeat project has three elements:
supports or cultivates the open web in a concrete way
- has the potential for huge numbers of people to get involved
- uses the skills and creativity of many kinds of people -- it’s not just for tech people
These projects make things the same way we make Firefox ==
we plan to help people build their projects the same way we built Firefox:
global - involving and learning from people from every part of the world
- participatory - anyone w/ real skills and passion to offer can get involved
- open - the process and the product are transparent
Anyone can start -- or join -- a project from anywhere ==
anyone can create a project on the Drumbeat website -- simply write a description and tell people how they can get involved
early on, the idea is to demonstrate your concept and build a community of contributors
- projects are open to anyone -- there are both small and big tasks to do
- you can work on projects online or locally; face to face
[mechanics of voting and volunteering are important here??]
The best projects get promoted and funded
projects that gather enough participation and votes get support from Mozilla
this starts with three things:
- promotion
- coaching
- drumbeat festival attendance
- the very best projects will also get seed funding (our first round of projects received $25k each)