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* [http://hacks.mozilla.org/2011/01/mdn-doc-sprint-was-a-huge-success/ MDN Doc sprints] | * [http://hacks.mozilla.org/2011/01/mdn-doc-sprint-was-a-huge-success/ MDN Doc sprints] | ||
* [http://jgoulie.blogspot.com/2011/04/mozilla-stanford-university-for-open.html Open Source Bootcamp] | * [http://jgoulie.blogspot.com/2011/04/mozilla-stanford-university-for-open.html Open Source Bootcamp] | ||
==Create A New User Flow== | |||
Consider mapping out how someone interested in your project can find out about contribution opportunities and how to start working on a project. Wiki pages and blog posts are important parts of this, but how will people find those and what | |||
==Clarify Ownership== | |||
Consider having a very clear understanding of people's roles and of what they own to avoid situations where opportunities are missed when people assume someone else will respond or take care of it. | |||
It is true that it is everyone's responsibility in Mozilla to help bring new people into the project, but that's not to say their aren't specific areas that need to be owned by specific people (eg, who in your project makes a point of staying in an IRC channel to answer questions people may have?). | |||
==Don't Get Discouraged== | ==Don't Get Discouraged== | ||