Connected Devices/Participation
About
Welcome to the Connected Devices participation page, your starting point to get involved in Connected Devices.
In the next few weeks, we'll be populating this wiki with more resources to help you get involved and start experimenting, prototyping and testing the future of connected devices.
Build Your Own Connected Devices Project
If you have an idea for a project and wish the collaborate with other Mozillians, here are a few quick suggestions and questions you should ask yourself to get started and get people to join you in your effort. More here...
Current Volunteer-led Projects
Mozillians have already started blazing their own path in this new exciting space. From a Heart Rate monitor to a Plant Watering System to a Flood Detection Sensor, ideas abound. More here....
Reps Innovation Fund
A volunteer-driven and lightweight Innovation Fund is being initiated by the Mozilla Reps Council. This fund is an experiment itself for the next 3 months, and will provide a lightweight and streamlined process to fund small projects that aim to experiment and prototype innovative ideas in the connected devices space. More here....
News and Updates
Connected Devices Participation is in early days, a great time to get involved. But we are moving fast. Stay with us as we set everything up.
Team Tasks
Follow along and contribute on github as we ramp up with Connected Devices participation.
| Next Steps for Connected Devices | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Task | Responsible | GitHub | Status | ||||
| Foxfooding | past program/devices clarity to existing foxfooders | Vik | #325 | In Progress | ||||
| Foxfooding | future concepts including devices/kit | Vik | #326 | In Progress | ||||
| Foxfooding | Including foxfooding as part of gating process | David | #328 | In Progress | ||||
| Process Changes | Participation in innovation process | John B | #329 | In Progress | ||||
| Process Changes | Opening consultation into Firefox OS smartphone end-of-life decision | Julie (+ Brian & William) | #330 | In Progress | ||||
| Transition | Arrange AMA with Ari | Ruben + Lucy | #331 | Scheduled - Link | ||||
| Transition | Keeping SC and CD Senior Team updated on non-staff engagement | George | #332 | In Progress | ||||
| Connected Devices | Land/Finalize the Reps Innovation Fund Details | Rosana + William | #333 | In Progress | ||||
| Connected Devices/Transition | Guideline for transition of Firefox OS events to CD events | Brian + William | #334 | In Progress | ||||
| Connected Devices | Future sort of devices (Rpi-like, TV experience, etc) to focus and encourage ports | David + Peter | #337 | In Progress | ||||
| Connected Devices | Initial conversation on repurposing the Firefox OS Participation Hub | Brian/William/Pierros/Marcia | #338 | In Progress | ||||
| Transition | "Official" communication out to non-staff | George + Lucy | #335 | Complete | ||||
| Transition | Ensuring CD/Participation Wiki is up to date | Brian | #336 | Ongoing | ||||
Channels
Right now there there is no dedicated channels (apart from IRC), but it is priority for us. Check back here soon.
In the meantime, make sure to join or subscribe to the following related channels:
- IRC
- #cd-participation
- #foxfooding
- Telegram
- Foxfooders (group)
- Foxfooding News and Updates (channel)
- Social Media
For more information about changes to Firefox Marketplace you can read more here.
Contact
- For any questions or ideas you have about participation for Connected Devices make sure to reach out to valentin[at]mozilla[dot]com
- For any questions related to the Foxfooding program, send an email to foxfood-central[at]mozilla[dot]com