The Learning Resource Directory (LRD) is a project (overview here) I’m leading to help organize and make discoverable all the information for learning about Mozilla and how to participate in our many projects. This post introduces the project, explains the current working prototype and gives information about how to get involved. Why Mozilla needs a …
An Update from the MozillaWiki Team, including a report from Wikimania London
Last week we pushed a major upgrade to MozillaWiki, one that was months in the making. This post discusses the process of that upgrade and also talks about work the MozillaWiki Team did while together in London for Wikimania. Who is the MozillaWiki Team? The MozillaWiki team (formerly called the Wiki Working Group) is a …
Driving Project-wide Community Growth by Improving the Mozilla Wiki
At the Mozilla project there are many ways to contribute. Some contributions are directly to our products: Firefox Desktop, Firefox for Android, Firefox OS, Webmaker, etc. Some contributions are to things that make those products better: QA, localization, release engineering, etc. Some contributions are to tools that help us work together better, such as: Pontoon, …
It’s the 4th of July and I’m Celebrating Independence from Facebook
I just requested that Facebook permanently delete my account. This change is a long time coming. I’ve grown increasingly concerned about the power Facebook exercises to commodify and influence our social interactions. There’s nothing holding Facebook accountable in the exercise of this power. Aside from all of that, I get very little out of time …
Some OpenID Providers
While I don’t hear about it a lot recently these days, there are still some sites that I need OpenID to log in to. I had been using myOpenID from Janrain for this, but that service was retired. Unfortunately, So was my backup provider, ClaimID. So, I went shopping for new providers! Here’s what I …
Legally Wed
Yesterday, nearly four years after our religious ceremony, Sherri and I became legally married. I am so incredibly happy and proud to be able to call Sherri my legal spouse, and me hers, with all the rights and responsibilities therein. The ceremony was brief, at our home, with a few clothes friends and family members …
Changes to Mozilla Wiki: New users must request accounts
Update 9 June 2014: To clarify, only those who wish to edit the Mozilla Wiki need to request an account. You do not need an account to read the wiki. Note: The FAQ below is also available on the Mozilla Wiki at MozillaWiki:Accounts. For some time now the Mozilla Wiki has been significant amounts of …
Ideas for better scheduling
Recently I’ve been thinking a lot about how to make more time for meaningful project work as well as for rest. One way to free up time has been to significantly reduce the number of meetings I attend and facilitate, and to make those meetings as efficient as possible when I do attend. This post …