2013 Mozilla Vietnam Meetup With Gen Kanai
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Mozilla Vietnam Meetup with Gen Kanai
- Date: 2013/01/26
- Time: 09:15 AM - 12:00 PM
- Goals:
- Discuss about the current problems and solution of Mozilla Vietnam
- Define goals for 2013
- Structurized community, define roles and responsibilities
- Attenders:
- Gen Kanai <genATmozilladotcom>
- ReMo: Truong Anh Tuan (tuanta) <tuantaATiwayvietnamdotcom>
- ReMo: Nguyen Phan Hai (hainp) <hainp2604ATgmaildotcom>
- ReMo: Dam Tien Long <longdt90ATgmaildotcom>
- ReMo: Nguyen Ha Duong (cmpitg) <cmpitgATgmaildotcom>
- Ngo Huy <huynhok.uitATvnossdotorg>
- Dang Duy Thanh (train) <thanhdd.itATgmaildotcom>
- Pham Thinh <?> <https://www.facebook.com/nhim175>
- Ngo "Chin" Trung (lewdts/chin) <ndtrung4419ATgmaildotcom>
- Nguyen Nang Thang <nguyennangthang1988ATgmaildotcom>
- Hoang Minh Thang (myguidingstar) <pATbanphimDOTnet>
- Nguyen Tuan (tuanthitluoc) <tuanthitluocATgmaildotcom>
- Nguyen Tran Trung <nguyentrantrung1986ATgmaildotcom>
Tasks
- New contributors:
- Join Facebook & mailing lists & introduce
- Other mailing lists might be of interest: http://pencil.evolus.vn/
- Server:
- Pass admin permission to the sysadmin group: Gen
- Server & blog reinstall: sysadmin group
- Server policy: sysadmin group
- Facebook & blog:
- Pass admin permission to the content writer group: Gen
- Contribute contents
- MozSpace:
- Current space is sponsored by iWay Vietnam with tremendous support from Tuan (tuanta).
- No remote working culture
- Offline meetings work and work effectively --> the need for a dedicated space for contributors to work together
- Proposal:
- Describing the current situation and Vietnam-specific problems
- Clarifying budget plan plan
- Need not be long but concise, 2 pages might be enough
- Event organizing:
- Event calendar: Gathering events in Vietnam and have contributors involved
- identify events MozVN community wishes to participate in
- have MozVN ReMo members apply for event support at least 1 mo. in advance of events
- Event calendar: Gathering events in Vietnam and have contributors involved
- Localize Mozilla /contribute page: Long (longdt) - After all groups and communication channels are ready.
- Building website contents: sysadmin, creative, and content writer
- Show our work:
- Meeting Notes
- Event calendar
- L10n
- Projects
- Update regularly
- Facebook activities
- Other: ?
- Show our work:
Problems
Solutions are described in task list and other part of this notes.
- Inappropriate permission & responsibilities:
- MozillaVN server
- Facebook page
- Mailing list
- Mindset of Vietnamese developers:
- Not caring about tech, caring about money
- Using old, outdated, proprietary technologies
- No remote working culture
- No team working culture
Special Interest Groups (SIGs)
- L10n:
- Long (longdt)
- Duong (cmpitg
- Ngo Trung (chin)
- Speakers/evangelists: Contact the Evangelism SIG @ ReMo and attend training
- Duong (cmpitg)
- Ngo Trung (chin)
- Tuan (tuanthitluoc)
- Thinh
- Hai (hainp)
- Press contact: Contact Shannon Prior (sprior@mozillaDOTcom) to join and register for training
- Duong (cmpitg)
- Tuan (tuanta)
- Content writer: Blog, Website & Facebook:
- Long (longdt)
- Ngo Trung (chin)
- Duong (cmpitg)
- Tuan (tuanthitluoc)
- Thinh
- Tran Trung
- QA: filing bugs for Vietnamese Mozilla products
- Hai (hainp)?
- Long (longdt)
- Thanh (train)
- Nang Thang
- Tran Trung
- SuMo: supporting users
- Hai (hainp)
- Long (longdt)
- Thanh (train)
- Nang Thang
- Tran Trung
- Creative/Art: Create resources and materials (artwork, T-shirts, themes, screencasts, ...)
- Ngo Trung (chin)
- Minh Thang (myguidingstar)
- Thinh
- SysAdmin:
- Duong (cmpitg)
- Ngo Huy
- Tuan (tuanta)
- Community manager:
- the meeting attendees have unanimously agreed for Tuan to lead the community in Vietnam. Tuan has accepted the role in the meeting.
Community Growing Ideas
- Webmarker projects: https://webmaker.org/
- 2013: Try to find, not to fix
- Organizing events regularly:
- Start small
- Work effective
- Request swag/gear/budget well in advance of events
- Topics:
- Web technology
- Quality assessment
- Creating tools for contributors:
- Event calendar
- Forms in addition to email, Facebook, and IRC to contact
- For Web Developers:
- Best documentation on MDN
- Successful stories/showcases: examples of good companies/organizations/individuals who have successfully applied and benefit from Open Web (Tech):
- Pencil (Evolus) project: http://pencil.evolus.vn/
- Women in tech
- Consider how to expand MozVN community to women
- Values received by contributors:
- Knowledge:
- Public speaking
- Press handling/communication
- Marketting
- Design
- Experience
- Knowledge:
- Using Mozilla education projects to expand Mozilla project to new groups such as children
- How to attract non-tech contributors:
- Making apps & cool stuff for Firefox OS
- Firefox Marketplace
- Influncing the web as they want
- Popcorn, Thimble, ... Webmaker project
- Artwork & design
- Values that contributors might receive (above)
- QA & SuMo
- Partner with NGOs:
- Providing education & support
Firefox OS
- Middle-end devices, low cost
- Total control over technology
- App ideas:
- Socializing
- Hacking:
- Emulator
- Run on existing Android
Other Notes
- Fundamental differences between Mozilla and other Free and Open Source (FOSS) communities:
- Other FOSS communities
- Promoting Free & Open Source culture
- All members, including developers, users, designers, ... apply FOSS philosophy & use FOSS products
- FOSS corporations focus on B2B
- Target: all users, developers, ...
- Mozilla:
- Promoting Open Web, encouraging open source and use open source to achieve
- No focus on B2B
- Target: users, consumers, citizen of the web
- Other FOSS communities