>From a Mozilla Reps perspective, the rationale of having a @mozilla.org email >is primarily a practical one, in that as official representatives of Mozilla >in their region, having an official mozilla email makes outreach and >communication easier with local insitutions, potential partners, etc... The >primary aim is therefore not to recognise/reward the Rep's efforts with a >mozilla email, but to support them.
- w --- William Quiviger Mozilla Reps Council Member https://reps.mozilla.org/u/wquiviger/ On Nov 8, 2013, at 9:55 PM, [email protected] wrote: > The why of this email proposal isn't clear to me and I'd like to think > through how it supports the million Mozillians goal. There seems to be two > different thoughts: > > * Is it to recognize an active and/or trusted group of people for their > contribution? (The badge of honor model) > > * Is it something to give out more generously so we reach new people who > believe in what we're doing but haven't gotten deeply involved yet? (Ascher's > university email addresses that lead to donations model) > > Those same options are showing up in the discussions about 'What does > Mozillian mean?'. Is that name for a small group that meet certain criteria > or is it for a larger group that self-identifies with our mission? > > If we think the word 'Mozillians' should be applied broadly because we need > to be inclusive to grow bigger and this helps bring future contributors to > us, that seems relevant to this email discussion. > > If we think 'Mozillians' should be applied to the active and core group of > people that believe in the mission, take action today to advance it and > interact with other community members, that seems relevant too. > > I would encourage everyone on this thread to help answer the 'What does > Mozillian mean?' question and then revisit how the answer informs this. To > help with that, here are three recent blog posts to read and comment on: > > http://blog.gerv.net/2013/10/what-does-mozillian-mean/ > > http://hoosteeno.com/2013/10/22/what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-mozillian/ > > http://davidwboswell.wordpress.com/2013/11/06/what-does-mozillian-mean/ > > Having clearer definitions will also help us implement this regardless of > where the line is drawn. As someone said earlier, we don't have a reliable > way to determine who active contributors are right now and that's largely to > do with having an unclear definition. > > Thanks, > David > _______________________________________________ > governance mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/governance _______________________________________________ governance mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/governance
