On Fri, May 30, 2014 at 10:11 AM, <[email protected]> wrote:
> Welcome to Mozilla! Here, you are implying that "Mozilla" refers to the entire Mozilla project. > Before we begin, there are some basic terms you should be aware of and > agree to. The following is an agreement between you and Mozilla that > describes your volunteer work with the Project: > Does "Mozilla" still refer to the entire project here, or MoFo or MoCo? > 1. You or Mozilla may end this Agreement at any time for any reason on > immediate notice. If you wish to end the Agreement, simply email a Mozilla > staff member to let us know. > Why only MoFo/MoCo staff? > 2. As a volunteer for our Project, you will be working with Mozilla staff, > employees and other volunteers. > My understanding is that Mozilla is comprised of individuals, and Mozilla Corp. pays a lot of them. However, in the context of this agreement, why does it make sense to treat and/or reference Mozilla staff/employees differently than other contributors? > a. As a volunteer, you cannot bind Mozilla to any agreements or sign any > agreements on behalf of Mozilla, but you can introduce Mozilla to different > ideas, processes and ways of doing things; > Does "Mozilla" refer to MoCo, MoFo, or the entire project? As far as I understand things, a non-MoCo/MoFo-employee volunteer that has earned sufficient authority would be able to represent the Mozilla project the same way that any MoCo/MoFo employee could. > b. You are not an employee or contractor of Mozilla and should not > represent yourself as such; > Again, it isn't clear what you are referring to by "Mozilla." > c. You cannot engage in any activities that violate the laws of your > locale, Mozilla's policies, or the rights of any group or individual; > Why worry about whether people are violating their own local laws? That's there own business. "The rights of any group or individual" are vague. Please enumerate the rights you are concerned with. > e. It's definitely okay to talk about your contributions to Mozilla, but > you should not use Mozilla's logo or trademarks without Mozilla's prior > written consent. Mozilla's trademark policy can be found at > https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/foundation/trademarks/policy/; and > The Mozilla trademark policy that you link to seems to be much more lenient than "you should not use Mozilla's logo or trademarks without Mozilla's prior written consent" and that statement is misleading. I suggest you just say "You should comply with the trademark policy at https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/foundation/trademarks/policy/."; <https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/foundation/trademarks/policy/> > > f. This Agreement is about you and only you. You may not transfer or give > this to any other person or group. > > g. If you violate any of these rules, Mozilla has the right to end this > agreement and your volunteer activities. > Who is "Mozilla" here? And, what would it mean for Mozilla to end somebody's volunteer activities, considering everything we do is open? Cheers, Brian _______________________________________________ governance mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/governance
