This feels exclusionary of casual contributors, of which there are many. I'm assuming they wouldn't even know who to contact when ending contribution - does that mean I can't come back? I also prefer this wording which uses the term 'participation' rather than 'work'.
The contributor has turned up because, more than likely they feel connected to a specific piece of the project - they're excited. Onboarding should feel less like you're starting a new job, more like opportunity to make a difference and contribute. +1 to citizenship. I would also warn that legalize in such a contract will concern those with work visas. Original version made me feel uncomfortable as well. On Fri, May 30, 2014 at 12:00 PM, Sheeri Cabral <[email protected]> wrote: > I agree with what others have said, and I'll throw in an alternative idea. > > Here's some changes I made, taking out redundancies (e.g. behaving > appropriately is covered under the participation guidelines), and putting > the "you can end your participation" part at the end. Because that's not > the first thing we should tell a new person, in my opinion. > > -------------- > > DRAFT Volunteer Agreement > > Welcome to Mozilla! We're pleased that you will be working with us to > volunteer your expertise, knowledge, and skills to our Project. We are > happy to have you along as a Mozillian. > > Before we begin, you might want to be aware of the following: > > 1. Mozillians behave in a professional and respectable manner when > participating in the Project. Mozilla's Participation Guidelines can be > found at > http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/about/governance/policies/participation/ > > 2. Legally, you are not an employee or contractor of Mozilla and should > not represent yourself as such. As a volunteer, you cannot bind Mozilla to > any agreements or sign any agreements on behalf of Mozilla. > > 3. We love it when people talk about their contributions to Mozilla! > However, Mozilla does own some trademarks, so please do not use logos or > trademarks inappropriately. Mozilla's trademark policy can be found at > https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/foundation/trademarks/policy/ > > 4. You or Mozilla may end your participation at any time for any reason on > immediate notice. If you wish to end your participation, simply let us know. > > We are excited to have you on board and hear your creative ideas! > > > -------------- > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, May 30, 2014 1:11:02 PM > Subject: Creating a volunteer agreement > > One of Mozilla's goals for this year is to increase the number of active > contributors by 10x. That means that many new people will be joining the > community and we want to make sure they have a positive experience. > > A few teams have contributor agreements that provide details about what it > means to volunteer in that specific area, but there's never been > information that covers contributors in general. > > To help new contributors understand more about what they're getting > involved with, we've drafted a new volunteer agreement. I wanted to share > the text of that and talk about how we would make this available. > > First though, I'd like to be clear about a couple of points: > > * This is not intended to be a document that people will sign. > > * This is not something that applies to existing contributors, just to new > people who are joining the community. > > After sharing the text of this here, on Planet and at an upcoming Monday > project call, we'd like to add this text as a new page on > http://www.mozilla.org. > > We would then link to that from the Get Involved page ( > mozilla.org/contribute), the entry point for most new contributors. We > would add this to the existing opt-in on the form that references Mozilla's > Privacy Policy. > > Please take a look at the text below and share your thoughts on that and > on how we would make this available to new contributors. > > Thanks, > David > > ----------------- > > DRAFT Volunteer Agreement > > Welcome to Mozilla! We're pleased that you will be working with us to > volunteer your expertise, knowledge, and skills to our 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: > > 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. > > 2. As a volunteer for our Project, you will be working with Mozilla staff, > employees and other volunteers. > > 3. We have policies at Mozilla to protect the Project and you. While > working with us, we want you to be creative and help us to grow the > Project, while observing the following rules: > > 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; > > b. You are not an employee or contractor of Mozilla and should not > represent yourself as such; > > 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; > > d. You agree to behave in a professional and respectable manner when > acting as a Mozilla volunteer. Mozilla's Participation Guidelines can be > found at > http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/about/governance/policies/participation/; > > 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 > > 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. > _______________________________________________ > governance mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/governance > _______________________________________________ > governance mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/governance > -- Emma Irwin @sunnydeveloper Mozilla Reps Council Member _______________________________________________ governance mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/governance
