I'm wondering if we're misunderstanding the purpose of this agreement, or maybe people are approaching it from different angles?
It seems worded to me to address the need to have a formal agreement when we want to give certain responsibilities to volunteer contributors. We're missing something generic like this, and this is partly why it's much easier to give Reps responsibilities and include them without being able to give the same trust and responsibility to other volunteers. Especially the part where you need to notify or get notified that you're no longer contributing, that seems incredibly overkill if this is a general understanding between Mozilla and volunteers, but it makes perfect sense if it's in the context that we've just given a volunteer a responsibility or leadership role. On Fri, May 30, 2014 at 3:21 PM, Emma Irwin <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________________ governance mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/governance
