Pada Jumat, 11 Juli 2014 6:01:40 UTC+8, Benjamin Kerensa menulis: > I recently learned that not all Employees and Contractors are even > > required to sign NDA's as we often discuss trust around contributors > > it seems odd that contributors would be held to a higher standard then > > employees, contractors and interns. > > > > I do think a Employee Project Agreement would be an interesting way to > > push more inclusiveness across teams by setting expectations for > > employees, contractors and interns in terms of how they engage with > > contributors of the project. > > > > > > > > On Thu, Jul 10, 2014 at 8:10 AM, fantasai <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > One of Mozilla's goals for this year is to increase the number of > > > active contributors by 10x. That means that many new people, both > > > employees and volunteers, will be joining the community, and we > > > want to make sure that they all have the positive experience of > > > being valued members of the community. > > > > > > A few discussions have been had at various events and forums about > > > what it means to interact with volunteer contributors, but there's > > > never been widely-disseminated information that covers the nature > > > of paid contribution in general. > > > > > > To help new paid contributors understand more about what they're > > > getting involved with, I'd like to propose a new Paid Contributor > > > Agreement. > > > > > > First though, I'd like to be clear about a couple of points: > > > > > > * This could be used as a document that new employees will sign. > > > (As a memorandum of understanding, not as a legal contract.) > > > > > > * This should be something that applies to existing staff members, > > > not just to new employees who are joining the community. > > > > > > After discussion of the text here, MoCo could add this text as a > > > new page in the MoCo handbook. > > > > > > We could also recommend that MoCo add this form to its standard > > > offer packet, the entry point for most new paid contributors. > > > > > > Please take a look at the text below and share your thoughts on > > > that and on how we would make this available to new employees > > > and contractors. > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > DRAFT > > > > > > Welcome to Mozilla! We're pleased that you will be working with us > > > to contribute your expertise, knowledge, and skills to our Project. > > > > > > Before we begin, there are some basic principles and practices that > > > you should be aware of and agree to. The following is an agreement > > > between you and Mozilla that describes your work with the Project: > > > > > > 1. The Mozilla Project is an open, worldwide community comprised > > > of enthusiastic individual contributors, both paid and unpaid. > > > As a contributor to our Project, you will be working with other > > > contributors, including Mozilla employees, contractors, and > > > volunteers, from all parts of the globe. > > > > > > 2. 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 contributor, you cannot bind Mozilla to any agreements or > > > sign any agreements on behalf of Mozilla unless you are so > > > authorized, but you can introduce Mozilla to different ideas, > > > processes and ways of doing things. > > > > > > b. As an employee or contractor of Mozilla, you are not automatically > > > a spokesperson for the community or the company, and should not > > > represent yourself as such. > > > > > > d. You agree to behave in a professional and respectable manner > > > when acting as a Mozilla contributor. Mozilla's Participation > > > Guidelines can be found at > > > http://www.mozilla.org/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 except in > > > accordance with Mozilla's trademark policy at > > > https://www.mozilla.org/foundation/trademarks/policy/ > > > > > > 3. Mozilla strives to allow equal participation from all contributors, > > > regardless of employment status, organizational membership, > > > citizenship, or location. Therefore, in your everyday interactions > > > with other Mozilla contributors, both when choosing your audience > > > and crafting your message, always ask yourself: > > > > > > 1. How can I be inclusive of relevant contributors outside my > > > team/office/city/country/timezone? > > > > > > 2. In this context, does it make sense to treat Mozilla staff > > > contributors differently than Mozilla volunteer contributors? > > > Or is it instead appropriate to discriminate based on > > > * whether the contributor is under NDA? > > > * whether the contributor has sufficient read/write access? > > > * whether the contributor has enough expertise? > > > * whether the contributor can commit the necessary time? > > > * nothing, actually! Let me rephrase that... > > > > > > In some cases, employment status matters. For example, as > > > part of their responsibilities, the People and IT departments > > > at MoCo need to discriminate between Mozilla employees, > > > contractors, and volunteers and/or between citizens and > > > residents of various legal jurisdictions. However, in most > > > cases, organizational membership isn't what matters, the > > > contributor's level of involvement is. > > > > > > 4. As part of your role, you may be given responsibilities and > > > authority within your organization. This does not automatically > > > translate to authority within the relevant Mozilla activities. > > > For example, a manager on the Platform team at MoCo has > > > responsibilities and authority related to prioritizing work > > > performed by members of that organization. However, that manager > > > does not have technical authority over the relevant code, and > > > must defer to the module owner -- who could be a direct report, > > > or might not even be employed by Mozilla. Conversely, the module > > > owner can accept or reject contributions based on their technical > > > merits, and can offer informed opinions on what needs to be done > > > but cannot dictate the priorities of other Mozilla employees > > > working on the module. > > > > > > 5. You or Mozilla may end your employment/contractual relationship > > > in accordance with applicable laws and legal requirements. > > > If you wish to end your participation as a contributor, however, > > > please inform any directly-affected community members and help > > > them transition to your absence. > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > The goal of this agreement is to address, and hopefully prevent, > > > the problem of Mozilla staff members who were not recruited from > > > the community discriminating against volunteers in their interactions > > > with the Mozilla community, since this (in most cases) is due to > > > ignorance or negligence, and is otherwise not willful. > > > > > > To be clear, this gross plagiarism of David Boswell's Volunteer > > > Agreement [1] is intended to fall under the "parody" aspect of the > > > Fair Use clause. However, I am, as usual, at least half-serious. :) > > > > > > [1] > > > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/mozilla.governance/yN4V-lYJH8c/discussion > > > > > > ~fantasai > > > _______________________________________________ > > > governance mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/governance
Pada Jumat, 11 Juli 2014 6:01:40 UTC+8, Benjamin Kerensa menulis: > I recently learned that not all Employees and Contractors are even > > required to sign NDA's as we often discuss trust around contributors > > it seems odd that contributors would be held to a higher standard then > > employees, contractors and interns. > > > > I do think a Employee Project Agreement would be an interesting way to > > push more inclusiveness across teams by setting expectations for > > employees, contractors and interns in terms of how they engage with > > contributors of the project. > > > > > > > > On Thu, Jul 10, 2014 at 8:10 AM, fantasai <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > One of Mozilla's goals for this year is to increase the number of > > > active contributors by 10x. That means that many new people, both > > > employees and volunteers, will be joining the community, and we > > > want to make sure that they all have the positive experience of > > > being valued members of the community. > > > > > > A few discussions have been had at various events and forums about > > > what it means to interact with volunteer contributors, but there's > > > never been widely-disseminated information that covers the nature > > > of paid contribution in general. > > > > > > To help new paid contributors understand more about what they're > > > getting involved with, I'd like to propose a new Paid Contributor > > > Agreement. > > > > > > First though, I'd like to be clear about a couple of points: > > > > > > * This could be used as a document that new employees will sign. > > > (As a memorandum of understanding, not as a legal contract.) > > > > > > * This should be something that applies to existing staff members, > > > not just to new employees who are joining the community. > > > > > > After discussion of the text here, MoCo could add this text as a > > > new page in the MoCo handbook. > > > > > > We could also recommend that MoCo add this form to its standard > > > offer packet, the entry point for most new paid contributors. > > > > > > Please take a look at the text below and share your thoughts on > > > that and on how we would make this available to new employees > > > and contractors. > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > DRAFT > > > > > > Welcome to Mozilla! We're pleased that you will be working with us > > > to contribute your expertise, knowledge, and skills to our Project. > > > > > > Before we begin, there are some basic principles and practices that > > > you should be aware of and agree to. The following is an agreement > > > between you and Mozilla that describes your work with the Project: > > > > > > 1. The Mozilla Project is an open, worldwide community comprised > > > of enthusiastic individual contributors, both paid and unpaid. > > > As a contributor to our Project, you will be working with other > > > contributors, including Mozilla employees, contractors, and > > > volunteers, from all parts of the globe. > > > > > > 2. 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 contributor, you cannot bind Mozilla to any agreements or > > > sign any agreements on behalf of Mozilla unless you are so > > > authorized, but you can introduce Mozilla to different ideas, > > > processes and ways of doing things. > > > > > > b. As an employee or contractor of Mozilla, you are not automatically > > > a spokesperson for the community or the company, and should not > > > represent yourself as such. > > > > > > d. You agree to behave in a professional and respectable manner > > > when acting as a Mozilla contributor. Mozilla's Participation > > > Guidelines can be found at > > > http://www.mozilla.org/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 except in > > > accordance with Mozilla's trademark policy at > > > https://www.mozilla.org/foundation/trademarks/policy/ > > > > > > 3. Mozilla strives to allow equal participation from all contributors, > > > regardless of employment status, organizational membership, > > > citizenship, or location. Therefore, in your everyday interactions > > > with other Mozilla contributors, both when choosing your audience > > > and crafting your message, always ask yourself: > > > > > > 1. How can I be inclusive of relevant contributors outside my > > > team/office/city/country/timezone? > > > > > > 2. In this context, does it make sense to treat Mozilla staff > > > contributors differently than Mozilla volunteer contributors? > > > Or is it instead appropriate to discriminate based on > > > * whether the contributor is under NDA? > > > * whether the contributor has sufficient read/write access? > > > * whether the contributor has enough expertise? > > > * whether the contributor can commit the necessary time? > > > * nothing, actually! Let me rephrase that... > > > > > > In some cases, employment status matters. For example, as > > > part of their responsibilities, the People and IT departments > > > at MoCo need to discriminate between Mozilla employees, > > > contractors, and volunteers and/or between citizens and > > > residents of various legal jurisdictions. However, in most > > > cases, organizational membership isn't what matters, the > > > contributor's level of involvement is. > > > > > > 4. As part of your role, you may be given responsibilities and > > > authority within your organization. This does not automatically > > > translate to authority within the relevant Mozilla activities. > > > For example, a manager on the Platform team at MoCo has > > > responsibilities and authority related to prioritizing work > > > performed by members of that organization. However, that manager > > > does not have technical authority over the relevant code, and > > > must defer to the module owner -- who could be a direct report, > > > or might not even be employed by Mozilla. Conversely, the module > > > owner can accept or reject contributions based on their technical > > > merits, and can offer informed opinions on what needs to be done > > > but cannot dictate the priorities of other Mozilla employees > > > working on the module. > > > > > > 5. You or Mozilla may end your employment/contractual relationship > > > in accordance with applicable laws and legal requirements. > > > If you wish to end your participation as a contributor, however, > > > please inform any directly-affected community members and help > > > them transition to your absence. > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > The goal of this agreement is to address, and hopefully prevent, > > > the problem of Mozilla staff members who were not recruited from > > > the community discriminating against volunteers in their interactions > > > with the Mozilla community, since this (in most cases) is due to > > > ignorance or negligence, and is otherwise not willful. > > > > > > To be clear, this gross plagiarism of David Boswell's Volunteer > > > Agreement [1] is intended to fall under the "parody" aspect of the > > > Fair Use clause. However, I am, as usual, at least half-serious. :) > > > > > > [1] > > > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/mozilla.governance/yN4V-lYJH8c/discussion > > > > > > ~fantasai > > > _______________________________________________ > > > governance mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/governance Pada Jumat, 11 Juli 2014 6:01:40 UTC+8, Benjamin Kerensa menulis: > I recently learned that not all Employees and Contractors are even > > required to sign NDA's as we often discuss trust around contributors > > it seems odd that contributors would be held to a higher standard then > > employees, contractors and interns. > > > > I do think a Employee Project Agreement would be an interesting way to > > push more inclusiveness across teams by setting expectations for > > employees, contractors and interns in terms of how they engage with > > contributors of the project. > > > > > > > > On Thu, Jul 10, 2014 at 8:10 AM, fantasai <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > One of Mozilla's goals for this year is to increase the number of > > > active contributors by 10x. That means that many new people, both > > > employees and volunteers, will be joining the community, and we > > > want to make sure that they all have the positive experience of > > > being valued members of the community. > > > > > > A few discussions have been had at various events and forums about > > > what it means to interact with volunteer contributors, but there's > > > never been widely-disseminated information that covers the nature > > > of paid contribution in general. > > > > > > To help new paid contributors understand more about what they're > > > getting involved with, I'd like to propose a new Paid Contributor > > > Agreement. > > > > > > First though, I'd like to be clear about a couple of points: > > > > > > * This could be used as a document that new employees will sign. > > > (As a memorandum of understanding, not as a legal contract.) > > > > > > * This should be something that applies to existing staff members, > > > not just to new employees who are joining the community. > > > > > > After discussion of the text here, MoCo could add this text as a > > > new page in the MoCo handbook. > > > > > > We could also recommend that MoCo add this form to its standard > > > offer packet, the entry point for most new paid contributors. > > > > > > Please take a look at the text below and share your thoughts on > > > that and on how we would make this available to new employees > > > and contractors. > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > DRAFT > > > > > > Welcome to Mozilla! We're pleased that you will be working with us > > > to contribute your expertise, knowledge, and skills to our Project. > > > > > > Before we begin, there are some basic principles and practices that > > > you should be aware of and agree to. The following is an agreement > > > between you and Mozilla that describes your work with the Project: > > > > > > 1. The Mozilla Project is an open, worldwide community comprised > > > of enthusiastic individual contributors, both paid and unpaid. > > > As a contributor to our Project, you will be working with other > > > contributors, including Mozilla employees, contractors, and > > > volunteers, from all parts of the globe. > > > > > > 2. 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 contributor, you cannot bind Mozilla to any agreements or > > > sign any agreements on behalf of Mozilla unless you are so > > > authorized, but you can introduce Mozilla to different ideas, > > > processes and ways of doing things. > > > > > > b. As an employee or contractor of Mozilla, you are not automatically > > > a spokesperson for the community or the company, and should not > > > represent yourself as such. > > > > > > d. You agree to behave in a professional and respectable manner > > > when acting as a Mozilla contributor. Mozilla's Participation > > > Guidelines can be found at > > > http://www.mozilla.org/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 except in > > > accordance with Mozilla's trademark policy at > > > https://www.mozilla.org/foundation/trademarks/policy/ > > > > > > 3. Mozilla strives to allow equal participation from all contributors, > > > regardless of employment status, organizational membership, > > > citizenship, or location. Therefore, in your everyday interactions > > > with other Mozilla contributors, both when choosing your audience > > > and crafting your message, always ask yourself: > > > > > > 1. How can I be inclusive of relevant contributors outside my > > > team/office/city/country/timezone? > > > > > > 2. In this context, does it make sense to treat Mozilla staff > > > contributors differently than Mozilla volunteer contributors? > > > Or is it instead appropriate to discriminate based on > > > * whether the contributor is under NDA? > > > * whether the contributor has sufficient read/write access? > > > * whether the contributor has enough expertise? > > > * whether the contributor can commit the necessary time? > > > * nothing, actually! Let me rephrase that... > > > > > > In some cases, employment status matters. For example, as > > > part of their responsibilities, the People and IT departments > > > at MoCo need to discriminate between Mozilla employees, > > > contractors, and volunteers and/or between citizens and > > > residents of various legal jurisdictions. However, in most > > > cases, organizational membership isn't what matters, the > > > contributor's level of involvement is. > > > > > > 4. As part of your role, you may be given responsibilities and > > > authority within your organization. This does not automatically > > > translate to authority within the relevant Mozilla activities. > > > For example, a manager on the Platform team at MoCo has > > > responsibilities and authority related to prioritizing work > > > performed by members of that organization. However, that manager > > > does not have technical authority over the relevant code, and > > > must defer to the module owner -- who could be a direct report, > > > or might not even be employed by Mozilla. Conversely, the module > > > owner can accept or reject contributions based on their technical > > > merits, and can offer informed opinions on what needs to be done > > > but cannot dictate the priorities of other Mozilla employees > > > working on the module. > > > > > > 5. You or Mozilla may end your employment/contractual relationship > > > in accordance with applicable laws and legal requirements. > > > If you wish to end your participation as a contributor, however, > > > please inform any directly-affected community members and help > > > them transition to your absence. > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > The goal of this agreement is to address, and hopefully prevent, > > > the problem of Mozilla staff members who were not recruited from > > > the community discriminating against volunteers in their interactions > > > with the Mozilla community, since this (in most cases) is due to > > > ignorance or negligence, and is otherwise not willful. > > > > > > To be clear, this gross plagiarism of David Boswell's Volunteer > > > Agreement [1] is intended to fall under the "parody" aspect of the > > > Fair Use clause. However, I am, as usual, at least half-serious. :) > > > > > > [1] > > > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/mozilla.governance/yN4V-lYJH8c/discussion > > > > > > ~fantasai > > > _______________________________________________ > > > governance mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/governance _______________________________________________ governance mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/governance
