On Wednesday, July 23, 2014 6:27:45 AM UTC-7, Geoffrey MacDougall wrote: > This is great. And decidedly less legalistic than other volunteer > > agreements in place at other non profits I've worked at in the past. > > > > G. > > On Jul 23, 2014 2:55 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hi All - > > > > > > Thank you for all of the feedback and input on the agreement. The intent > > > of the document really is to establish the rules of the road for both sides > > > as we enter into what we hope to be a very collaborative, long term and > > > healthy relationship. We already rules for paid staff that establishes how > > > we work together. I think it is a positive step to create some rules that > > > we can hold one another to as we work to support the Project. > > > > > > On the substance, we've taken the feedback that it seemed one-sided and > > > legalistic and we have improved it. To sustain a healthy Project we need to > > > have engagement from not only paid staff but also our diverse group of > > > volunteers. We don't want this document to be a blocker to any of that - > > > rather it is an agreement about how we are going to treat one another, > > > respect one another and work together. There was some suggestion in this > > > thread that the document will not be enforceable - from our standpoint it > > > will be. There are some legal parts to it - but there are just as many > > > social pieces. We want to sustain the healthy relationship that we have > > > with our community and our volunteers. > > > > > > Take a look below. > > > > > > Thanks for the time. > > > > > > Denelle > > > > > > **** > > > > > > The success of our mission depends on the participation of people like you > > > -- people who are as passionate about the Web as we are, generously > > > volunteering their expertise, knowledge and skills to the Mozilla Project. > > > > > > In order to make your experience the best possible, here are a few "rules > > > of the road" to review before we get going. Please read through them and > > > let us know if you have questions or something just doesn't make sense. > > > > > > As a volunteer Mozillian, you will have the opportunity to make meaningful > > > contributions, to learn, to meet other amazing humans, and to receive > > > mentorship and recognition for your participation. In return, you agree to > > > help us advance the principles of the our Manifesto to the best of your > > > ability. > > > > > > Our community is like our extended family; we won't agree on everything or > > > always get along, but do treat each other with dignity and respect at all > > > times. As a volunteer, you agree to do that too. Our Participation > > > Guidelines are a good place to learn more about what this means and what to > > > do if you ever feel like you're not being treated this way. > > > > > > Being a volunteer at Mozilla means you freely donate your time, ideas, > > > heartbeats, etc. to help us accomplish our mission. You agree that you are > > > here because you are passionate about the Web and have no expectation of > > > compensation. > > > > > > We'd love for you to talk about your experience with Mozilla. If, during > > > your time with us, you want to use any of our logos when you do that, you > > > agree to check out our Style Guide first, to make sure you use the right > > > one (and don't mistakenly violate our Trademark Policy). > > > > > > You agree to challenge the status quo, to cause a ruckus -- but never in a > > > way that violates local laws, our internal policies or the rights of any > > > group or individual. > > > > > > And finally, as a volunteer, you agree that you won't be able to bind > > > Mozilla to agreements or sign anything on our behalf. You also agree to > > > represent yourself as a volunteer rather than as an employee, intern or > > > contractor of Mozilla. > > > > > > That's it. Now let's get started. > > > _______________________________________________ > > > governance mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/governance > > >
I've been closely following this thread for the past month (?) and, at some point (not sure exactly when), I decided I might be able to help. After re-reading the discussion in an attempt to distill down the issues, I was reminded of a blog post I'd recently read called "They're your words, choose them." http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2014/04/theyre-your-words-choose-them.html Sharing this post is not my way of saying that anyone involved in the original writing intended to come off as a "harsh jerk". Rather, it (the discussion here + that blog post) prompted me to try to help; to take a stab at a bit of a re-write. My thinking was to choose words that might better reflect Mozilla and our intention with this document. The result was what Denelle posted above. To me (and I'm decidedly biased), it now reads more like "...an agreement about how we are going to treat one another, respect one another and work together." and is something I would agree to, happily. ~ Mardi _______________________________________________ governance mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/governance
