On 10/28/2009 01:09 PM, David Boswell wrote: >> What exactly is the Mozdev boards motivation (reason/s) for >> abandoning ship? Is this a money issues? > > Most of the mozdev board has been involved with mozdev for many years -- > several of us have been involved for all 9 years. If we are abandoning ship, > it is a _very_ slowly sinking ship. > > As Brian said earlier, it's simply time for some fresh faces -- people with > new ideas and new energy. > >> Will Mozilla stop supporting (hello money) the >> site/organization? > > The Mozilla Foundation has been very generous in the past and there's > certainly a possibility for future funding -- but not without a clear plan. > > As Brian said earlier, we don't feel that hosting is a problem in the > community as it once was so the way forward is unclear. A new community > council will hopefully bring some new ideas into the process of figuring out > a path forward. > >> What are your predictions for the future for Mozdev? > > It could be a range of things -- the site and community could grow and thrive > or it could slowly wind down as people go to other sites and tools. > Personally I think the site should remain as a historical record even if > people weren't actively using it any more. >
It would be great if we could work out a meeting time (probably on IRC) where we can talk about plans for Mozdev's future. If you've indicated you're interested in helping out [1], please let me know what times work well for you either this week or next and I'll try to get a time and agenda set up that best suits everyone. -Doug [1] http://www.mozdev.org/drupal/wiki/New-People -- Doug Warner <[email protected]> Site Developer Mozdev.org http://www.mozdev.org _______________________________________________ Project_owners mailing list [email protected] https://www.mozdev.org/mailman/listinfo/project_owners
