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* Thanks to everyone (Staff & Volunteers!) who wrote a post for [https://hacks.mozilla.org/ Mozilla Hacks blog] in August and early Sept, special shout out to first time Hacks authors: Philipp Hancke (US), Michael Layzell (Canada), Chun-Min Chang, Shiqi "Mash" Gao (Taiwan), Jan Jongboom (Netherlands), Sebastian Zartner (Germany), Gloria Dwomoh (Greece) | * Thanks to everyone (Staff & Volunteers!) who wrote a post for [https://hacks.mozilla.org/ Mozilla Hacks blog] in August and early Sept, special shout out to first time Hacks authors: Philipp Hancke (US), Michael Layzell (Canada), Chun-Min Chang, Shiqi "Mash" Gao (Taiwan), Jan Jongboom (Netherlands), Sebastian Zartner (Germany), Gloria Dwomoh (Greece) | ||
* Thanks to every Mozillian who wrote a letter of recommendation for another Mozillian as part of the Participation Leaders Global Gatherings initiative. \o/ | * Thanks to every Mozillian who wrote a letter of recommendation for another Mozillian as part of the Participation Leaders Global Gatherings initiative. \o/ | ||
* Thanks to Cristian Silaghi and Baadur Jobava of Romanian l10n community for all their hard-work on weekends and evenings, to ensure the launch of FFOS phone in Romania is a success! | |||
* Thanks to Noitidart for his frequent and helpful contributions to the Add-ons Forum and add-on IRC channels. | |||
== Upcoming Events == | == Upcoming Events == | ||
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=== Wednesday, {{#time:d F|{{SUBPAGENAME}} +2 days}} === | === Wednesday, {{#time:d F|{{SUBPAGENAME}} +2 days}} === | ||
* [https://quality.mozilla.org/event/bug-verification-day-82/ Weekly Bug Verification Day] | |||
*[https://jsfoo.in/2015/ JSFOO] from 16th to 20th in Bangalore India | |||
**JSFOO is back again with its fifth edition. This year is about the future of JavaScript, bringing 700+ people together to talk about creating the future of the web. | |||
** We have Tech Speaker Rabimba presenting. | |||
*[http://fitc.ca/event/webu15/ Web Unleashed] from 16th to 17th in Toronto Canada | |||
**2 days, 4 tracks, Front end developer focused content expecting 800 attendees | |||
**Mozillian Potch speaking on [http://fitc.ca/presentation/web-workers-beyond-the-wall/ Web Workers Beyond The Wall] and facilitating "Gluttony of Tools" fireside chat. | |||
=== Thursday, {{#time:d F|{{SUBPAGENAME}} +3 days}} === | === Thursday, {{#time:d F|{{SUBPAGENAME}} +3 days}} === | ||
*[http://www.eventbrite.com/e/rest-fest-2015-tickets-16530825143 Rest Fest] happening 17th-19th in Greenville, South Carolina | |||
**REST Fest is a collaborative RESTful Web Services conference now in its 6th year, focusing on building a collaborative space. | |||
** Mozillian Jason Weathersby attending | |||
=== Friday, {{#time:d F|{{SUBPAGENAME}} +4 days}} === | === Friday, {{#time:d F|{{SUBPAGENAME}} +4 days}} === | ||
* [[Webdev/Beer_And_Tell/September_2015|Webdev Beer and Tell]] at 2PM Pacific in the Webdev Vidyo room (and streaming on AirMo) | |||
** Open to the public! | |||
** Monthly get-together where webdevs across the community show off their side projects. | |||
=== Saturday, {{#time:d F|{{SUBPAGENAME}} +5 days}} === | === Saturday, {{#time:d F|{{SUBPAGENAME}} +5 days}} === | ||
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''Speaker Location:'' MTV | ''Speaker Location:'' MTV | ||
Bill Walker will speak | Bill Walker will speak about a new initiative focused on the mobile web apps that users discover organically, use offline, and reengage with. We think same combination of service workers, web push, and the w3c app manifest that fuels the [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Gaia/Architecture_Proposal New Gaia Architecture] and [http://therichwebexperience.com/blog/alex_russell/2015/06/progressive_apps_escaping_tabs_without_losing_our_soul Progressive Apps] will be tremendously valuable to web developers everywhere. | ||
As an example of what's possible, here's a [https://youtu.be/itCk04eKkks demo] of [https://github.com/fwenzel/firekey Fred Wenzel's] [https://firekey.org FireKey.org] working offline in multiple browsers using [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Service_Worker_API serviceworkers]. FireKey.org provides passwords for two-factor authentication at sites like [https://help.github.com/articles/configuring-two-factor-authentication-via-a-totp-mobile-app/ github.com]. | |||
=== CTO Update === | === CTO Update === | ||
'' | ''Michael Bebenita San Francisco:'' The state of royalty-free video, Alliance for Open Media and the IETF NETVC Working Group | ||
([https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2015/09/01/forging-an-alliance-for-royalty-free-video/].) | |||
=== Content Services === | === Content Services === | ||
''Speaker Location:'' | ''Speaker Location:'' | ||
=== Mozilla Advocacy === | |||
''Melissa Romaine, San Francisco:'' Application deadline for 2016 Open Web Fellows host organizations has been extended to Oct. 9. ([https://mozilla-foundation-2.forms.fm/2016-ford-mozilla-open-web-fellows-host-organization-application Link to application form].) | |||
=== Webmaker === | === Webmaker === | ||
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| [https://viewsourceconf.org/ View Source Conference Website] | | [https://viewsourceconf.org/ View Source Conference Website] | ||
[[Auto-tools/Projects/ActiveData|Wiki]] | [[Auto-tools/Projects/ActiveData|Wiki]] | ||
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| Michelle Marovich | |||
| Recruiting | |||
| Textio Launch / Debiasing the Hiring Process | |||
| Mountain View | |||
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|[https://textio.com/ Textio Website] [https://mana.mozilla.org/wiki/display/PR/Diversity+Recruiting+Initiatives/ Details on how to use Textio] | |||
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| Jonathan Griffin | |||
| Engineering Productivity | |||
| Engineering Productivity Survey | |||
| remote | |||
| no | |||
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| http://goo.gl/forms/RKgyjGLPVR | |||
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| Guillermo Huerta | |||
| AV Ops | |||
| VidyoDesktop 3.5 | |||
| Mountain View | |||
| no | |||
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| ''Where will the new person be contributing from?'' | | ''Where will the new person be contributing from?'' | ||
| ''What will the new person be working on?'' | | ''What will the new person be working on?'' | ||
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| Steven Harris | |||
| Amy Tsay | |||
| Mountain View | |||
| USA | |||
| AMO add-on reviews | |||
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| ''What will the new person be working on?'' | | ''What will the new person be working on?'' | ||
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| Jakob Olesen | | Jakob Olesen | ||
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| Portland Office | | Portland Office | ||
| JavaScript JIT/ARM to begin | | JavaScript JIT/ARM to begin | ||
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| Helen Holmes | |||
| Jeff Griffiths | |||
| Vancouver Office | |||
| Remote | |||
| Devtools UX | |||
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==== Events ==== | ==== Events ==== | ||
*[http://air-rallies.org/ Knowbility] - our View Source Conference Web Accesibility Sponsor is inviting Mozillians to participate in their challenge: We believe in everyday heroes who solve real world challenges like accessible technology for all. If you are a web developer anywhere in the world, up for a truly global challenge, looking to make a real difference, register for #OpenAIR2015: [http://air-rallies.org/ The web accessibility challenge]. Hacking will continue onsite at the View Source Conference Nov 3+4th in PDX! | |||
==== Social Support ==== | ==== Social Support ==== | ||