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This is a list of possible changes to make to the Mozilla Manifesto to move it from 0.9 to 1.0. It began as an attempt to capture all concrete proposals I could extract from the write-ups of the interactive sessions in 2012, and was then classified into 3 categories by a meeting on 2013-02-21.
This is a list of changes we plan to make to the Mozilla Manifesto, and its presentation, to move it from 0.9 to 1.0.  Please see also https://wiki.mozilla.org/Manifesto/1.0_Comparisons.


The 3 categories are "Recommended", "Requires Further Discussion" and "Not Recommended", which should be self-explanatory.
==Why Change It?==


=Recommended=
The Manifesto had been at version 0.9 for several years. It remained there to pick up input from translators. No significant input emerged from that source but it was felt that, given that some time had passed, before labelling it 1.0 we should go through a process to make sure it was still the best expression of Mozilla's principles. So input was gathered from groups of Mozillians at various community events, and online, and the following three textual changes were finally proposed and agreed by Mitchell. The reason for each particular change is documented in that change's section of this page.
 
We also want to make changes to the presentation to give it an up-to-date look and feel and provide ways for people to take action based on their agreement.


==Text==
==Text==
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So principles 1, 6 and 9 would need shortening. Here are proposals:
So principles 1, 6 and 9 would need shortening. Here are proposals:


   1: The Internet is <strike>an </strike>integral <strike>part of</strike><b>to</b> modern life – <strike>a key component in</strike> education, communication, collaboration, business, entertainment and society<strike> as a whole</strike>. (119)
   1: The Internet is <strike>an </strike>integral <strike>part of</strike><b>to</b> modern life – <strike>a key component in</strike> education, communication, collaboration, business, entertainment and society<strike> as a whole</strike>. (117)


   6: The effectiveness of the Internet as a public resource depends upon interoperability<strike>  (protocols, data formats, content)</strike>, innovation and decentralized participation worldwide. (139)
   6: The effectiveness of the Internet as a public resource depends upon interoperability<strike>  (protocols, data formats, content)</strike>, innovation and decentralized participation worldwide. (139)
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'''Against''': It's unnecessary churn; people will assume we are making semantic changes, or it's a cover for something.
'''Against''': It's unnecessary churn; people will assume we are making semantic changes, or it's a cover for something.
'''Update''': We now have a suggestion to reduce the principles to 118 characters or less.  Only 6 and 9 would still need shortening.  Here are proposals:
6: As a public resource, the Internet depends on interoperability, innovation and decentralized participation worldwide. (118)
9: A balance between commercial goals and public benefit is critical and brings many benefits. (92)
'''Second Update'''
When these changes were brought to Governance, a new proposal emerged to move all the shortened versions to a "Twitter version," treating the Twitter version as if it were a translation.  That proposal was agreed to, and now all shortened versions will be moved to Twitter version.


===Beef up references to "web literacy"===
===Beef up references to "web literacy"===
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'''Rationale''': if people are inspired by the manifesto, we need to direct them to become contributors and advance it.
'''Rationale''': if people are inspired by the manifesto, we need to direct them to become contributors and advance it.


'''Proposal''': We want a link to the Get Involved page somewhere, although not as a featured action. The post-pledge page will contain a donation request.
'''Proposal''': We want a link to the Get Involved page somewhere, although not as a featured action. The post-pledge page will be a donation page.


'''Against''': None.
'''Against''': None.
===Provide teaching resources===
'''Rationale''': we need to help Mozillians explain manifesto values to others.
'''Proposal''': Create teaching resource guide for the Manifesto with e.g. slide deck, talking points etc.
'''Against''': Are the manifesto pages themselves the right place for this? Doesn't a presentation need to be made anew for each audience?
===Language geolocation===
'''Rationale''': We should take people straight to the right text rather than asking them to choose.
'''Proposal''': Using existing mozilla.org language geolocation infrastructure to make the landing page be, as far as possible, in the user's chosen language, with English as the fallback.
'''Against''': Language and location are not 1:1 correlated. Does this need an override in case it gets it wrong? What does the current site do?


==External==
==External==
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'''Against''': this sort of communication may not be appropriate for these two channels.
'''Against''': this sort of communication may not be appropriate for these two channels.


==Project Team==


=Requires Further Discussion=
* Project leaders: Stacy Martin, Gerv Markham
 
* WebDev: Kohei
There was no consensus on these topics, and/or the issues they raise were considered to be "above our pay grade".
* Designer: Christopher Appleton
 
* UX: Holly Habstritt
==Text==
* Project Manager: Mike Alexis
* Product Manager: Jen Bertsch
* Foundation stakeholders: Geoffrey MacDougall, Andrea Wood, Holly Hasbritt
* Engagement stakeholders: Winston Bowden, Carmen Collins, Michaela Thayer


===Change "the Internet" to "the web" throughout===
==UX==


'''Rationale''': People understand and identify with "the web" more than "the internet". We talk about "the open web" a lot - "Webmaker", "the web is the platform" and so on.
[http://f.cl.ly/items/0M0V302p3E0J031v213M/06SEPT13_Manifesto.pdf Wireframes 2013-09-06]
 
'''Proposal''': Replace all instances of "the Internet" with "the web" (lower-case w).
 
'''Against''': The Internet is more than the web - email, IM, apps, games and media centres all use the Internet but not necessarily the web, and the wider Mozilla community (and others we want to agree to the manifesto) have interests here. We need these two words to remain distinct, and we should use the right one. Also, switching terms will be read by others as a narrowing of focus by Mozilla, and as abandonment by some parts of our own community. Counter-proposal: use the shorter and snappier "net" instead of "Internet".
 
The issue here is one of the fundamental purpose of Mozilla, and so the discussion group felt that we were not in a position to resolve it.
 
 
=Not Recommended=
 
==Text==
 
===Add reference to "making great products"===
 
'''Rationale''': making something great that people want is central to our impact and a big source of our power.
 
'''Proposal''': Add an 11th principle covering this.
 
'''Against''': this is a core tactic and strategy that Mozilla uses to achieve its goals, but making products is not a goal in itself. It's already covered by the "Advancing the Mozilla Manifesto" section below the manifesto itself.
 
==Page==
 
===Update manifesto page to be more interactive===
 
'''Rationale''': we're not in 1998 any more; the web has awesome capabilities and we should make use of them.


'''Proposal''': audit the manifesto for places where appropriate, long-lived links to Mozilla activities can be inserted. Brainstorm other options for interactive elements.
==Bugs==
*[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=876814 Bug 876814] - Manifesto Pages Update
*[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=922181 Bug 922181] - new design for Manifesto
*[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=861243 Bug 861243] - migrate manifesto to bedrock
*[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=940585 Bug 940585] - Localization for Manifesto Text Changes
*[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=940572 Bug 940572] - Twitter English "translation" of the Manifesto


'''Against''': The US Constitution was not hyperlinked. It distracts from the gravitas. Also, the manifesto is supposed to be bigger than Mozilla; linking to Mozilla stuff damages that. And interactive elements pulling in content from today's web will be outdated or irrelevant tomorrow.
Notes:
*product = mozilla.org, component = pages and content.
*May want to submit Twitter version in more languages in future.


===Allow people to add comments===
==Localization==
*[https://wiki.mozilla.org/Manifesto1.0 L10n Request Form]


'''Rationale''': We want people to give feedback on the document.
Localization notes:
*2 weeks is the strict minimum, 4 to 5 weeks for work that can be planned in advance is preferred
*File a bug (www.mozilla.org product, L10N component) assigned to localization owner
*Text must be in mozilla.org codebase
*https://wiki.mozilla.org/Manifesto1.0


'''Proposal''': either link to placeholder blog post with comment section, or embed comment section below manifesto (one per language).
==Governance==
[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/mozilla.governance/O_yJpnhCGto Governance Post for Manifesto Update]


'''Against''': the 1.0 manifesto is a static work, not a blog post for discussion; we don't want someone's asinine comment appended below it for ever more; we don't have an embeddable comment solution until the Persona-based one is done.
==Project Management==


===Bring Mozilla's daily activities to the page===
===Schedule===


'''Rationale''': we want to show the daily work of the Mozilla project bringing the manifesto principles to bear on the real world.
[https://app.smartsheet.com/b/publish?EQBCT=bf131e0151a8427ca8f4caf882065e42 Schedule (updated Sept 23)]


'''Proposal''': Display Planet or other RSS feed in a sidebar.
===Meetings===


'''Against''': the manifesto is supposed to be timeless; having feed content there works against that impression. Also, there isn't a single particularly suitable feed; Planet is too noisy.
* [https://etherpad.mozilla.org/manifesto-goals-2013-07-24 Manifesto Goals 2013-07-24]
* [https://etherpad.mozilla.org/manifesto-2AUG13 Design Goals 2013-08-02]
* [https://etherpad.mozilla.org/IxLrkmxCYE Team Meeting 2013-08-14]
* [https://etherpad.mozilla.org/manifesto-status-2013-11-18 Team Meeting 2013-11-18]
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