Jekyll2020-08-11T07:43:16+00:00https://mozillaindia.org/blog/feed.xmlMozilla India BlogVoice of the Most Diverse Mozilla Local CommunityFirefox मौजूदा और नए add-ons को स्थापित होने से रोक रहा है|2019-05-06T09:26:57+00:002019-05-06T09:26:57+00:00https://mozillaindia.org/blog/firefox-%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8C%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%94%E0%A4%B0-%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%8F-add-ons-%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B-%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4<p><span style="font-weight: 400">नयी सूचनाएँ:</span></p>
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<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">कुछ उपभोक्ता जानकारी दे रहे है की उन्हे “about:studies” मे “hotfix-update-xpi-signing-intermediate-bug-1548973” study सक्रिय नही मिल रहा है। work-around के बजाय, जो बाद मे परेशानियाँ पैदा कर सकती है, हम प्रभावशाली ढंग से सलाह दे रहे है की आप प्रतिक्षारत रहे। अगर आपके लिए ये संभव है की आप hotfix प्राप्त कर सकते है तो, आप इसे इसके प्रथम प्रकाशन के 24 घंटे पश्चात 6 PM EDT, तक ले ले।बाकी सभी के लिए, हम एक स्थायी रूप वाले हल पर काम कर रहे है।(May 5, 00:54 EDT) </span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">समूह में कुछ work-arounds के बारे में बातचीत चल रही है।ये सभी अनुसंशित नही है और हमारे हल के साथ मेल नही खा सकते।हम आपको हमारे द्वारा अनुसंशित सूचनाएँ बतायेंगे जब वो उपलब्ध होगी।आपके धैर्य की हम सराहना करते है।(May 4, 15:01 EDT)</span></li>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400">देर शाम शुक्रवार 3 मई, हम लोग एक मुद्दे से अवगत हुए जिससे Firefox मौजूदा और नए add-ons को स्थापित होने से रोक रहा है। हमारे Firefox उपभोक्ताओं को हुई किसी भी प्रकार की हुई असुविधा के लिए हम खेद व्यक्त करते है।</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">हमारे दल ने इसे पहचान कर सभी प्रकाशित Beta और Nightly Firefox उपभोक्ताओं के लिए एक हल प्रसारित किया है। कुछ ही घंटो में यह स्वचालित रूप से पृष्ठभूमि में लागू हो जाएगी। Add-ons को दोबारा कार्यरत करने के लिए कुछ भी क़दम उठाने की ज़रूरत नही है।</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">कम समय में इस हल को उपलब्ध कराने के लिए, हम Studies system का उपयोग कर रहे हैं। यह System डिफ़ॉल्ट रूप से चालू रहेगा, और जबतक Studies बंद ना किए हो तब तक कोई कार्यवाही करने की ज़रूरत नही है । Firefox उपभोक्ता निम्न तरीक़े से देख सकते है अगर उन्होंने Studies चालू किया रहेगा:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">* Firefox Options/Preferences -> Privacy & Security -> Allow Firefox to install and run studies (सेटिंग्स के लिए नीचे स्क्रोल करे)</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">* Add-ons दोबारा शुरू होने पर Studies को दोबारा बंद किया जा सकता है।</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Firefox में Study को लागू होने में 6 घंटे लग सकते है। अगर हल लागू हुआ है तो आप स्थान पट्टी में “about:studies” प्रविष्ट करके देख सकते है। अगर हल सक्रिय है, तो आप “hotfix-update-xpi-signing-intermediate-bug-1548973” देखेंगे।</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">आप शायद “hotfix-reset-xpi-verification-timestamp-1548973” भी देख सकते है, जोकि हल का ही एक हिस्सा है और शायद सक्रिय studies या सम्पादित studies हिस्से में होगा।</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">हम लोग एक सामान्य हल पर कार्य कर रहे है जो Studies system का उपयोग नही करेगा और नीचे दिए गये ब्लॉग पोस्ट को अद्यतन करते रहेंगे।</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">हम लोग किए गये प्रयासों के बारे में इस पोस्ट मे अद्यतन करते रहेंगे और आने वाले दिनो मे संतोषजनक सुधारों के बारे में अवगत कराते रहेंगे।</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">ज़्यादा जानकारी के लिए पढ़े: https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2019/05/04/update-regarding-add-ons-in-firefox/?fbclid=IwAR0RfJTcs-SCyWeorZ-7IOpLBLEJA1Fi5TnLgiMkDixZMkO59jo1_3AwAbc</span></p>
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<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400">अतिरिक्त जानकारी के स्रोत:</span></i></p>
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<li style="font-weight: 400"><a href="https://twitter.com/mozamo"><span style="font-weight: 400">@mozamo on Twitter</span></a></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><a href="https://support.mozilla.org/kb/add-ons-disabled-or-fail-to-install-firefox"><span style="font-weight: 400">Support article</span></a></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><a href="https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/thread-add-ons-not-working-due-to-certificate-expiration/38968"><span style="font-weight: 400">Forum thread</span></a></li>
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<p>- चंदन कुमार बाबा</p>ankitgadgilनयी सूचनाएँ: कुछ उपभोक्ता जानकारी दे रहे है की उन्हे “about:studies” मे “hotfix-update-xpi-signing-intermediate-bug-1548973” study सक्रिय नही मिल रहा है। work-around के बजाय, जो बाद मे परेशानियाँ पैदा कर सकती है, हम प्रभावशाली ढंग से सलाह दे रहे है की आप प्रतिक्षारत रहे। अगर आपके लिए ये संभव है की आप hotfix प्राप्त कर सकते है तो, आप इसे इसके प्रथम प्रकाशन के 24 घंटे पश्चात 6 PM EDT, तक ले ले।बाकी सभी के लिए, हम एक स्थायी रूप वाले हल पर काम कर रहे है।(May 5, 00:54 EDT) समूह में कुछ work-arounds के बारे में बातचीत चल रही है।ये सभी अनुसंशित नही है और हमारे हल के साथ मेल नही खा सकते।हम आपको हमारे द्वारा अनुसंशित सूचनाएँ बतायेंगे जब वो उपलब्ध होगी।आपके धैर्य की हम सराहना करते है।(May 4, 15:01 EDT) देर शाम शुक्रवार 3 मई, हम लोग एक मुद्दे से अवगत हुए जिससे Firefox मौजूदा और नए add-ons को स्थापित होने से रोक रहा है। हमारे Firefox उपभोक्ताओं को हुई किसी भी प्रकार की हुई असुविधा के लिए हम खेद व्यक्त करते है। हमारे दल ने इसे पहचान कर सभी प्रकाशित Beta और Nightly Firefox उपभोक्ताओं के लिए एक हल प्रसारित किया है। कुछ ही घंटो में यह स्वचालित रूप से पृष्ठभूमि में लागू हो जाएगी। Add-ons को दोबारा कार्यरत करने के लिए कुछ भी क़दम उठाने की ज़रूरत नही है। कम समय में इस हल को उपलब्ध कराने के लिए, हम Studies system का उपयोग कर रहे हैं। यह System डिफ़ॉल्ट रूप से चालू रहेगा, और जबतक Studies बंद ना किए हो तब तक कोई कार्यवाही करने की ज़रूरत नही है । Firefox उपभोक्ता निम्न तरीक़े से देख सकते है अगर उन्होंने Studies चालू किया रहेगा: * Firefox Options/Preferences -> Privacy & Security -> Allow Firefox to install and run studies (सेटिंग्स के लिए नीचे स्क्रोल करे) * Add-ons दोबारा शुरू होने पर Studies को दोबारा बंद किया जा सकता है। Firefox में Study को लागू होने में 6 घंटे लग सकते है। अगर हल लागू हुआ है तो आप स्थान पट्टी में “about:studies” प्रविष्ट करके देख सकते है। अगर हल सक्रिय है, तो आप “hotfix-update-xpi-signing-intermediate-bug-1548973” देखेंगे। आप शायद “hotfix-reset-xpi-verification-timestamp-1548973” भी देख सकते है, जोकि हल का ही एक हिस्सा है और शायद सक्रिय studies या सम्पादित studies हिस्से में होगा। हम लोग एक सामान्य हल पर कार्य कर रहे है जो Studies system का उपयोग नही करेगा और नीचे दिए गये ब्लॉग पोस्ट को अद्यतन करते रहेंगे। हम लोग किए गये प्रयासों के बारे में इस पोस्ट मे अद्यतन करते रहेंगे और आने वाले दिनो मे संतोषजनक सुधारों के बारे में अवगत कराते रहेंगे। ज़्यादा जानकारी के लिए पढ़े: https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2019/05/04/update-regarding-add-ons-in-firefox/?fbclid=IwAR0RfJTcs-SCyWeorZ-7IOpLBLEJA1Fi5TnLgiMkDixZMkO59jo1_3AwAbc अतिरिक्त जानकारी के स्रोत: @mozamo on Twitter Support article Forum thread - चंदन कुमार बाबाGNUnify ‘ 18 | 17 February | Pune2018-02-13T06:55:11+00:002018-02-13T06:55:11+00:00https://mozillaindia.org/blog/gnunify-18-17-february-pune<p><a href="./wp-content/uploads/2018/02/gnunify_logo-1.png"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-1973" src="./wp-content/uploads/2018/02/gnunify_logo-1.png" alt="" width="600" height="210" /></a><br />
GNUnify is an annual gathering consisting of Free and Open Source software workshops, talks, seminars and BOFs (Birds of a feather), hosted by the Pune Linux User Group(PLUG) and the Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research(SICSR) in Pune, India.<br />
It is an amazing opportunity for people from FOSS communities all over India to meet each other and a good chance for newbies to find out how to get involved in FOSS projects and learn more about the free and open source culture. Mozilla has been actively participating at GNUnify since 2008!</p>
<p><em>More about Gnunify:</em> http://www.gnunify.in<br />
<em>Twitter:</em> @gnunify</p>
<p>This year Mozilla India community is organizing 6 Events.</p>
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<li>Web VR session by Prathamesh</li>
<li>Marathi localization session by Narendra</li>
<li>Cook up Firefox- Privacy Settings by Ankit</li>
<li>Rust session by Mehul</li>
<li>Hardware track by Tripad</li>
<li>WebExtensions Workshop by Viswaprasath</li>
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<p><strong>When:</strong> February 17, 2018<br />
<strong>Where:</strong> Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research,<br />
Atur Centre, Gokhale Cross Road,<br />
Model Colony, Pune-16, India<br />
<strong>Hashtag</strong> : #gnunify<br />
<strong>Event Page:</strong> https://reps.mozilla.org/e/gnunify-2018/</p>
<p><a href="./wp-content/uploads/2018/02/schedule-1.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-1974" src="./wp-content/uploads/2018/02/schedule-1.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="848" /></a></p>
<p>Excited to meet all amazing Mozillians there and make this event fun filled.</p>ViswaGNUnify is an annual gathering consisting of Free and Open Source software workshops, talks, seminars and BOFs (Birds of a feather), hosted by the Pune Linux User Group(PLUG) and the Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research(SICSR) in Pune, India. It is an amazing opportunity for people from FOSS communities all over India to meet each other and a good chance for newbies to find out how to get involved in FOSS projects and learn more about the free and open source culture. Mozilla has been actively participating at GNUnify since 2008! More about Gnunify: http://www.gnunify.in Twitter: @gnunify This year Mozilla India community is organizing 6 Events. Web VR session by Prathamesh Marathi localization session by Narendra Cook up Firefox- Privacy Settings by Ankit Rust session by Mehul Hardware track by Tripad WebExtensions Workshop by Viswaprasath When: February 17, 2018 Where: Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research, Atur Centre, Gokhale Cross Road, Model Colony, Pune-16, India Hashtag : #gnunify Event Page: https://reps.mozilla.org/e/gnunify-2018/ Excited to meet all amazing Mozillians there and make this event fun filled.Quality Assurance in 20172018-01-28T08:22:52+00:002018-01-28T08:22:52+00:00https://mozillaindia.org/blog/quality-assurance-in-2017<p>Let’s take a moment to remember and rejoice what we accomplished in 2017 as Mozillians. Walk through the past shows the path for future. Every contributor of Mozilla India is up in joy as their past year have a lot to be listed. The curve of Learning and contributions have a significant increase in every individual contributor. Though we have a lot of contributors at Mozilla India contributing to different projects, organising events and promoting the mission of Mozilla but what we believe is that “Quality rather than Quantity counts.”Now is the time to show our quality. Here we showcase our QA contributions from 2017.</p>
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<p>In 2017, QA had <b>70+</b> vibrant contributors from Mozilla India who worked with enthusiasm throughout the year and participated in <b>100+</b> events. They actively took part in QA bug events like<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/QA/Bug_Triage_Day"> Bug Triage Day</a>,<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/QA/Bug_Verification_Day"> Bug Verification day</a>, QA Test Day, and<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/QA/Bug_writing_guidelines"> Reporting bugs</a> in-person and online. Our QA Team’s contribution was not limited to Test Day events. They started teaching the web to others. Several QA contributors organised bug events in their colleges and brought many new contributors to the community. Because of their precious time and efforts, we have got such broad contributions this year. Currently, we have <b>200+</b> members in our Mozilla India QA Telegram channel where information about QA projects and more are shared. On behalf of the Mozilla community, I convey special thanks to all of them for their hard work and for supporting us in several ways. Here is a list of our proud 71 contributors.</p>
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<td><a href="https://twitter.com/AadhinKarthik">Aadhin Karthik</a></td>
<td><a href="https://twitter.com/">Kaviya D</a></td>
<td><a href="https://twitter.com/">Satchidanandam.M</a></td>
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<td><a href="https://twitter.com/">Abhishek Haridass</a></td>
<td><a href="https://twitter.com/KavyaKmk97">Kavya Kumaravel</a></td>
<td><a href="https://twitter.com/">Saurabh Shubham</a></td>
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<td><a href="https://twitter.com/abidevsd">Abirami S D</a></td>
<td><a href="https://twitter.com/the_kalmann">Kishore Kumar K M</a></td>
<td><a href="https://twitter.com/selva_makilan">Selva Makilan</a></td>
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<td><a href="https://twitter.com/Aditya2519Anand">Aditya Anand</a></td>
<td><a href="https://twitter.com/venikrishbm">Krishnaveni.B</a></td>
<td><a href="https://twitter.com/PatilShubhangiS">Shubhangi Patil</a></td>
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<td><a href="https://twitter.com/Aishwarya_Bala5">Aishwarya B</a></td>
<td><a href="https://twitter.com/ragavaa25">Krithika Sowbarnika R</a></td>
<td><a href="https://twitter.com/">Sonali Dhurjad</a></td>
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<td><a href="https://twitter.com/AndalNarasimhan">Aishwarya Narasimhan</a></td>
<td><a href="https://twitter.com/Madhuri_QA">Madhuri Mittal</a></td>
<td><a href="https://twitter.com/">Sreerag R</a></td>
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<td><a href="https://twitter.com/amitsin6h">Amit Kumar Singh</a></td>
<td><a href="https://twitter.com/">Manishaa B</a></td>
<td><a href="https://twitter.com/saileshbaskar1">Sailesh Baskaran</a></td>
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<td><a href="https://twitter.com/">Ankita Lahoti</a></td>
<td><a href="https://twitter.com/iam_amdadam">Mohammed Adam</a></td>
<td><a href="https://twitter.com/imSriramB">Sriram</a></td>
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<td><a href="https://twitter.com/Anki7Singh">Ankitkumar Singh</a></td>
<td><a href="https://twitter.com/MoneshB7">Monesh B</a></td>
<td><a href="https://twitter.com/subahiphop4">Subash.M</a></td>
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<td><a href="https://twitter.com/Aravind007Arul">Aravind Arul</a></td>
<td><a href="https://twitter.com/nagarajnaidu921">Nagaraj Naidu</a></td>
<td><a href="https://twitter.com/iamsubhrajyoti">Subhrajyoti Sen</a></td>
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<td><a href="https://twitter.com/">Aswini Priya V</a></td>
<td><a href="https://twitter.com/rnagarajan96">Nagarajan Rajamanickam</a></td>
<td><a href="https://twitter.com/">Sudarshan M G</a></td>
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<td><a href="https://twitter.com/PAvinashSharma">Avinash Sharma P</a></td>
<td><a href="https://twitter.com/Nutan_Sonawane">Nutan sonawane</a></td>
<td><a href="https://twitter.com/">Sudarshan Seshadri</a></td>
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<td><a href="https://twitter.com/balaji2198">Balaji</a></td>
<td><a href="https://twitter.com/paarilovely">Paarttipaabhalaji</a></td>
<td><a href="https://twitter.com/surentharan7">Surentharan.R.A</a></td>
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<td><a href="https://twitter.com/baranicool">Baranitharan</a></td>
<td><a href="https://twitter.com/PavanKiran27">Pavan Gudiwada</a></td>
<td><a href="https://twitter.com/terryjohnpaul20">Terry John Paul.P</a></td>
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<td><a href="https://twitter.com/Bharath_gowan">Bharathvaj</a></td>
<td><a href="https://twitter.com/">Varun Tiwari</a></td>
<td><a href="https://twitter.com/RoselinPavithra">Pavithra Roselin. M</a></td>
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<td><a href="https://twitter.com/bhuvanakotees1">Bhuvana Meenakshi K</a></td>
<td><a href="https://twitter.com/">Pavithra.R</a></td>
<td><a href="https://twitter.com/vibhanshu95">Vibhanshu Chaudhary</a></td>
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<td><a href="https://twitter.com/deepakchandh">Deepak Chandh</a></td>
<td><a href="https://twitter.com/ponmurugesh007">Ponmurugesh M</a></td>
<td><a href="https://twitter.com/">Vignesh B S</a></td>
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<td><a href="https://twitter.com/dhevendhiran_m">Dhevendhiran</a></td>
<td><a href="https://twitter.com/prasanthp96">Prasanth P</a></td>
<td><a href="https://twitter.com/">Vignesh Kumar</a></td>
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<td><a href="https://twitter.com/Dhinesh_Kumar_M">Dhinesh Kumar</a></td>
<td><a href="https://twitter.com/rajeshhacker023">Rajesh D</a></td>
<td><a href="https://twitter.com/vinosri99">Vinothini K</a></td>
</tr>
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<td><a href="https://twitter.com/FahimaZulfath">Fahima Zulfath A</a></td>
<td><a href="https://twitter.com/">Rohit R</a></td>
<td><a href="https://twitter.com/vkpriya15">Vishnupriya .V</a></td>
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<tr>
<td><a href="https://twitter.com/">Gunapathi S</a></td>
<td><a href="https://twitter.com/">Ronit Jadhav</a></td>
<td><a href="https://twitter.com/">Yadnyesh Mulay</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="https://twitter.com/HarithaKamaraj">Haritha Kamaraj</a></td>
<td><a href="https://twitter.com/RoshanDawande">Roshan Dawande</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="https://twitter.com/im_karthimadav7">Karthikeyan S</a></td>
<td><a href="https://twitter.com/">Roshini.S</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="https://twitter.com/">Karthikruju</a></td>
<td><a href="https://twitter.com/">Sakshi Prajapati</a></td>
</tr>
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<td><a href="https://twitter.com/Kavianandha0594">Kavipriya A</a></td>
<td><a href="https://twitter.com/">Sankaraman</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>After thorough analysis, we have chosen the top five contributors from QA Team. We congratulate them on being the <b>QA Contributors of the year 2017</b>.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter" src="https://mozillatn.github.io/assets/images/2017/QA.png" alt="QA Champions 2017" /></p>
<p><strong>METRICS ACHIEVED:</strong></p>
<table>
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<td>Number of Test Days participated in</td>
<td>20</td>
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<td>Number of Bug Triage Days participated in</td>
<td>33</td>
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<td>Number of Bug Verification Days participated in</td>
<td>45</td>
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<td>Number of Bugs Reported</td>
<td>53</td>
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<td>Members in Telegram channel</td>
<td>200+</td>
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</table>
<p><strong>MONTHLY REPORTS:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://mozillatn.github.io/blog/MozillaIN-QA-contributions-Feb17/">February 2017</a></li>
<li><a href="https://mozillatn.github.io/blog/MozillaIN-QA-contributions-March17/">March 2017</a></li>
<li><a href="https://mozillatn.github.io/blog/MozillaIN-QA-contributions-April17/">April 2017</a></li>
<li><a href="https://mozillatn.github.io/blog/MozillaIN-QA-contributions-May17/">May 2017</a></li>
<li><a href="https://mozillatn.github.io/blog/MozillaIN-QA-contributions-June17/">June 2017</a></li>
<li><a href="https://mozillatn.github.io/blog/MozillaIN-QA-contributions-July17/">July 2017</a></li>
<li><a href="https://mozillatn.github.io/blog/MozillaIN-QA-contributions-August17/">August 2017</a></li>
<li><a href="https://mozillatn.github.io/blog/MozillaIN-QA-contributions-September17/">September 2017</a></li>
<li><a href="https://mozillatn.github.io/blog/MozillaIN-QA-contributions-October17/">October 2017</a></li>
<li><a href="https://mozillatn.github.io/blog/MozillaIN-QA-contributions-November17/">November 2017</a></li>
<li><a href="https://mozillatn.github.io/blog/MozillaIN-QA-contributions-December17/">December 2017</a></li>
</ul>
<p>Apart from bug events we organised and involved ourselves in many important campaigns. Here are a few Interesting stories we had while hosting testing events.</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><strong>“Women shouldn’t be afraid to put themselves forward”</strong> - <em>Sarah Wood</em></p>
<p>To celebrate International Women’s day and women in tech, our QA contributors and <a href="https://wiki.mozilla.org/WoMoz">Womoz</a> organised events with their respective campus clubs on March 8, 2017, and had hands-on on QA. Many among the audience were not Mozillians and helped female students to join this community.</p>
<p>During May and June 2017, we organised a campaign called <strong><a href="https://wiki.mozilla.org/India/India_uses_Firefox_Nightly">India Uses Firefox Nightly</a></strong> to bring more power users to use Firefox nightly in India to improve the future stable Firefox build. We thank <a href="https://twitter.com/birajkarmakar">Biraj Karmakar</a> who initiated this campaign in India. <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1qJEkrT0AW8NzZrMHQ4bVpfZEE/view">Nearly <strong>15</strong> <strong>events</strong></a> organised in India and there was a good impact on social media too. We appreciate all the organisers for taking this campaign forward in their local communities.</p>
<p>October was an exceptional month for Mozilla. Mozillians around the world worked day & night for the launch of #newfirefox called <a href="https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2017/11/14/introducing-firefox-quantum/">Quantum</a>. Mozilla community organised <a href="https://firefoxsprint.mozilla.community/">Firefox Quantum Sprint</a> to test the power of Quantum, and made sure websites around the world would work well on it. As a part of this happy moment, Mozilla India enthusiastically organised nearly 50 events in India and tested 1000+ websites for compatibility.</p>
<p>At the end of the month, we had a <a href="https://fahimazulfath.wordpress.com/2017/12/24/qa-test-day-online-event/">QA call</a> for newbies to help them participate in QA Test Days and this call has been archived on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV5zqYRQOU3lJ1zWsLS9OUYYjmHtkhc0x&jct=ijtCDC9slLtDSnHkyt-t7bKGgMvezA">YouTube</a>.</p>
<p>We had amazing times together as a community in 2017. We express sincere gratitude to all community members for their wonderful initiatives and their unrelenting support in all aspects. We also like to thank <a href="https://mozillians.org/en-US/u/mboldan/"><strong>Mihai Boldan</strong></a>, <a href="https://mozillians.org/en-US/u/miketaylr/"><strong>Mike Taylor</strong></a> and <a href="https://mozillians.org/en-US/u/pascalc/">Pascal Chevrel</a> for mentoring us.</p>
<p>My personal thanks also to <a href="https://twitter.com/prasanthp96">Prasanth</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/surentharan7">Surentharan</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/venikrishbm">Krishnaveni</a> for their companionship and leadership in organising bug events. Let us continue with this momentum this year and bring on more leaders.</p>
<p><strong>#MozLove</strong> to all the contributors, because you are the key to this success community!!!</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><strong><em>Happy Contributions!!! </em></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center"><strong><em>Happy Testing!!</em></strong></p>
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</article>zulfathLet’s take a moment to remember and rejoice what we accomplished in 2017 as Mozillians. Walk through the past shows the path for future. Every contributor of Mozilla India is up in joy as their past year have a lot to be listed. The curve of Learning and contributions have a significant increase in every individual contributor. Though we have a lot of contributors at Mozilla India contributing to different projects, organising events and promoting the mission of Mozilla but what we believe is that “Quality rather than Quantity counts.”Now is the time to show our quality. Here we showcase our QA contributions from 2017. In 2017, QA had 70+ vibrant contributors from Mozilla India who worked with enthusiasm throughout the year and participated in 100+ events. They actively took part in QA bug events like Bug Triage Day, Bug Verification day, QA Test Day, and Reporting bugs in-person and online. Our QA Team’s contribution was not limited to Test Day events. They started teaching the web to others. Several QA contributors organised bug events in their colleges and brought many new contributors to the community. Because of their precious time and efforts, we have got such broad contributions this year. Currently, we have 200+ members in our Mozilla India QA Telegram channel where information about QA projects and more are shared. On behalf of the Mozilla community, I convey special thanks to all of them for their hard work and for supporting us in several ways. Here is a list of our proud 71 contributors. Aadhin Karthik Kaviya D Satchidanandam.M Abhishek Haridass Kavya Kumaravel Saurabh Shubham Abirami S D Kishore Kumar K M Selva Makilan Aditya Anand Krishnaveni.B Shubhangi Patil Aishwarya B Krithika Sowbarnika R Sonali Dhurjad Aishwarya Narasimhan Madhuri Mittal Sreerag R Amit Kumar Singh Manishaa B Sailesh Baskaran Ankita Lahoti Mohammed Adam Sriram Ankitkumar Singh Monesh B Subash.M Aravind Arul Nagaraj Naidu Subhrajyoti Sen Aswini Priya V Nagarajan Rajamanickam Sudarshan M G Avinash Sharma P Nutan sonawane Sudarshan Seshadri Balaji Paarttipaabhalaji Surentharan.R.A Baranitharan Pavan Gudiwada Terry John Paul.P Bharathvaj Varun Tiwari Pavithra Roselin. M Bhuvana Meenakshi K Pavithra.R Vibhanshu Chaudhary Deepak Chandh Ponmurugesh M Vignesh B S Dhevendhiran Prasanth P Vignesh Kumar Dhinesh Kumar Rajesh D Vinothini K Fahima Zulfath A Rohit R Vishnupriya .V Gunapathi S Ronit Jadhav Yadnyesh Mulay Haritha Kamaraj Roshan Dawande Karthikeyan S Roshini.S Karthikruju Sakshi Prajapati Kavipriya A Sankaraman After thorough analysis, we have chosen the top five contributors from QA Team. We congratulate them on being the QA Contributors of the year 2017. METRICS ACHIEVED: Number of Test Days participated in 20 Number of Bug Triage Days participated in 33 Number of Bug Verification Days participated in 45 Number of Bugs Reported 53 Members in Telegram channel 200+ MONTHLY REPORTS: February 2017 March 2017 April 2017 May 2017 June 2017 July 2017 August 2017 September 2017 October 2017 November 2017 December 2017 Apart from bug events we organised and involved ourselves in many important campaigns. Here are a few Interesting stories we had while hosting testing events. “Women shouldn’t be afraid to put themselves forward” - Sarah Wood To celebrate International Women’s day and women in tech, our QA contributors and Womoz organised events with their respective campus clubs on March 8, 2017, and had hands-on on QA. Many among the audience were not Mozillians and helped female students to join this community. During May and June 2017, we organised a campaign called India Uses Firefox Nightly to bring more power users to use Firefox nightly in India to improve the future stable Firefox build. We thank Biraj Karmakar who initiated this campaign in India. Nearly 15 events organised in India and there was a good impact on social media too. We appreciate all the organisers for taking this campaign forward in their local communities. October was an exceptional month for Mozilla. Mozillians around the world worked day & night for the launch of #newfirefox called Quantum. Mozilla community organised Firefox Quantum Sprint to test the power of Quantum, and made sure websites around the world would work well on it. As a part of this happy moment, Mozilla India enthusiastically organised nearly 50 events in India and tested 1000+ websites for compatibility. At the end of the month, we had a QA call for newbies to help them participate in QA Test Days and this call has been archived on YouTube. We had amazing times together as a community in 2017. We express sincere gratitude to all community members for their wonderful initiatives and their unrelenting support in all aspects. We also like to thank Mihai Boldan, Mike Taylor and Pascal Chevrel for mentoring us. My personal thanks also to Prasanth, Surentharan, and Krishnaveni for their companionship and leadership in organising bug events. Let us continue with this momentum this year and bring on more leaders. #MozLove to all the contributors, because you are the key to this success community!!! Happy Contributions!!! Happy Testing!!Maker Fest 2018, Ahmedabad – Call for Participation2017-12-05T13:34:39+00:002017-12-05T13:34:39+00:00https://mozillaindia.org/blog/maker-fest-2018-ahmedabad-call-for-participation<div id="magicdomid83" class="">
<p><strong><span class="author-a-lr5p8oq6az72zuyz78zz86zz65zy">Hey Mozillians!</span></strong></p>
<p><span class="author-a-lr5p8oq6az72zuyz78zz86zz65zy">We are thrilled to announce that Mozilla India is partnering with India’s largest Maker Festival, Maker Fest 2018 for the 5th consecutive year. The call for participation is open to all Mozillians.</span></p>
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<div id="magicdomid88" class=""><span class="author-a-lr5p8oq6az72zuyz78zz86zz65zy"><strong>Mozilla India </strong>has partnered with Maker Fest </span><span class="author-a-lr5p8oq6az72zuyz78zz86zz65zy">2018 to map and empower a community of educators and creative people who </span><span class="author-a-lr5p8oq6az72zuyz78zz86zz65zy">share a passion to innovate, evolve and change the learning landscape. This </span><span class="author-a-lr5p8oq6az72zuyz78zz86zz65zy">year, <a href="https://www.makerfest.com/" rel="noopener">Makerfest</a></span><span class="author-a-lr5p8oq6az72zuyz78zz86zz65zy"> is back with </span><span class="author-a-lr5p8oq6az72zuyz78zz86zz65zy">awesomeness upgrades - 150+ makers, 50 workshops, 25 awesome speakers, and </span><span class="author-a-lr5p8oq6az72zuyz78zz86zz65zy">30,000+ spectators.<br />
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<div><a href="http://www.rowdymehul.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/maker_fest_2.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1449" src="http://www.rowdymehul.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/maker_fest_2.png" alt="" width="550" height="511" /></a></div>
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<div id="magicdomid15" class=""><strong><span class="author-a-z77zxnz74zo5z67zvkxz87zz88zz74zjz122zh">About Maker Fest :</span></strong></div>
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</span></strong><span class="author-a-z77zxnz74zo5z67zvkxz87zz88zz74zjz122zh">Maker Fest is the Indian continuation of Maker Faire hosted across America, Europe, Africa and Japan, among others. Maker Faire, which launched in California in 2006, now hosts hundreds of thousands of attendees twice a year across California and New York. It is the amalgamation of festivals celebrating innovators, an art show with various booths for inventors and demonstrations, and workshops for attendees. Creators, artists, and hobbyists across the country are invited to present their contemporary applications of ideas using the ocean of art, science, and technology. Also, it is non-commercial and free for the public to attend. </span><span class="author-a-z77zxnz74zo5z67zvkxz87zz88zz74zjz122zh url"><a href="http://www.makerfest.com/">http://www.makerfest.com/</a></span></div>
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<p><a href="http://www.rowdymehul.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/IMG-5864.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1437" src="http://www.rowdymehul.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/IMG-5864.jpg" alt="" width="798" height="640" /></a>Here goes our past four years' experience at Maker Fest :</p>
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<li><a href="http://blog.mozillagujarat.org/mozillaatmf17/" rel="noopener">http://blog.mozillagujarat.org/mozillaatmf17/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://rufuscsharma.wordpress.com/2017/01/13/journey-to-mars-makerfest/" rel="noopener">https://rufuscsharma.wordpress.com/2017/01/13/journey-to-mars-makerfest/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://dvigneshwer.wordpress.com/2017/01/12/experience-makerfest-17/" rel="noopener">https://dvigneshwer.wordpress.com/2017/01/12/experience-makerfest-17/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://sanjaygouri77.wordpress.com/2016/02/01/makerfest-2016/" rel="noopener">https://sanjaygouri77.wordpress.com/2016/02/01/makerfest-2016/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://ashishmozillian.wordpress.com/2016/02/07/mozilla-india-maker-fest-2016/" rel="noopener">https://ashishmozillian.wordpress.com/2016/02/07/mozilla-india-maker-fest-2016/</a></li>
<li><a href="http://trishulgoel.com/makerfest-2016/" rel="noopener">http://trishulgoel.com/makerfest-2016/</a></li>
<li><a href="http://meandmozilla.blogspot.in/2015/01/makerfest-2015-in-ahmedabad-india.html" rel="noopener">http://meandmozilla.blogspot.in/2015/01/makerfest-2015-in-ahmedabad-india.html</a></li>
<li><a href="http://prathameshpchavan.blogspot.in/2015/01/makerfest2015-ahmedabad.html" rel="noopener">http://prathameshpchavan.blogspot.in/2015/01/makerfest2015-ahmedabad.html</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.mozraj.com/2014/02/makerfest14-at-national-institute-of.html" rel="noopener">http://www.mozraj.com/2014/02/makerfest14-at-national-institute-of.html</a></li>
<li><a href="http://fosswithumesh.wordpress.com/2014/01/07/makerfestahmedabad/" rel="noopener">http://fosswithumesh.wordpress.com/2014/01/07/makerfestahmedabad/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://isantoshv.wordpress.com/2015/01/14/maker-fest-ahmedhabad/" rel="noopener">https://isantoshv.wordpress.com/2015/01/14/maker-fest-ahmedhabad/</a></li>
<li><a href="http://meandmozilla.blogspot.in/2014/01/hive-india-makerfest14-ahmedabad.html" rel="noopener">http://meandmozilla.blogspot.in/2014/01/hive-india-makerfest14-ahmedabad.html</a></li>
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<p><span class="author-a-lr5p8oq6az72zuyz78zz86zz65zy">The event is free to attend but registration is mandatory. A few awesome </span><span class="author-a-lr5p8oq6az72zuyz78zz86zz65zy">Mozilla India volunteers will get a chance to avail sponsorship to </span><span class="author-a-lr5p8oq6az72zuyz78zz86zz65zy">attend/help with the event.</span></p>
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<div><a href="http://www.rowdymehul.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/DSC_7344.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1436" src="http://www.rowdymehul.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/DSC_7344.jpg" alt="" width="6016" height="4000" /></a></div>
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<div class=""><span class="author-a-lr5p8oq6az72zuyz78zz86zz65zy"><strong>APPLY NOW: </strong><br />
<a href="https://goo.gl/forms/Tt1TYBGxJPG4eLaT2" rel="noopener">https://goo.gl/forms/Tt1TYBGxJPG4eLaT2</a></span></div>
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<p><a href="http://www.rowdymehul.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/IMG-0073.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1453" src="http://www.rowdymehul.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/IMG-0073.jpg" alt="" width="960" height="640" /></a></p>
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<p><span class="author-a-lr5p8oq6az72zuyz78zz86zz65zy"><strong>Please note</strong> that we have an active community in Gujarat region and we give first preference to Mozillians from Gujarat as we are on limited resources and sponsorship is available only for limited number of Mozillians. However, this event will be well documented. If you cannot attend in person, do not worry as there shall still be many ways to participate and shape the program. As this is an open event, anyone interested can join the event on their own. </span></p>
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<p><span class="author-a-lr5p8oq6az72zuyz78zz86zz65zy"><strong>Note</strong> that the deadline to apply for the event is on or </span><span class="author-a-lr5p8oq6az72zuyz78zz86zz65zy">before <strong>December 16th</strong>.</span></p>
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<div><em>Also published on <a href="https://medium.com/@rowdymehul/6b5612feeb29">Medium</a>. </em></div>
<div class=""></div>rowdymehulHey Mozillians! We are thrilled to announce that Mozilla India is partnering with India’s largest Maker Festival, Maker Fest 2018 for the 5th consecutive year. The call for participation is open to all Mozillians. Mozilla India has partnered with Maker Fest 2018 to map and empower a community of educators and creative people who share a passion to innovate, evolve and change the learning landscape. This year, Makerfest is back with awesomeness upgrades - 150+ makers, 50 workshops, 25 awesome speakers, and 30,000+ spectators. About Maker Fest : Maker Fest is the Indian continuation of Maker Faire hosted across America, Europe, Africa and Japan, among others. Maker Faire, which launched in California in 2006, now hosts hundreds of thousands of attendees twice a year across California and New York. It is the amalgamation of festivals celebrating innovators, an art show with various booths for inventors and demonstrations, and workshops for attendees. Creators, artists, and hobbyists across the country are invited to present their contemporary applications of ideas using the ocean of art, science, and technology. Also, it is non-commercial and free for the public to attend. http://www.makerfest.com/ Here goes our past four years' experience at Maker Fest : http://blog.mozillagujarat.org/mozillaatmf17/ https://rufuscsharma.wordpress.com/2017/01/13/journey-to-mars-makerfest/ https://dvigneshwer.wordpress.com/2017/01/12/experience-makerfest-17/ https://sanjaygouri77.wordpress.com/2016/02/01/makerfest-2016/ https://ashishmozillian.wordpress.com/2016/02/07/mozilla-india-maker-fest-2016/ http://trishulgoel.com/makerfest-2016/ http://meandmozilla.blogspot.in/2015/01/makerfest-2015-in-ahmedabad-india.html http://prathameshpchavan.blogspot.in/2015/01/makerfest2015-ahmedabad.html http://www.mozraj.com/2014/02/makerfest14-at-national-institute-of.html http://fosswithumesh.wordpress.com/2014/01/07/makerfestahmedabad/ https://isantoshv.wordpress.com/2015/01/14/maker-fest-ahmedhabad/ http://meandmozilla.blogspot.in/2014/01/hive-india-makerfest14-ahmedabad.html The event is free to attend but registration is mandatory. A few awesome Mozilla India volunteers will get a chance to avail sponsorship to attend/help with the event. APPLY NOW: https://goo.gl/forms/Tt1TYBGxJPG4eLaT2 Please note that we have an active community in Gujarat region and we give first preference to Mozillians from Gujarat as we are on limited resources and sponsorship is available only for limited number of Mozillians. However, this event will be well documented. If you cannot attend in person, do not worry as there shall still be many ways to participate and shape the program. As this is an open event, anyone interested can join the event on their own. Note that the deadline to apply for the event is on or before December 16th. Also published on Medium.Rain Of Rust Campaign - Live2017-06-01T11:22:06+00:002017-06-01T11:22:06+00:00https://mozillaindia.org/blog/rain-of-rust-campaign-live<p><img class="size-full wp-image-1913 aligncenter" src="./wp-content/uploads/2017/05/RainOfRust_Color-1-2.png" alt="" width="2112" height="631" /></p>
<p id="m_8638373757493083746gmail-docs-internal-guid-5ba686fa-647e-fccf-847c-cbdc92c5376c" dir="ltr">Hey awesome Mozillians!</p>
<p dir="ltr">As announced in our earlier email, the Rain of Rust Campaign would be starting from today. It is a month-long global campaign which is specifically focused on the Rust language. This is a global campaign that will take place in the month of June 2017 in collaboration with the Rust community.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Here are all the things you need to start with the campaign</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://goo.gl/vdpXFG" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Teaching kits links</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/MozillaIndia/RustIndia/tree/master/RainOfRust" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Github link</a></li>
<li>Hashtag : #RainOfRust</li>
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<p dir="ltr">You can join the campaign <a href="https://t.me/joinchat/AAAAAEL0qoD3aksLca5JjQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Telegram channel</a></p>
<p dir="ltr">Interested in joining us? Let us know by adding a comment on this <a href="https://discourse.mozilla-community.org/t/rain-of-rust-campaign-live/16020" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">discourse topic</a>.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Boots up! Its gonna get Rusty! :)</p>
<p>[<span style="font-size: small">Teaching kits link] </span><span style="font-size: small"><a href="https://goo.gl/vdpXFG" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://goo.gl/vdpXFG<br />
</a>[Github Link] <a href="https://github.com/MozillaIndia/RustIndia/tree/master/RainOfRust" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/MozillaIndia/RustIndia/tree/master/RainOfRust<br />
</a></span><span style="font-size: small">[Telegram group] <a href="https://t.me/joinchat/AAAAAEL0qoD3aksLca5JjQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://t.me/joinchat/AAAAAEL0qoD3aksLca5JjQ<br />
</a></span><span style="font-size: small">[Discourse] <a href="https://discourse.mozilla-community.org/t/rainofrust-campaign-trailer/15852" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://discourse.mozilla-community.org/t/rainofrust-campaign-trailer/15852</a></span></p>
<p>Cheers!<br />
<a href="https://reps.mozilla.org/u/rowdymehul/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mehul Patel.</a><br />
On behalf of Mozilla India</p>
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<p> </p>rowdymehulHey awesome Mozillians! As announced in our earlier email, the Rain of Rust Campaign would be starting from today. It is a month-long global campaign which is specifically focused on the Rust language. This is a global campaign that will take place in the month of June 2017 in collaboration with the Rust community. Here are all the things you need to start with the campaign Teaching kits links Github link Hashtag : #RainOfRust You can join the campaign Telegram channel Interested in joining us? Let us know by adding a comment on this discourse topic. Boots up! Its gonna get Rusty! :) [Teaching kits link] https://goo.gl/vdpXFG [Github Link] https://github.com/MozillaIndia/RustIndia/tree/master/RainOfRust [Telegram group] https://t.me/joinchat/AAAAAEL0qoD3aksLca5JjQ [Discourse] https://discourse.mozilla-community.org/t/rainofrust-campaign-trailer/15852 Cheers! Mehul Patel. On behalf of Mozilla India RainOfRust Campaign - Trailer2017-05-25T08:08:39+00:002017-05-25T08:08:39+00:00https://mozillaindia.org/blog/rainofrust-campaign-trailer<p><img class="size-full wp-image-1913 aligncenter" src="./wp-content/uploads/2017/05/RainOfRust_Color-1-2.png" alt="" width="2112" height="631" /></p>
<p>Hey awesome Mozillians!</p>
<p>We are really happy to announce the Rain of Rust Campaign, a month-long global campaign which would be specifically focused on the Rust language. It is going to take place in June 2017 in collaboration with the Rust community.</p>
<p>Here are some of the things about the campaign:</p>
<p><em><strong>What is the campaign all about?</strong></em></p>
<ul>
<li>This campaign is specifically focused on the Rust Language.</li>
<li>The aim of this campaign is to increase the Rust outreach and train developers to contribute in the Rust ecosystem</li>
<li>Formation of regional Rust communities.</li>
<li>The campaign is Rust beginners and moderates centric.</li>
</ul>
<p><em><strong>Who can be a part of this campaign?</strong></em></p>
<ul>
<li>Students -> Learn Rust</li>
<li>Developers -> Adopt Rust</li>
<li>Tech Speakers -> Speak about Rust</li>
<li>Curriculum Designers -> Design Rust teaching kits</li>
<li>Localizers -> Localize Rust teaching kits</li>
<li>Leaders -> Form and lead regional Rust communities</li>
</ul>
<p><em><strong>How can you get involved?</strong></em></p>
<ul>
<li>Participate in online and offline Rust events</li>
<li>Organize online and offline Rust events</li>
<li>Learn and adopt Rust and hack teaching kits</li>
<li>Be the regional #RainOfRust representative; join the <a href="https://t.me/joinchat/AAAAAEL0qoD3aksLca5JjQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Telegram channel</a></li>
<li>Localize Rust teaching kits</li>
</ul>
<p style="margin: 0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';color: black">Interested in joining us? Let us know by adding a comment on this <a href="https://discourse.mozilla-community.org/t/rainofrust-campaign-trailer/15852" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">discourse topic</a>.<br />
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<p style="margin: 0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';color: black">Teaching kits and further announcements to follow soon!</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';color: black">Boots up! Its gonna get Rusty! :)<br />
</span></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Cheers!<br />
<a href="https://reps.mozilla.org/u/rowdymehul/" rel="nofollow">Mehul Patel.</a><br />
On behalf of Mozilla India</p>
<p> </p>rowdymehulHey awesome Mozillians! We are really happy to announce the Rain of Rust Campaign, a month-long global campaign which would be specifically focused on the Rust language. It is going to take place in June 2017 in collaboration with the Rust community. Here are some of the things about the campaign: What is the campaign all about? This campaign is specifically focused on the Rust Language. The aim of this campaign is to increase the Rust outreach and train developers to contribute in the Rust ecosystem Formation of regional Rust communities. The campaign is Rust beginners and moderates centric. Who can be a part of this campaign? Students -> Learn Rust Developers -> Adopt Rust Tech Speakers -> Speak about Rust Curriculum Designers -> Design Rust teaching kits Localizers -> Localize Rust teaching kits Leaders -> Form and lead regional Rust communities How can you get involved? Participate in online and offline Rust events Organize online and offline Rust events Learn and adopt Rust and hack teaching kits Be the regional #RainOfRust representative; join the Telegram channel Localize Rust teaching kits Interested in joining us? Let us know by adding a comment on this discourse topic. Teaching kits and further announcements to follow soon! Boots up! Its gonna get Rusty! :) Cheers! Mehul Patel. On behalf of Mozilla India Guest Post: FREE DIGITAL LITERACY for 100 students from unprivileged communities2017-05-20T02:57:02+00:002017-05-20T02:57:02+00:00https://mozillaindia.org/blog/free-digital-literacy-for-100-students-from-unprivileged-communities<p><em>This is a guest post by <a href="https://mozillians.org/en-US/u/biraj/">Biraj Karmakar</a>, who has been active promoting Mozilla, Free Software, Advocacy and privacy in India for over 7 years</em></p>
<p>Volunteering with <b>Mozilla</b>, I learned that the term <b>“Digital Literacy”</b> has become more popular in the last few years. Humans have started communicating through a variety of digital mediums. From our workplace to educational facilities, digital technology revolutionized everything. This makes computer education very important. Information can be accessed by using the internet and digital literacy opens up many avenues.That’s why I started this initiative called “<a href="https://digitalcamp2017.tumblr.com/post/154066934090/digital-literacy-camp-2017"><b>Digital Literacy Camp 2017</b></a>“- this is my dream project. Here <a href="http://mozilla.org/"><b>Mozilla</b></a> is <b>proud partner</b>.</p>
<p><a href="./wp-content/uploads/2017/05/befunky-collage-2.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-1892" src="./wp-content/uploads/2017/05/befunky-collage-2.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="600" /></a>So let me tell you all about my <b>Dream Project</b> – <a href="https://digitalcamp2017.tumblr.com/post/154066934090/digital-literacy-camp-2017"><b>Digital Literacy Camp 2017</b></a> – aim to reach <b>100 students</b> from<b> the unprivileged community</b> - <b>age 8 - 25 years</b>, in my city “<b>Barasat</b>”,<b> Kolkata</b> and make them powerful web citizens, transforming the little part of our whole country. 1 Common dream. The Desire to learn – <b>Basic Computer Learning, Internet & Web Literacy, Spoken English and Smartphone usage.</b></p>
<h4>Our training period is <b>1st Mar to 31st May 2017</b>.</h4>
<p>We think that this campaign also taught these students the power of teamwork. 100 smiling faces learning together, guided by a fabulous team, working for a greater good. We believe in their abilities, we believe they have the capability to make difference in the lives of others. Every citizen deserves a digital learning opportunity, no matter how tough the fight is.</p>
<h6>Campaign Video</h6>
<p>[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzKa6sFUmO8&feature=youtu.be[/embed]</p>
<h4>Project Goal</h4>
<p>One-half of the world has access to computers while the other half knows nothing about the latest developments in the digital world. This digital impurity will ultimately harm them and as responsible digital citizens, it is our duty to prevent that. From learning about safe behaviour online to discovering new sources of learning, we must teach them, how to use computer, internet and smartphone in the right way. If the students master these skills from this young age, it won’t be a problem in the future. Much like these students, parents should also get this awareness, because they ultimately inspire them to chase their dreams. They must know how to connect online and utilize the online resources.</p>
<h4>The students will</h4>
<blockquote>
<ol>
<li>Understand the working of a computer and know about the various programs.</li>
<li>Use English while communicating with others. 50% of the content produced on the internet is written in English, so the spoken English skills will come in handy.</li>
<li>Utilize the power of the internet to understand the world in a better way. They must know how to connect online and utilize the online resources. Even they can know more about privacy on their online life.</li>
<li>They can know how the smartphone can transform their life. Also, we have selected some fun activities which will not only keep them interested but also develop a learning spirit in them</li>
</ol>
<p><a href="./wp-content/uploads/2017/05/befunky-collage1-2.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-1893" src="./wp-content/uploads/2017/05/befunky-collage1-2.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="600" /></a></p>
<h4><em>Activities</em></h4>
<p><em>The world has now transformed into a global village and the digital literacy movement will touch every city one by one. We have selected some fun activities which will not only keep them interested but also develop a learning sprit in them. These beautiful minds will; get the best resources from us and that included proper infrastructure, skilled trainers, study material, internet and skill-based class training.</em></p>
<h4><em>Impact</em></h4>
<p><em>Digital footprints are permanent and if they lack digital knowledge, they will never develop the ability to differentiate between what is trustworthy on the web and what is not. As they are proceeding down this path, these young students are growing their vocabulary, learning how to do research and most importantly their critical thinking skills are developed.For more updates, please follow our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/digitalcamp2017/">facebook</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/digitalcamp2017">twitter</a>.</em></p>
<p><em>Campaign hashtag is #digitalcamp2017</em></p>
<p><em>Please read more about this campaign and how you as an organization, individual or a friend can help:<a href="https://birajkarmakar.wordpress.com/2017/03/23/my-dream-project-digital-literacy-camp-2017/"> https://birajkarmakar.wordpress.com/2017/03/23/my-dream-project-digital-literacy-camp-2017/</a></em></p>
<h6><a href="./wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dl-2.jpeg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-1897" src="./wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dl-2.jpeg" alt="" width="600" height="343" /></a><em>If you have any suggestions or comments please share with me at </em></h6>
<h6><em>brnet00[AT]gmail[DOT]com</em>.</h6>
</blockquote>ankitgadgilThis is a guest post by Biraj Karmakar, who has been active promoting Mozilla, Free Software, Advocacy and privacy in India for over 7 years Volunteering with Mozilla, I learned that the term “Digital Literacy” has become more popular in the last few years. Humans have started communicating through a variety of digital mediums. From our workplace to educational facilities, digital technology revolutionized everything. This makes computer education very important. Information can be accessed by using the internet and digital literacy opens up many avenues.That’s why I started this initiative called “Digital Literacy Camp 2017“- this is my dream project. Here Mozilla is proud partner. So let me tell you all about my Dream Project – Digital Literacy Camp 2017 – aim to reach 100 students from the unprivileged community - age 8 - 25 years, in my city “Barasat”, Kolkata and make them powerful web citizens, transforming the little part of our whole country. 1 Common dream. The Desire to learn – Basic Computer Learning, Internet & Web Literacy, Spoken English and Smartphone usage. Our training period is 1st Mar to 31st May 2017. We think that this campaign also taught these students the power of teamwork. 100 smiling faces learning together, guided by a fabulous team, working for a greater good. We believe in their abilities, we believe they have the capability to make difference in the lives of others. Every citizen deserves a digital learning opportunity, no matter how tough the fight is. Campaign Video [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzKa6sFUmO8&feature=youtu.be[/embed] Project Goal One-half of the world has access to computers while the other half knows nothing about the latest developments in the digital world. This digital impurity will ultimately harm them and as responsible digital citizens, it is our duty to prevent that. From learning about safe behaviour online to discovering new sources of learning, we must teach them, how to use computer, internet and smartphone in the right way. If the students master these skills from this young age, it won’t be a problem in the future. Much like these students, parents should also get this awareness, because they ultimately inspire them to chase their dreams. They must know how to connect online and utilize the online resources. The students will Understand the working of a computer and know about the various programs. Use English while communicating with others. 50% of the content produced on the internet is written in English, so the spoken English skills will come in handy. Utilize the power of the internet to understand the world in a better way. They must know how to connect online and utilize the online resources. Even they can know more about privacy on their online life. They can know how the smartphone can transform their life. Also, we have selected some fun activities which will not only keep them interested but also develop a learning spirit in them Activities The world has now transformed into a global village and the digital literacy movement will touch every city one by one. We have selected some fun activities which will not only keep them interested but also develop a learning sprit in them. These beautiful minds will; get the best resources from us and that included proper infrastructure, skilled trainers, study material, internet and skill-based class training. Impact Digital footprints are permanent and if they lack digital knowledge, they will never develop the ability to differentiate between what is trustworthy on the web and what is not. As they are proceeding down this path, these young students are growing their vocabulary, learning how to do research and most importantly their critical thinking skills are developed.For more updates, please follow our facebook and twitter. Campaign hashtag is #digitalcamp2017 Please read more about this campaign and how you as an organization, individual or a friend can help: https://birajkarmakar.wordpress.com/2017/03/23/my-dream-project-digital-literacy-camp-2017/ If you have any suggestions or comments please share with me at brnet00[AT]gmail[DOT]com.HelloWeb Curriculum Workshop2017-05-12T00:15:33+00:002017-05-12T00:15:33+00:00https://mozillaindia.org/blog/helloweb-curriculum-workshop<h3>Participation Opportunity - HelloWeb Curriculum Workshop</h3>
<p> </p>
<p><span style="font-family: Calibri,serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Supported by Mozilla Foundation the workshop will be held in Bangalore on 3rd June, 2017.<br />
</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Calibri,serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It is being hosted by the HelloWeb team with the support from the Mozilla Foundation for educators, developers and people interested in teaching the web to the larger community. This event will mainly focus on Curriculum Design with the intent of providing open source communities and educational sectors with better tools and kits to teach the web undertaking detailed planning, structure and workflow of the contribution pathways.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Calibri,serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="./wp-content/uploads/2017/05/hello-web-banner-2.jpg"><img class="wp-image-1887 aligncenter" src="./wp-content/uploads/2017/05/hello-web-banner-2.jpg" alt="" width="509" height="340" /></a>The participants will build curriculums/teaching activities on the following domains:</span></span></p>
<ul>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri,serif;">Internet Basics</span></strong></span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri,serif;">Internet Privacy</span></strong></span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri,serif;">Artificial Intelligence</span></strong></span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri,serif;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,serif;">Machine Learning</span></span></strong></span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri,serif;">Internet of Things</span></strong></span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri,serif;">Web VR</span></strong></span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri,serif;">Design</span></strong></span></li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-family: Calibri,serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Anybody willing to change the way in which technical education is imparted and make it more implementation based can register for the event. Find more details, please visit the <a href="https://wiki.mozilla.org/India/Hello_Web_Curriculum">wiki</a> and/or the </span></span><a href="http://projecthelloweb.com/"><span style="color: #1155cc;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">official website</span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri,serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Calibri,serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">But before registering, please ensure that you will be available to come to Bangalore on 3rd June, 2017 and grace the occasion with your presence.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Calibri,serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The application process would be closed on 20th May, 2017 at 12 midnight (IST). No late applications would be accepted.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Calibri,serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Travel & Lodging reimbursement will be provided only to some selected attendees, shortlisted on the basis of their proposal.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Calibri,serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">If you wish to be the change we all wish to see, </span></span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1IoQZCyoZf2Ghu95P13RuDBVZZ8KhNn_F4SElKzBIEBU/viewform?ts=5906f848&edit_requested=true"><span style="color: #1155cc;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Apply Now</span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri,serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">.</span></span></p>
<h6><em>This is a guest post by <a href="http://mozillians.org/en-US/u/arkodyutisaha/"><span class="im_message_author_wrap">Arkodyuti</span> Saha</a>, Workshop Organizer. </em></h6>
<h6><em>In case of a special query, please send a mail to <span class="im_message_author_wrap">Arkodyuti</span> Saha - arkodyutisaha10[at]gmail[dot]com, or ping on telegram: <a href="https://web.telegram.org/#/im?p=%40arkodyuti">@arkodyuti</a></em></h6>
<p> </p>ankitgadgilParticipation Opportunity - HelloWeb Curriculum Workshop Supported by Mozilla Foundation the workshop will be held in Bangalore on 3rd June, 2017. It is being hosted by the HelloWeb team with the support from the Mozilla Foundation for educators, developers and people interested in teaching the web to the larger community. This event will mainly focus on Curriculum Design with the intent of providing open source communities and educational sectors with better tools and kits to teach the web undertaking detailed planning, structure and workflow of the contribution pathways. The participants will build curriculums/teaching activities on the following domains: Internet Basics Internet Privacy Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning Internet of Things Web VR Design Anybody willing to change the way in which technical education is imparted and make it more implementation based can register for the event. Find more details, please visit the wiki and/or the official website. But before registering, please ensure that you will be available to come to Bangalore on 3rd June, 2017 and grace the occasion with your presence. The application process would be closed on 20th May, 2017 at 12 midnight (IST). No late applications would be accepted. Travel & Lodging reimbursement will be provided only to some selected attendees, shortlisted on the basis of their proposal. If you wish to be the change we all wish to see, Apply Now. This is a guest post by Arkodyuti Saha, Workshop Organizer. In case of a special query, please send a mail to Arkodyuti Saha - arkodyutisaha10[at]gmail[dot]com, or ping on telegram: @arkodyuti What’s cooking in ‘WebVR India’ community!2017-04-30T16:03:29+00:002017-04-30T16:03:29+00:00https://mozillaindia.org/blog/whats-cooking-in-webvr-india-community<p>Hi Mozillians!</p>
<p>WebVR India Community, which was initially called as Grow WebVR Focus Group, was formed as part of <a href="https://leanpub.com/mozillaindia-openbook/read">community restructuring</a> during Mozilla India Pune meetup in August month of last year. After 8 months since its birth, lets see what's the status report from this community!</p>
<h2><strong>How do we function as a community?</strong></h2>
<p>After various iterations of brainstorming and improvements in the process, this is how we function as a community -</p>
<h4>Recognition of contributors:</h4>
<ul>
<li>We have setup a <a href="http://github.com/webvr-india">github organization</a>, which has a <a href="http://github.com/webvr-india/volunteer-contributions">repository</a> especially for the volunteer recognition system.</li>
<li>All the members are asked to report their contributions on the <a href="http://github.com/webvr-india/volunteer-contributions/issues">issues</a> which are created monthly for this purpose.</li>
<li>Currently the contributors are mostly involved in <em>creating A-Frame VR experiences</em>/website, conducting A-Frame <em>events</em>, writing <em>blogpost</em>s about the technology or personal experience (related to learning, teaching or exploration) and contributing to <em>fixing bugs</em> in a-frame library, website & A-Frame inspector.</li>
<li>At the end of each month, we document all these contributions on the <a href="http://wiki.mozilla.org/India/WebVR/">wiki page</a> of the community.</li>
<li>We also feature them as <a href="https://wiki.mozilla.org/India/WebVR/#Contributors_aka_WebVR-India-Superstarts_.3B.29">WebVR India Superstars</a> and add them to a special Superstars telegram group. This group manages and carries out all operations of the community.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Decision making:</h4>
<ul>
<li>To ensure ensure openness and decentralization, we are doing all our discussions & decision making openly via <a href="https://github.com/webvr-india/activities/issues/">github issues</a>, during <a href="https://github.com/webvr-india/activities/tree/master/meetings">monthly hangout calls</a> (which are publicly accessible by all the members of the community) or on the <a href="http://telegram.me/WebVRIndia">WebVR India Telegram group.</a></li>
<li>We have a separate telegram group for WebVR India Superstars where all the early discussions happens, which is then taken to wider audience using ways mentioned above. The process of adding contributors to the Superstars group is complete transparent as mentioned in the previous section.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Contests & Activities:</h4>
<p>To ensures continuous involvement of the community members and expansion of the community, we host various contests and activities on a regular basis. Listing few of them below-</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/webvr-india/activities/tree/master/meetings">Monthly hangouts call</a>: Every month we meet online to share updates and knowledge, to discuss ideas and plans, and to clarify doubts (of newbies specially)</li>
<li><a href="https://public.etherpad-mozilla.org/p/learning-webvr">Online learning calls</a>: We conducted learning calls initially where experienced contributors used to teach A-Frame concepts.</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/webvr-india/activities/blob/master/meetings/2-september-monthly-call.md">VR Scene of the month</a>: Contest conducted to attract many developers initially where VR devices were given away to the winners.</li>
<li><a href="https://gurumukhi.wordpress.com/2016/10/20/vr-camp-event/">Community Events</a>: Many events by our community were featured on "<a href="https://aframe.io/blog/awoa-31-32/#mozilla-india">A week of A-Frame</a>" blogposts on <a href="http://aframe.io">aframe.io</a> website. Read <a href="https://blog.mozvr.com/webvr-india-community-conducts-webvr-hack-night/">Ram's post on mozvr.com blog</a> to read about recently concluded Hack Night event.</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/webvr-india/activities/issues">Miscellaneous tasks</a>: We also work on misc ideas we get during brainstorming during meetings etc, like we designed the cool <a href="https://github.com/webvr-india/activities/issues/9">A-Frame cheat sheet</a> which is being used worldwide today!</li>
</ul>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Celebrating with <a href="https://twitter.com/MozillaIN">@MozillaIN</a>'s WebVR India Community for kicking off <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WebVR?src=hash">#WebVR</a> Hack Nights! Thank you, team <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WebVRIndia?src=hash">#WebVRIndia</a>! <a href="https://t.co/54bFShfuKj">https://t.co/54bFShfuKj</a> <a href="https://t.co/5JIrytx34t">pic.twitter.com/5JIrytx34t</a></p>
<p>— Mozilla VR (@mozillavr) <a href="https://twitter.com/mozillavr/status/860415300143009795">May 5, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Celebrating with <a href="https://twitter.com/MozillaIN">@MozillaIN</a>'s WebVR India Community for kicking off <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WebVR?src=hash">#WebVR</a> Hack Nights! Thank you, team <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WebVRIndia?src=hash">#WebVRIndia</a>! <a href="https://t.co/54bFShfuKj">https://t.co/54bFShfuKj</a> <a href="https://t.co/5JIrytx34t">pic.twitter.com/5JIrytx34t</a></p>
<p>— Mozilla VR (@mozillavr) <a href="https://twitter.com/mozillavr/status/860415300143009795">May 5, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<h2><strong>Self-check takeaways</strong>:</h2>
<p>Self-checks are indeed an important factor in maintaining the health of a community & its growth. We drew an <a href="https://github.com/webvr-india/activities/blob/master/meetings/1-webvr-focus-team-pitch.md">initial roadmap</a> and set goals for the first 6 months during the Pune meetup and we did our first self-check on them during <a href="https://github.com/webvr-india/activities/blob/master/meetings/5-november-monthly-call.md">monthly call in November</a>. The second self-check was done during recently concluded <a href="https://reps.mozilla.org/e/a-frame-hack-night-india/">Hack Night</a> which was conducted for all the experienced contributors and following are the key takeaways from this.</p>
<blockquote><p>This community has been very successful in meeting it's immediate short term goals, which were proposed during the Pune meetup, and going well on-track for the long term goals.</p>
<p>The current functioning of this group is aligned with Mozilla India community structure proposed in Pune meetup.</p></blockquote>
<h4>What went well, few stats:</h4>
<ul>
<li>3 repositories and 70+ issues on <a href="https://github.com/webvr-india/">github</a> used for open discussion and tracking tasks</li>
<li>Active <a href="http://telegram.me/WebVRIndia">telegram group</a> with 200+ members</li>
<li>20 awesome <a href="https://wiki.mozilla.org/India/WebVR/#Contributors_aka_WebVR-India-Superstarts_.3B.29">superstars </a>who are mentoring and managing this group</li>
<li>10 monthly online meetings conducted, meeting notes & recording links available on <a href="https://github.com/webvr-india/activities/blob/master/meetings/">github</a>.</li>
<li>15+ <a href="https://wiki.mozilla.org/India/WebVR/#Events">events</a> conducted by the community</li>
<li>25 <a href="https://wiki.mozilla.org/India/WebVR/#Blogposts.2FReports">blogposts</a> written by community members</li>
</ul>
<h4>What are we working upon next!</h4>
<ul>
<li>More superstars - Because out of 200+ members on telegram group, we have only 20 core contributors as of now</li>
<li>More woman contributors - Out of 20 superstars, only 2 are women contributors; as per Mozilla's Diversity & Inclusion goal, this number needs to be improved</li>
<li>More impact-full contribution - Need more contributors picking up next level of contributions like fixing github issues & contributing to A-Frame component registry</li>
<li>Sharing community updates - Not many people outside WebVR India knew about the awesome work this community has been doing</li>
</ul>
<h2><strong>Upcoming activities<img class=" wp-image-1868 alignright" src="./wp-content/uploads/2017/04/aframe-2-252x294.png" alt="A-Frame" width="252" height="294" /></strong></h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/webvr-india/activities/issues/17">Super Hacker's Contest</a> coming soon! Gear up to fix A-Frame bugs and you could be the one of winners to grab few Sony phones & WebVR India Superstar t-shirts.</li>
<li>WebVR India website development under progress. Fully enriched site will be live soon.</li>
<li>Monthly <a href="https://github.com/webvr-india/activities/issues/15">newsletter</a> with updates about WebVR India will be shared on discourse and Mozilla India mailing list.</li>
</ul>
<h2><strong>Join us</strong></h2>
<p>If you did not know about this group before, feel free to join us now on <a href="http://telegram.me/WebVRIndia">WebVR India Telegram group</a>.</p>
<h2><strong>Connect with us<br />
</strong></h2>
<p>If you have any suggestions/inputs/question for us, kindly feel free to open a <a href="https://github.com/webvr-india/activities/issues/new">new issue on our github repo</a>. You can also quickly post feedback/discussion on the <a href="https://discourse.mozilla-community.org/t/webvr-india-community-updates-and-discussions/15448">WebVR India discourse topic</a>.</p>gurumukhiHi Mozillians! WebVR India Community, which was initially called as Grow WebVR Focus Group, was formed as part of community restructuring during Mozilla India Pune meetup in August month of last year. After 8 months since its birth, lets see what's the status report from this community! How do we function as a community? After various iterations of brainstorming and improvements in the process, this is how we function as a community - Recognition of contributors: We have setup a github organization, which has a repository especially for the volunteer recognition system. All the members are asked to report their contributions on the issues which are created monthly for this purpose. Currently the contributors are mostly involved in creating A-Frame VR experiences/website, conducting A-Frame events, writing blogposts about the technology or personal experience (related to learning, teaching or exploration) and contributing to fixing bugs in a-frame library, website & A-Frame inspector. At the end of each month, we document all these contributions on the wiki page of the community. We also feature them as WebVR India Superstars and add them to a special Superstars telegram group. This group manages and carries out all operations of the community. Decision making: To ensure ensure openness and decentralization, we are doing all our discussions & decision making openly via github issues, during monthly hangout calls (which are publicly accessible by all the members of the community) or on the WebVR India Telegram group. We have a separate telegram group for WebVR India Superstars where all the early discussions happens, which is then taken to wider audience using ways mentioned above. The process of adding contributors to the Superstars group is complete transparent as mentioned in the previous section. Contests & Activities: To ensures continuous involvement of the community members and expansion of the community, we host various contests and activities on a regular basis. Listing few of them below- Monthly hangouts call: Every month we meet online to share updates and knowledge, to discuss ideas and plans, and to clarify doubts (of newbies specially) Online learning calls: We conducted learning calls initially where experienced contributors used to teach A-Frame concepts. VR Scene of the month: Contest conducted to attract many developers initially where VR devices were given away to the winners. Community Events: Many events by our community were featured on "A week of A-Frame" blogposts on aframe.io website. Read Ram's post on mozvr.com blog to read about recently concluded Hack Night event. Miscellaneous tasks: We also work on misc ideas we get during brainstorming during meetings etc, like we designed the cool A-Frame cheat sheet which is being used worldwide today! Celebrating with @MozillaIN's WebVR India Community for kicking off #WebVR Hack Nights! Thank you, team #WebVRIndia! https://t.co/54bFShfuKj pic.twitter.com/5JIrytx34t — Mozilla VR (@mozillavr) May 5, 2017 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Celebrating with @MozillaIN's WebVR India Community for kicking off #WebVR Hack Nights! Thank you, team #WebVRIndia! https://t.co/54bFShfuKj pic.twitter.com/5JIrytx34t — Mozilla VR (@mozillavr) May 5, 2017 Self-check takeaways: Self-checks are indeed an important factor in maintaining the health of a community & its growth. We drew an initial roadmap and set goals for the first 6 months during the Pune meetup and we did our first self-check on them during monthly call in November. The second self-check was done during recently concluded Hack Night which was conducted for all the experienced contributors and following are the key takeaways from this. This community has been very successful in meeting it's immediate short term goals, which were proposed during the Pune meetup, and going well on-track for the long term goals. The current functioning of this group is aligned with Mozilla India community structure proposed in Pune meetup. What went well, few stats: 3 repositories and 70+ issues on github used for open discussion and tracking tasks Active telegram group with 200+ members 20 awesome superstars who are mentoring and managing this group 10 monthly online meetings conducted, meeting notes & recording links available on github. 15+ events conducted by the community 25 blogposts written by community members What are we working upon next! More superstars - Because out of 200+ members on telegram group, we have only 20 core contributors as of now More woman contributors - Out of 20 superstars, only 2 are women contributors; as per Mozilla's Diversity & Inclusion goal, this number needs to be improved More impact-full contribution - Need more contributors picking up next level of contributions like fixing github issues & contributing to A-Frame component registry Sharing community updates - Not many people outside WebVR India knew about the awesome work this community has been doing Upcoming activities Super Hacker's Contest coming soon! Gear up to fix A-Frame bugs and you could be the one of winners to grab few Sony phones & WebVR India Superstar t-shirts. WebVR India website development under progress. Fully enriched site will be live soon. Monthly newsletter with updates about WebVR India will be shared on discourse and Mozilla India mailing list. Join us If you did not know about this group before, feel free to join us now on WebVR India Telegram group. Connect with us If you have any suggestions/inputs/question for us, kindly feel free to open a new issue on our github repo. You can also quickly post feedback/discussion on the WebVR India discourse topic.Gearing up for Firefox Nightly: All set to kick off on May 12017-04-24T11:13:20+00:002017-04-24T11:13:20+00:00https://mozillaindia.org/blog/gearing-up-for-firefox-nightly-all-set-to-kick-off-on-may-1<p>As you might have head that entire Mozilla India community is going to create an outstanding <a href="https://blogmozillaindiaorg.wpengine.mcws.mozilla.community/1801">campaign</a>. As our dedicated, passionate and innovative, the members of the Mozilla India community always wanted to be associated with something great. From students to evangelists, this unique group of people really care about the true mission of Mozilla. This brings us to Firefox Nightly, a special version of your favourite Firefox browser, but with a different touch. To promote any new product, awareness is a must and this is why the concept of Firefox Nightly must be spread aggressively. The excitement is at an all-time high, as interesting things are in store.</p>
<p>RSVP <a href="https://reps.mozilla.org/e/india-uses-firefox-nightly/">here</a>.</p>
<p><a href="./wp-content/uploads/2017/04/inusesfxnightly_fb-2.png"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-1826" src="./wp-content/uploads/2017/04/inusesfxnightly_fb-2-252x96.png" alt="" width="339" height="131" /></a></p>
<p>The 60-day campaign will feature as many as 15 events in 15 different places across the country and it will be an exciting ride. Firefox Nightly has essentially meant for the power-users as well as the core contributors of Mozilla. Developers under the Mozilla community are constantly testing the version and a feedback loop has been initiated. By involving all the active members, we plan to create a closely-knit community of innovators. The goals of this initiative are quite simple, 1000 Firefox Nightly will be installed and 20 new core contributors will be added to the campaign. The event will be run by 30 talented Mozillians and they will reach out to as many as 500 attendees.</p>
<p>Recently we had organized one community call on this campaign. You can watch it to know more:</p>
<p>[embed]https://youtu.be/5B7hBAIVYqs[/embed]</p>
<h3></h3>
<h3>How to get involved:</h3>
<h6>Online Activities:</h6>
<ul>
<li>Telling and inviting friends!</li>
<li>Create the event in social media!</li>
<li>Writing about it on Facebook & Twitter.</li>
<li>Posting updates on social media when the event is running.</li>
<li>Blog posting.</li>
</ul>
<h5>Offline Activities:</h5>
<ul>
<li>Introduction to Mozilla</li>
<li>Introduction to Firefox Nightly</li>
<li>Release cycle details</li>
<li>Why we need Firefox Nightly users?</li>
<li>Showing various stats regarding Firefox</li>
<li>Installing Nightly on participant’s PC</li>
<li>WebCompat on Firefox Nightly</li>
<li>How they can contribute in Nightly (QA and Promotion)</li>
<li>Swag Distribution</li>
</ul>
<h3>Few important things...</h3>
<ul>
<li>Duration of Campaign: <strong>2 months</strong></li>
<li>Total Number of events: <strong>15</strong></li>
<li>Campaign Hashtag: #INUsesFxNightlyDuration of each event: <strong>3-5 hours</strong></li>
</ul>
<h3>How to file a swag request?</h3>
<p>Swags can be filed by Mozilla Reps, but non-reps must connect through an existing Mozilla Reps. In extreme cases, the core team should be contacted. After filing the crucial swag request, the representative must keep brnet00@gmail.com in the cc of that bug. The campaign owner will then complete marking the bug by putting the term INUsesFxNightly, in the whiteboard. Getting the swag pack is quite simple, but the event organizer must have a clear agenda of the event and define the goals. After the event ends, the event organizer must write a blog post and pictures from the event should be embedded in it. The metrics of this post must reach the core team so that they can analyse it easily. <strong>Know more <a href="https://wiki.mozilla.org/India/India_uses_Firefox_Nightly#Swag_request">here</a> .</strong></p>
<p><a href="./wp-content/uploads/2017/04/IMG_20170425_174228-1-2.jpg"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-1823" src="./wp-content/uploads/2017/04/IMG_20170425_174228-1-2-252x143.jpg" alt="" width="402" height="229" /></a></p>
<ul>
<li>
<h3>How to file a budget request?</h3>
</li>
<li>The process of filing the budget request is almost similar to that of the swag request. Reps can do it themselves, while non-representatives must contact a reps first. The budget for every event is fixed at $25 (Rs 1500). Only the refreshment costs are covered in the budget and other costs are not included. By creating an effective event agenda with pre-defined goals, event organizers can make the application process easier. The reimbursement will be done only after the submission of the event report and it takes a maximum of seven days. <strong>Know more <a href="https://wiki.mozilla.org/India/India_uses_Firefox_Nightly#Budget_request">here</a> .</strong></li>
</ul>
<p>If you have a special query, please send a mail to Biraj Karmakar [brnet00 AT gmail DOT com]. Don’t forget to join our <a href="https://t.me/joinchat/AAAAAApQnnZdPCejeKYf1w%20.">telegram group</a> for a realtime chat.</p>
<p>This is a guest post by <a href="https://mozillians.org/en-US/u/SubhasisC/">Subhasis Chatterjee</a> and Biraj Karmakar</p>
<p> </p>ankitgadgilAs you might have head that entire Mozilla India community is going to create an outstanding campaign. As our dedicated, passionate and innovative, the members of the Mozilla India community always wanted to be associated with something great. From students to evangelists, this unique group of people really care about the true mission of Mozilla. This brings us to Firefox Nightly, a special version of your favourite Firefox browser, but with a different touch. To promote any new product, awareness is a must and this is why the concept of Firefox Nightly must be spread aggressively. The excitement is at an all-time high, as interesting things are in store. RSVP here. The 60-day campaign will feature as many as 15 events in 15 different places across the country and it will be an exciting ride. Firefox Nightly has essentially meant for the power-users as well as the core contributors of Mozilla. Developers under the Mozilla community are constantly testing the version and a feedback loop has been initiated. By involving all the active members, we plan to create a closely-knit community of innovators. The goals of this initiative are quite simple, 1000 Firefox Nightly will be installed and 20 new core contributors will be added to the campaign. The event will be run by 30 talented Mozillians and they will reach out to as many as 500 attendees. Recently we had organized one community call on this campaign. You can watch it to know more: [embed]https://youtu.be/5B7hBAIVYqs[/embed] How to get involved: Online Activities: Telling and inviting friends! Create the event in social media! Writing about it on Facebook & Twitter. Posting updates on social media when the event is running. Blog posting. Offline Activities: Introduction to Mozilla Introduction to Firefox Nightly Release cycle details Why we need Firefox Nightly users? Showing various stats regarding Firefox Installing Nightly on participant’s PC WebCompat on Firefox Nightly How they can contribute in Nightly (QA and Promotion) Swag Distribution Few important things... Duration of Campaign: 2 months Total Number of events: 15 Campaign Hashtag: #INUsesFxNightlyDuration of each event: 3-5 hours How to file a swag request? Swags can be filed by Mozilla Reps, but non-reps must connect through an existing Mozilla Reps. In extreme cases, the core team should be contacted. After filing the crucial swag request, the representative must keep brnet00@gmail.com in the cc of that bug. The campaign owner will then complete marking the bug by putting the term INUsesFxNightly, in the whiteboard. Getting the swag pack is quite simple, but the event organizer must have a clear agenda of the event and define the goals. After the event ends, the event organizer must write a blog post and pictures from the event should be embedded in it. The metrics of this post must reach the core team so that they can analyse it easily. Know more here . How to file a budget request? The process of filing the budget request is almost similar to that of the swag request. Reps can do it themselves, while non-representatives must contact a reps first. The budget for every event is fixed at $25 (Rs 1500). Only the refreshment costs are covered in the budget and other costs are not included. By creating an effective event agenda with pre-defined goals, event organizers can make the application process easier. The reimbursement will be done only after the submission of the event report and it takes a maximum of seven days. Know more here . If you have a special query, please send a mail to Biraj Karmakar [brnet00 AT gmail DOT com]. Don’t forget to join our telegram group for a realtime chat. This is a guest post by Subhasis Chatterjee and Biraj Karmakar