Hi David and all,
I just want to make a few points here:
* Mozilla Webmaker was built over the years. There have been volunteers
contributing into decision-making process during the open calls/events
(some projects that are now the core of webmaker were proposed/shaped by
volunteers at that time).
* I assume that the Fdn board helped w/ vision and prioritization (I
think that this is something that happens in any mature organization);
I'm not sure what to say about decision-making. I think that any
Mozillian can contribute to decision-making processes if:
* goes beyond an idea and builds something;
* finds people in the community (or outside) who share the same vision;
* the idea/product gets traction among users;
* eventually receives support from Mozilla as an organization (I also
agree that Mozilla should do better on supporting Mozillian's
initiatives and building confidence).
The thing is, Mozilla is a meritocracy (or at least is trying to be as
much as possible). That means that who does the work, has the vision and
makes things happen is a decision-maker (and yes, it is hard - but good
if you want to be successful, especially outside Mozilla Project).
My 2 cents,
Alina
PS: I read in some emails about "leader by definition". Thoughtfully!
No. For sure, money is not the heart of the problem for me. For
instance, the Webmaker program does not seem to cost that much against
the impact it's starting to have world-wide (at least from my point of
view that's how it looks like). However, one can wonder how Mozilla came
to decide to invest effort and communication on WebMaker. I'm not saying
the decision is bad, but I'm questioning whether next year, "any"
mozillian can "mobilize" the community to work on a new project "that
easily".
David
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