That's what this is, Michael. This is the newsletter discussing it. On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 12:49 PM, Michael V. van Rantwijk < [email protected]> wrote:
> Philip Chee wrote: > >> I saw this on planet.mozilla.org >> >> <http://www.mozdev.org/drupal/blog/Mozdev-Organizational-Changes> >> >> In the last 9 years, Mozdev has done a great deal to increase the >> adoption of Mozilla technologies and promote the goals of the Mozilla >> project. We did this primarily by providing hosting and tools to >> developers. Recently the Mozdev board members have come to the >> conclusion though that the needs of the community have changed and >> project hosting is no longer a problem for developers. A number of free >> sites (github, Google Code...) do a great job with this and the Mozilla >> Add-ons site has evolved to become the hub for extension developers. >> >> In light of this, the Mozdev board is seriously considering dismantling >> the non-profit Mozdev Community Organization that runs the site. The >> overhead of running a legal organization is no longer justified and is >> distracting attention away from the site itself. We want the site to >> continue to serve the needs of the community and think that handing >> things to a new group of people who are passionate about Mozdev is the >> best way to make this happen. >> >> We need you! First, this does not mean that Mozdev is shutting down. We >> are looking into creating a community council to replace the board of >> directors and welcome you to join that group and help shape Mozdev's >> future. >> >> Once again, we'd like to stress that the goal here is not to shut down >> the site. We feel it still contains enormous value to our users. But >> because of logistical issues we need to wind down the non-profit >> structure and change the organizational nature of Mozdev. To get >> involved, post a reply here or or send an email to the address listed on >> the feedback page. >> >> The Mozdev Board. >> > > @Mozdev.org board members: > What exactly is the Mozdev boards motivation (reason/s) for abandoning > ship? Is this a money issues? > > Will Mozilla stop supporting (hello money) the site/organization? > > What are your predictions for the future for Mozdev? > > Why didn't we (the project owners) receive some sort of newsletter/e-mail > about this rather important decision, which I presume will change a lot for > both this community, but also SeaMonkey and Firefox users. > > @Project owners: > What do you as project owner think about this, and the way this was brought > out to you? Was you somehow notified about this? > > _______________________________________________ > Project_owners mailing list > [email protected] > https://www.mozdev.org/mailman/listinfo/project_owners > -- "The first step in confirming there is a bug in someone else's work is confirming there are no bugs in your own." -- Alexander J. Vincent, June 30, 2001
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