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?
>
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