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kaitlin thaney
@kaythaney ; @mozilla
compute midwest / 2 nov 2016
fueling the
open movement
my path towards “open”
what is Mozilla?
... a software engineering org?
... a global non-profit?
... a network of contributors?
... a global social change movement?
... protectors of the open internet?
... it’s complicated.
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the “browser wars”
http://home.snafu.de/tilman/mozilla/stomps.html
Mozilla history
- (Jan) 1998 : Netscape starts open
source Mozilla project
- (Nov) 1998 : Netscape bought by AOL
- 2003 : Mozilla Foundation created (3
employees)
- 2004 : Mozilla Firefox 1.0 released
- 2005 : Mozilla Corporation is created
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bringing together the people who
are willing to stand up for - and
build - the open internet together.
putting open into practice
(+ paying it forward)
https://commonspace.wordpress.com/2015/07/15/web-literacy-and-leadership/
learning
science
advocacy
internet of things
women & web literacy
contributors
a global network of leaders
http://bit.ly/working_open
commitment to open
diversity of our networks
building with, not for
why Mozilla?
53+ hours, 36 cities, 700+ contributions
Mozilla Fellows
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whose responsibility is it to
protect the open internet?
what is Mozilla?
... a software engineering org?
... a global non-profit?
... a network of contributors?
... a global social change movement?
... protectors of the open internet?
...all of the above.
join us.
kaitlin@mozillafoundation.org
mozilla.org

Fueling the Open Movement - Compute Midwest