Hello Mozillians,
First off we’d like to take a moment to thank everyone for the many thoughtful, heartfelt questions, and discussions that have been shared in Discourse over the past few days.
We’ve been listening carefully to the conversation and chiming in where we can.
The purpose of this email is to let you know that we are committed to building on the suggestions and solutions that have been laid out by many of you. We will be sharing our immediate next steps on the wiki here and will be prioritizing the following in the next few days:
Ask Me Anything with Ari Jaaksi
First, we’d like to create an opportunity for you to engage directly with Ari Jaaksi, SVP of Connected Devices.
On Friday, February 12 @ 16h00 UTC, Ari will be hosting a 60min AMA (Ask Me Anything) on Discourse where we will invite you to share your questions and feedback directly with Ari in real time. You can subscribe to this channel to be notified when the AMA starts, by hitting "Watching" in the topic bottom left corner.
To kick-off the AMA, we have extracted some of the most frequently asked questions from the Discourse thread with the announcement. Take a moment to vote on Mozilla Moderator for the questions you would most like to hear Ari answer first. After these preliminary questions we will open the floor for everyone to ask questions directly to Ari in real time.
Next Steps for the Firefox OS Code Base
It’s clear there’s interest in continuing Firefox OS/b2g as a community-driven project. We’re incorporating this interest and feedback from the past few days and reworking the end-of-life planning process to ensure that staff and non-staff work well together in shaping the next steps.
We will have details on this process and how you can be involved by early next week.
Foxfooding - Existing Contracts and Devices
We heard a lot of questions specifically around the implications for people who are currently enrolled in the foxfooding program. We will have specific details regarding the contract and devices before the end of February, and will be sharing an interim update with Foxfooders later this week.
Lastly, while we’ve heard disappointment and disillusionment in conversations over the past days, we’ve also heard hope and excitement about the possibilities, freedom and potential of the connected devices space. We don’t have all the answers yet but we’re working to build participation into the core of the Connected Devices team and working processes moving forward. We’ll have more updates on this, with specific opportunities for involvement, in the days and weeks ahead.
We hope to see all of you at the AMA on Friday!
Onward,
George Roter and John Bernard
