Contributing to different Open Source projects, most noteably Mozilla
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Why Mozilla?
I've always been interested in the Open Web since I started creating my
first websites. Mozilla’s mission is to "ensure the Internet is a global
public resource, open and accessible to all". This resonates with me very
well because a lot of my knowledge comes from research on the internet.
I started to use Firefox around version 1 and never have switched since then.
In the beginning I was using the release channel. After my math teacher in
high school introduced us to Mozilla and what he is working on for Firefox
(he wrote the initial code for Session Restore) I was hooked and started to
use the nightly build and report bugs. Soon after that I wrote my first patch
to improve the sorting the bookmarks backup menu. Since then I have written
patches, started to bring Swiss Mozillians together, went as far as Germany
and Austria to help build the German speaking community and nowadays
I'm also involved in the Mozilla Reps (Representative) program.
Profiles
Firefox
2008 - now
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Using Firefox Nightly on a daily basis to test new features and look out
for regressions
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Filed more than
130 bugs
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Submitted more than
250 patches
for several different Firefox components
Common Voice
2018 - 2024
Community Building
2010 - now
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Started with another Mozillian in Switzerland to build the
mozilla.ch
community
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Organized (almost) monthly
meetups in Zurich
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Lead
Participation
in Switzerland
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In 2013, 2014 and 2015 I helped develop the German-speaking community
(Germany, Austria, Switzerland)
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I've spoken about Mozilla at several conferences
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Organized Firefox hackathons around Switzerland to share my knowledge
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Hosted bi-weekly Meetups in Berlin from April 2018 to early 2020, and
organizing other events
Mozilla Reps
2012 - 2023
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Started as
Mozilla Rep
in 2012 and was a member of the program until its sunset in 2023
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Officially represented Mozilla in Switzerland and supporting
Community Development
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Reps Mentor from 2014 onwards to coach other Mozilla Reps
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I was voted to be a
Reps Council
member from
May 2015 to November 2017 to bring the Reps program to the
next phase and take care of operational
and strategic responsibilities of the Reps program
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From December 2017 in the leadership body (Module Peers)
of the Reps Program
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Organized Mozilla's virtual presence at FOSDEM 2022, hosting a developer room with talks.