recruit CSS derby authors for MDN

[Luke Crouch]

David Boswell encourages contributor stewards to define contribution
opportunities in teams (like MDN Webdev) where we might normally use an
employee or a contractor. We have a big gap of Design + HTML/CSS coding
skill in MDN right now. I wonder - should we try to recruit CSS derby
authors to help Craig with HTML/CSS work on MDN?

-L

[Eric Shepherd]

FWIW, I think that's a great idea.

Eric Shepherd
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On Mar 12, 2012, at 4:25 PM, Luke Crouch <lcr...@mozilla.com> wrote:

> David Boswell encourages contributor stewards to define contribution opportunities in teams (like MDN Webdev) where we might normally use an employee or a contractor. We have a big gap of Design + HTML/CSS coding skill in MDN right now. I wonder - should we try to recruit CSS derby authors to help Craig with HTML/CSS work on MDN?
>
> -L

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[John Karahalis]

You know what? I would absolutely love to help with this.

I have been dying to do more work with webdev and usability again, and
this seems like the perfect project. I'll be the first to admit that my
HTML/CSS skills are a little rusty, but a little reading and some
understanding from you guys should do the trick.

I wouldn't even mind working as a volunteer, seeing as my
Mozilla-blessed 12 hours per week are already packed full.

On 03/12/2012 04:25 PM, Luke Crouch wrote:
> David Boswell encourages contributor stewards to define contribution
> opportunities in teams (like MDN Webdev) where we might normally use
> an employee or a contractor. We have a big gap of Design + HTML/CSS
> coding skill in MDN right now. I wonder - should we try to recruit CSS
> derby authors to help Craig with HTML/CSS work on MDN?
>
> -L
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> https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-mdn
>

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Developer Engagement

[Luke Crouch]

Wow, that would be awesome! Craig, you want to do some OJT for John? :)

-L

[James Socol]

I think there's another great idea here--have we reached out and tried
to recruit any derby authors for FTE?

Does anyone know any derby authors off the top of their heads that stand
out and don't work for us yet?

~j

On 3/12/2012 16:39, Eric Shepherd wrote:
> FWIW, I think that's a great idea.
>
> Eric Shepherd
> Sent from my iPad
>

> On Mar 12, 2012, at 4:25 PM, Luke Crouch<lcr...@mozilla.com> wrote:
>
>> David Boswell encourages contributor stewards to define contribution opportunities in teams (like MDN Webdev) where we might normally use an employee or a contractor. We have a big gap of Design + HTML/CSS coding skill in MDN right now. I wonder - should we try to recruit CSS derby authors to help Craig with HTML/CSS work on MDN?
>>
>> -L
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>> dev...@lists.mozilla.org
>> https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-mdn
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[Luke Crouch]

Hmm ... we haven't. We could try to match developers' profiles' skills
and/or demos' technologies with open jobs and maybe notify them?

-L

[John Karahalis]

How about touching base about this in NYC next week? It will take me
until about then to get my school life in order, anyway.

Thanks,
John

On 03/12/2012 10:11 PM, Luke Crouch wrote:
> Wow, that would be awesome! Craig, you want to do some OJT for John? :)
>
> -L
>
> On 3/12/12 7:23 PM, John Karahalis wrote:
>> You know what? I would absolutely love to help with this.
>>
>> I have been dying to do more work with webdev and usability again,
>> and this seems like the perfect project. I'll be the first to admit
>> that my HTML/CSS skills are a little rusty, but a little reading and
>> some understanding from you guys should do the trick.
>>
>> I wouldn't even mind working as a volunteer, seeing as my
>> Mozilla-blessed 12 hours per week are already packed full.
>>

>> On 03/12/2012 04:25 PM, Luke Crouch wrote:
>>> David Boswell encourages contributor stewards to define contribution
>>> opportunities in teams (like MDN Webdev) where we might normally use
>>> an employee or a contractor. We have a big gap of Design + HTML/CSS
>>> coding skill in MDN right now. I wonder - should we try to recruit
>>> CSS derby authors to help Craig with HTML/CSS work on MDN?
>>>
>>> -L
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> dev-mdn mailing list
>>> dev...@lists.mozilla.org
>>> https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-mdn
>>>

[Craig Cook]

On 3/15/12 2:42 PM, John Karahalis wrote:
> How about touching base about this in NYC next week? It will take me
> until about then to get my school life in order, anyway.

Totally. We talked the other day about setting aside a bit of time for a
general orientation on the site's structure and style sheet, just the
basics of how it's put together and how different components are styled.