Statusreport

This is my report on activities related to the Mozilla Foundation for the week ending February 22, 2008. Projects for the week Here’s a summary of what Foundation-related activities went on last week; for more information about others’ activities please see the weekly status reports published by David Boswell, Gerv Markham, and Zak Greant. CAs and related issues I gave final approval to requests from Go Daddy (bugs 403437 and 418958), QuoVadis (bugs 403665 and 418701), and Trustwave (bugs 409837, 409838, 409840, 418907, 418910, and 418902) to have their roots EV-enabled (or new EV-capable roots added, the case of Trustwave). I also did work on the application from VeriSign (bug 402947). Donations David did a blog post on the status of the Mozilla Foundation’s directed giving program. Public communication David worked on various www.mozilla.org-related tasks. Conferences and events I worked on arrangements for CSUN. Upcoming events and activities I’m planning to be in Mountain View on March 12 and at the CSUN conference on March 13 in Los Angeles CA. I’m also planning to attend the Freedom to Connect conference March 31 and April 1, 2008 in Silver Spring MD, and (if possible) the Berkman@10 conference May 15-16 in Boston MA. Zak will be speaking at a number of Norwegian universities February 25-27 on open source and Mozilla-related topics, at the PHP Quebec Conference March 12-14, and other events later in 2008.

This is my report on activities related to the Mozilla Foundation for the week ending February 15, 2008. Projects for the week Here’s a summary of what Foundation-related activities went on last week; for more information about others’ activities please see the weekly status reports published by David Boswell, Gerv Markham, and Zak Greant. Grants and related expenditures Still waiting on formal grant announcements. (Yes, I know, this is getting old.) CAs and related issues I worked on CA applications from Cisco, S-TRUST, and WISeKey. I gave final approval for Digicert to have its root enabled for EV (bugs 403644 and 416827). Conferences and events Zak Greant spoke at the Southern California Linux Expo February 8-10. I worked on arrangements for CSUN and (with Marco Zehe) for SightCity. Upcoming trips and events I’ll be attending (at least part of) the CSUN conference March 10-15 in Los Angeles CA, the Freedom to Connect conference March 31 and April 1 in Silver Spring MD, and (if possible) the Berkman@10 conference May 15-16 in Boston MA. Zak will be speaking at the PHP Quebec Conference March 12-14 in Montreal, and other events later in 2008. A reminder: We’re still accepting donations to the Mozilla Foundation through our directed giving program. Help support Bugzilla, Camino, SeaMonkey, and the Mozilla accessibility project, as well as general Foundation activities for the coming year. ...

This is my report on activities related to the Mozilla Foundation for the week ending February 8, 2008. Projects for the week Here’s a summary of what Foundation-related activities went on last week; for more information about others’ activities please see the weekly status reports published by David Boswell, Gerv Markham, and Zak Greant. Grants and related expenditures The board approved another significant accessibility-related grant; details to come. CAs and related issues I worked on CA applications from GlobalSign, Go Daddy, Digicert, SECOM Trust, S-TRUST, and WISeKey. I gave prelimary approval for Go Daddy to have its roots enabled for EV (bug 403437) I gave final approval today for Digicert to have its root enabled for EV (bugs 403644 and 416827) Public communications Among other things, David participated in a www.mozilla.org planning meeting and helped create a plan for www.mozilla.org changes Conferences and events Zak worked on preparations for several upcoming events in which the Mozilla Foundation might participate. Upcoming trips and events I’ll be attending (at least part of) the CSUN conference March 10-15 in Los Angeles CA, the Freedom to Connect conference March 31 and April 1 in Silver Spring MD, and the Berkman@10 conference May 15-16 in Boston MA. Zak will be speaking at the Southern California Linux Expo February 8-10 in Los Angeles, the PHP Quebec Conference March 12-14 in Montreal, and other events later in 2008. A reminder: We’re still accepting donations to the Mozilla Foundation through our directed giving program. Help support Bugzilla, Camino, SeaMonkey, and the Mozilla accessibility project, as well as general Foundation activities for the coming year. ...

This is my report on activities related to the Mozilla Foundation for the week ending February 1, 2008. Projects for the week Here’s a summary of what Foundation-related activities went on last week; for more information about others’ activities please see the weekly status reports published by David Boswell, Gerv Markham, and Zak Greant. CAs and related issues I worked on CA applications from GlobalSign, Digicert, SECOM Trust, and S-TRUST. Public communications Among other things, David worked on improvements to www.mozilla.org, including updating the Projects page with two new Featured Mozilla-Based Applications, submitting a patch to replace the Products section with Projects (bug 325485), and coordinating with fantasai concerning the About page content (bug 231131 and bug 414439). Conferences and events Zak worked on preparations for several upcoming events in which the Mozilla Foundation might participate, including OSCON. Upcoming trips and events I’ll be attending (at least part of) the CSUN conference March 10-15 in Los Angeles CA, the Freedom to Connect conference March 31 and April 1 in Silver Spring MD, and the Berkman@10 conference May 15-16 in Boston MA. Zak will be speaking at the Southern California Linux Expo February 8-10 in Los Angeles, the PHP Quebec Conference March 12-14 in Montreal, and other events later in 2008. A reminder: We’re still accepting donations to the Mozilla Foundation through our directed giving program. Help support Bugzilla, Camino, SeaMonkey, and the Mozilla accessibility project, as well as general Foundation activities for the coming year. ...

This is my report on activities related to the Mozilla Foundation for the week ending January 25, 2008. Projects for the week Here’s a summary of what Foundation-related activities went on last week; for more information about others’ activities please see the weekly status reports published by David Boswell, Gerv Markham, and Zak Greant. CAs and related issues I reviewed the applications from QuoVadis, Digicert, and Trustwave, tentatively approved them, and started the public comment periods prior to final approval. For more information see bugs 403665, 403644, and 409837/409838/409840 respectively. Public communications David Boswell participated in a planning meeting for improvements to www.mozilla.org. Other David is now in California and will be working out of the Mozilla office in Mountain View (once he gets settled). Upcoming trips and events I’ll be attending (at least part of) the CSUN conference March 10-15 in Los Angeles CA, and the Freedom to Connect conference March 31 and April 1 in Silver Spring MD. Zak will be speaking at the Southern California Linux Expo February 8-10 in Los Angeles, the PHP Quebec Conference March 12-14 in Montreal, and other events later in 2008. A reminder: We’re still accepting donations to the Mozilla Foundation through our directed giving program. Help support Bugzilla, Camino, SeaMonkey, and the Mozilla accessibility project, as well as general Foundation activities for the coming year. ...