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After Contributing all are requested to report to Mozilla UP and to do so read the attached link REPORTING.md

General Contribution

Participants browse our list of awesome projects-- Featured Projects and all registered Sprint projects--and pick a project (or two) to work on during the Sprint. You can join the Sprint online from wherever you happen to be or head to a local host site during the Sprint to meet, work, and network with others -- our site list and Registration page is here.

There are many ways for you to participate...

  • You can contribute code or content
  • You can do QA (quality assurance) testing on protype tools or apps
  • You can do proofreading or writing, visual design and graphic art
  • You can advise or comment on project ideas or plans from your own unique perspective...

All skill levels are welcome and you don't have to commit to being at the entire Sprint-- drop in for two hours or two days, whatever works for you!

Participants should be aware that their contributions to projects during the Sprint will fall under each project's own license, and may be be reused, remixed, and shared according to that license. By registering for the Sprint, participants understand and agree that any data they provide will be handled according to Mozilla's Privacy Policy.

Register to participate in the Global Sprint, in 4 easy steps!

  • WATCH the short video and READ the short sections below. If you'd like to know more about collaboration for the open web, we recommend this optional, 1-hour course, "Open Leadership 101".
  • BROWSE our Featured Projects and check out our full list of all registered Sprint projects or this project overview to discover a project that you'd like to work on.
  • CHECK OUT our Registration page to find an in-person site to Sprint with others, if you'd like. Of course, you can also join us online wherever you have internet access.
  • Using the link under your desired site REGISTER as a participant so we know to expect you! You may also select Virtual Participation.

The Global Sprint and Internet Health

This year we're Sprinting on projects that promote, protect and build the open Web, in line with Mozilla's key issues for Internet health.

  • OPEN INNOVATION: projects that help anyone publish or invent online without asking permission and/or ensure that technologies used to run the Web are transparent and understandable.
  • PRIVACY & SECURITY: projects that support our ability to understand what is happening to our data online, and our ability to control how that data is used.
  • DIGITAL INCLUSION: projects that help ensure that everyone has equal opportunity to access the Internet and can use it to improve their lives and societies.
  • WEB LITERACY: projects that promote or teach the skills to read, write, and participate in the digital world-- and the ability to shape (not just consume) the Web.
  • DECENTRALIZATION: projects that help protect and secure an Internet controlled by many so, that no one actor can own it or control it or switch it off.

Finding Tasks and Making Contributions

During the Sprint, you'll contact the Lead on the project you'd like to work on, and volunteer to help out with a task. Be sure to ask any questions you have, and then get to work! When you've completed your task, you'll submit your work for review by the Project Lead, who'll provide, feedback, comments, gratitude... and if all goes well, the Project Lead will incorporate your work into the project. Yay!

At the Sprint, you'll probably browse project tasks, called "Issues", in an online collaboration platform called GitHub. Some projects will have their code and content there in GitHub as well; some will be working with other collaboration tools, like Google Docs or Etherpad.

If the project you choose is working primarily on GitHub, you may find it helpful to open a free account on GitHub. This is easy, quick, and, again free! Once you have an account, you can comment on issues and the project lead can add you to tasks. You can also contribute work to the project using GitHub.