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With the amount of Mozilla intern related HN posts I'm seeing lately, I'm really considering pursuing full time employment there after graduation. Working for a

With the amount of Mozilla intern related HN posts I'm seeing lately, I'm really considering pursuing full time employment there after graduation. Working for an organization that has a mission bigger than maximizing profitability is really attractive.

mihneadb 13y ago
You should really check it out. Try contributing on a few easy bugs, get an idea about the people involved!
cpeterso 13y ago
An easy way to get started is "Bugs Ahoy", a Bugzilla search engine that lets you search by programming language and feature area among bugs tagged as "good first bug" with a Mozilla mentor's contact info: http://www.joshmatthews.net/bugsahoy/?unowned=1 http://www.joshmatthews.net/bugsahoy/?unowned=1
- GhostHardware 13y ago
  Thank you for this link. I wanted to help Mozilla for quite some time but didn't know where to start, this should simplify things a lot.
  - Yoric 13y ago
    We're waiting for you :) Ideally, the best place is irc.mozilla.org, channel #introduction.
    - saturdayplace 13y ago
      Again, thanks for this. I've intended to get involved but never got around to figuring out how. Having this run across my screen motivated me to get a nick registered, and say hello in the channel.
bloodorange 13y ago
Mozilla folk were very positive and welcoming when I made (minor) contributions to the Core code. The whole code was easy to set up and run on my system too. Just go for it and start contributing!
k__ 13y ago
Same here. I'm willing to use my next "funemployed" round for getting involved. Maybe even writing my master thesis on a mozilla project. I really like how the employees can work from everywhere, also it doesn't have the touch of selling your soul, because they help the world with their work.
kevingadd 13y ago
They have a great work environment and a good culture, if the nature of the projects is a fit for your personal style. If you thrive in more team-oriented environments it may be rough for you - Mozilla runs more like a big open source project with salaries.
mikeratcliffe 13y ago
This is a great place to start: http://www.mozilla.org/contribute/ http://www.mozilla.org/contribute/

mihneadb 13y ago

You should really check it out. Try contributing on a few easy bugs, get an idea about the people involved!

cpeterso 13y ago

An easy way to get started is "Bugs Ahoy", a Bugzilla search engine that lets you search by programming language and feature area among bugs tagged as "good first bug" with a Mozilla mentor's contact info: http://www.joshmatthews.net/bugsahoy/?unowned=1 http://www.joshmatthews.net/bugsahoy/?unowned=1

GhostHardware 13y ago
Thank you for this link. I wanted to help Mozilla for quite some time but didn't know where to start, this should simplify things a lot.
- Yoric 13y ago
  We're waiting for you :) Ideally, the best place is irc.mozilla.org, channel #introduction.
  - saturdayplace 13y ago
    Again, thanks for this. I've intended to get involved but never got around to figuring out how. Having this run across my screen motivated me to get a nick registered, and say hello in the channel.

bloodorange 13y ago

Mozilla folk were very positive and welcoming when I made (minor) contributions to the Core code. The whole code was easy to set up and run on my system too. Just go for it and start contributing!

k__ 13y ago

Same here. I'm willing to use my next "funemployed" round for getting involved. Maybe even writing my master thesis on a mozilla project. I really like how the employees can work from everywhere, also it doesn't have the touch of selling your soul, because they help the world with their work.

kevingadd 13y ago

They have a great work environment and a good culture, if the nature of the projects is a fit for your personal style. If you thrive in more team-oriented environments it may be rough for you - Mozilla runs more like a big open source project with salaries.

mikeratcliffe 13y ago

This is a great place to start: http://www.mozilla.org/contribute/ http://www.mozilla.org/contribute/