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Using Bugzilla for Webmaker

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cross-posted from the Webmaker blog

We use Bugzilla to work open and get stuff done

Webmaker, like many Mozilla projects, uses an issue tracker called Bugzilla for filing tickets and getting stuff done. These two new pages provide tips and tricks for filing bugs, and for getting the most out of Bugzilla:

  1. Bugzilla for Webmaker — the best place to start. How to file a Webmaker bug, plus simple tweaks for making Bugzilla easier to use.
  2. Bugzilla for Webmaker: PRO TIPS – for digging deeper. How to make it easier for users to file tickets, tagging, searching and tracking bugs, Frequently Asked Questions and more.

Anyone can create, comment or contribute to a ticket

We work open. Webmaker is an open source, non-profit project powered by a global community of friendly humans like you. Anyone can create a ticket, comment on a ticket, and contribute. Just because it’s called a “bug” doesn’t necessarily mean there’s something wrong. It could just be a to-do, or a suggestion. All your tickets are welcome — don’t worry if you’re doing it right. We’re a friendly community, and we want your ideas!

“My making comes from an open, curious space”

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This post from “Teach the Web” course participant Sasha Neri is a beautiful reflection on where making, everyday creativity and digital making meet.

“I’m not much of a maker in the third dimension. Sure, I’ve toyed with some things. I’ve put together Ikea furniture, made meals, sketched/painted on paper and walls, cut and pasted (with scissors & glue) type at a printing press, cut and dyed my own hair, and struggled and failed to create sentences that would bring people to their knees.

The machines began their rise as I was leaving adolescence, and due to such perfect timing, I’ve probably spent more hours late at night trying to figure out why a table or div wasn’t rendering the way I had envisioned in Firefox, or trying a new combination of duotones in Photoshop, or taking yet another picture of a flower just so.

There’s really no reason for such a dichotomous view though. Whether the project involved scissors, code, temperas, or zucchini, we begin with an idea, in my case it is almost always an image, and then we begin orchestrating the steps to putting that image together. We add color, we remove distractions, we re-position shapes, we lightly survey for opinions, we re-align our intention, we backspace, we copy and paste, we try and we try again.

My making comes from an open, curious space. Looking back, rarely is the end-result as I pictured from the beginning, and that never feels like failure.”

Webmaker Hotlist: Pong attacks, responding to the Times in code, lost cities, panda gymanstics

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  • Understanding a DDoS attack with Pong — Vice Magazine’s Motherboard helps you visualize a denial of service attack works. Interesting visual analogies of how the web works.
  • new Art, Copy & Code film– great example of “web-made movies” / “web-native cinema” / “social video.” It gathers data like time, location, weather and what’s happening on the web — then weaves them into a video that’s unique every time.
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Coding. It’s a new language that opens many windows. Coding is the ability to manipulate electronic and invisible things to do what you want them to do. It is the equivalent to communication with a friend.  –Amir

  • Here is Today — Simple and beautiful data visualization, putting your day into epic context. Like Powers of Ten for time.
  • The Build — Great personal storytelling. These bike-makers make the transition from website into film totally seamless.
  • Churnalism – Spot plagiarism or questionable sources in your media diet. Just plug in text or a URL, and this checker will look to see how much of the article is ripped from another source — and what source it’s ripped from.
journalismwarninglabels2 small Journalism Warning Labels bringing the fight to sloppy reporting

Is It Worth the Time?

  • Red Panda Gymnast – Red Pandas are also known as “Firefoxes,” so we have a soft spot for them. This one does 300 pull-ups a day.
  • The lost city of Heracleion — the discovery of an entire city sunk beneath the waves. Doesn’t have much to do with the web, but the photos are amazing.

Introducing Maker Party 2013. Join the open online course. Building Webmaker 2.0.

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Introducing Maker Party 2013

This week we were proud to partcipate in the White House Science Fair—and have President Obama help us kick off our new Maker Party 2013. This June to September, people will get together at thousands of community-led events around the world. Together we’ll celebrate the amazing things we can make and learn through the open, collaborative power of the web.

  • Join the party. Sign up at webmaker.org/party. Make something, share it, or teach others what you know.
  • Learn more. Read the official Mozilla blog post.
  • Get training and support. Our new “Teach the Web” open online course is like “Boot Camp” for Maker Party. Join in discussions and hands-on learning with other techies, educators and mentors around the world.
  • Spread the word. By re-tweeting sample tweets like these.
    • Join @Mozilla for a global #MakerParty from June 15 – Sept 15. President Obama just kicked it off at the #whsciencefair: http://mzl.la/party

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Join me for “Teach the Web:” a free online course from Mozilla

Read this great story and invitation from Ankit Gadgil, Mozilla community member and Mozilla Rep, inviting you to take part in “Teach the Web“ a new free and open online course from Mozilla starting May 2. Learn more or get started here.

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Toward Webmaker 2.0

Building Webmaker as a popular way to make and learn on the web. Mark Surman lays out a crisp five-part vision for what we’re building together between now and June:

  1. Rebooting the brand to focus on makers of all ages
  2. Building a gallery to show all the awesome makes
  3. Creating a Make API so anyone can make a gallery
  4. Deepening learning w/ challenges + badges
  5. Making it easy to create hackable teaching kits with Thimble

How to get involved:

Planet Webmaker round-up: