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Firefox Localization News

MozillaPH L10n Team Meeting (September 2019)

Robert "Bob" Reyes
The September 2019 Monthly Meeting of the Mozilla Philippines (MozillaPH) Localization (L10n) Team happened 2130H tonight (MNL time) via the MozillaPH Slack. A total of six (06) Pinoy Mozillians were present during the online meeting presided by Mozilla Reps Mentor & Tech Speaker Robert “Bob” Reyes. Here’s a recap of the online meeting: Attendees Robert “Bob” Reyes (meeting presider)Ronx RonquilloFrederick VillalunaKevin KapchanPaul Harriet AsiñeroKirk Jann Garcia L10n Updates Some awesome news: we have confirmation that Tagalog Firefox will be shipping… Read the rest
Developer News Rust

Call for RustPH Mentors

Robert "Bob" Reyes
Mabuhay, Pinoy Mozillians! MozillaPH’s FREE Rust (Programming Language, not the computer game) Hack & Learn sessions (seminars and workshops) will be back very soon. In preparation for this endeavor, we are looking for volunteer RustPH Mentors (both for online and face-to-face workshops/meetups). We are looking for people who: Know Rust (Programming Language). Not necessarily a Rust ninja (expert).Are passionate about learning new stuff.Are willing to teach (with a lot of patience) other people how awesome Rust is. Interested? Sign-up using… Read the rest
Events News Regional

MozillaPH Community Volunteers Meetup in Cagayan de Oro

Romar Micabalo
Mozilla Philippines Community volunteers for Northern Mindanao recently held its second community meetup last September 14, 2019. Northern Mindanao volunteers received fresh updates on the various initiatives and activities from the Mozilla PH Community core team in Metro Manila. Among the most notable updates, volunteers learned that the recent localization contributions in Tagalog were already merged into Firefox Nightly and that localization efforts for the Tagalog translations for Firefox achieved 100% completion. Aside from the new updates and project releases… Read the rest
Developer Firefox Localization News

Firefox Tagalog Localization Attains 100% in Pontoon

Robert "Bob" Reyes
Ten long years after we started the efforts of translating Firefox to Tagalog, and we reached 100% completion in Pontoon today! The journey to Firefox Tagalog started around 2009, when the Mozilla Philippines Community (MozillaPH) was formally established. No less than Mitchell Baker, Chairwoman of Mozilla mentioned the localization effort in her “State of Mozilla and 2008 Financial Statements” report dated 19 November 2009: Mozilla continues to grow ever more global. In June 2008 Firefox 3.0 launched simultaneously in 46… Read the rest
Events News

MozillaPH 10th Anniversary Meetup Alert: Sat 21 Sep 2019

Robert "Bob" Reyes
We are inviting all Pinoy Mozillians to attend our 10th anniversary meetup which will happen on Saturday, 21 September 2019 1:30PM at Canva Manila in Makati City. Listen to updates about the Mozilla Philippines Community (MozillaPH), good news about Firefox localization in Tagalog, and an awesome talk on Rust (Programming Language). Get a chance to meet your fellow Pinoy Mozillians in a afternoon full of learning and surprises. NO TICKET, NO ENTRY policy will be enforced. Please bring an ID… Read the rest
Mozilla Reps News

MozillaPH Shifts Focus on Areas of Contribution for 2019

Robert "Bob" Reyes
Over the last three (03) years, there has been a significant decline with the number of engagements and events hosted by the Mozilla Philippines Community (MozillaPH). From a high of 59 events in 2016, the decline started in 2017 with just 14 events hosted, and last year, 2018 with just a measly 06. Being part of the leadership of MozillaPH, we can only blame the lack of time to plan for a more sustainable program to make engagements with our… Read the rest