Batu69 Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 If you have worked with data at Mozilla you have likely seen a data dashboard built with it. Re:dash is enabling Mozilla to become a truly data driven organization. — Roberto Vitillo, Mozilla In the third quarter, the Mozilla Open Source Support (MOSS) program has made awards to a number of “plumbing” projects – unobtrusive but essential initiatives which are part of the foundation for building software, building businesses and improving accessibility. This quarter, we awarded over $300k to four projects – three on Track 1 Foundational Technology for projects Mozilla already uses or deploys, and one on Track 2 Mission Partners for projects doing work aligned with our mission. On the Foundational Technology track, we awarded $100,000 to Redash, a tool for building visualizations of data for better decision-making within organizations, and $50,000 to Review Board, software for doing web-based source code review. Both of these pieces of software are in heavy use at Mozilla. We also awarded $100,000 to Kea, the successor to the venerable ISC DHCP codebase, which deals with allocation of IP addresses on a network. Mozilla uses ISC DHCP, which makes funding its replacement a natural move even though we haven’t deployed it yet. On the Mission Partners track, we awarded $56,000 to Speech Rule Engine, a code library which converts mathematical markup into vocalised form (speech) for the sight-impaired, allowing them to fully appreciate mathematical and scientific content on the web. In addition to all that, we have completed another two MOSS Track 3 Secure Open Source audits, and have more in the pipeline. The first was for the dnsmasq project. Dnsmasq is another piece of Internet plumbing – an embedded server for the DNS and DHCP protocols, used in all mainstream Linux distros, Android, OpenStack, open router projects like openWRT and DD-WRT, and many commercial routers. We’re pleased to say only four issues were found, none of them severe. The second was for the venerable zlib project, a widely-used compression library, which also passed with flying colors. Applications for Foundational Technology and Mission Partners remain open, with the next batch deadline being the end of November 2016. Please consider whether a project you know could benefit from a MOSS award, and encourage them to apply. You can also submit a suggestion for a project which might benefit from an SOS audit. Article source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vissha Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Mozilla Awards $300,000 To Four Open Source Projects Mozilla's love of open source is nothing new -- just look to the Mozilla Open Source Support (MOSS) program. Loving a philosophy is one thing, but Mozilla has also put its money where its mouth is. In the third quarter of this year, MOSS awarded more than $300,000 to four projects which it either already supported, or which were aligned with the organization's mission. One of the smallest awards -- $56,000 -- was made to Speech Rule Engine, a text-to-speech style component that makes mathematical and scientific content more accessible. But more money was splashed on Track 1 Foundational Technology -- described as "projects Mozilla already uses or deploys". $50,000 was handed to Review Board to ease the process of reviewing source code online, while data visualization tool Redash found itself on the receiving end of $100,000. A further $100,000 was handed out to Kea, the successor to the venerable ISC DHCP codebase, which deals with allocation of IP addresses on a network. Mozilla also says that it has performed important audits of other open source projects: Quote In addition to all that, we have completed another two MOSS Track 3 Secure Open Source audits, and have more in the pipeline. The first was for the dnsmasq project. Dnsmasq is another piece of Internet plumbing -- an embedded server for the DNS and DHCP protocols, used in all mainstream Linux distros, Android, OpenStack, open router projects like openWRT and DD-WRT, and many commercial routers. We’re pleased to say only four issues were found, none of them severe. The second was for the venerable zlib project, a widely-used compression library, which also passed with flying colors. If you're running an open source project that could benefit from funding, or you know of one that could do with some financial help, applications are open until the end of November 2016. Full details can be found on the Mozilla blog. Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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