Author: Robert "Bob" Reyes

Mozilla Rep | Localizer | Aviation Professional Bob is a Mozilla Representative (ReMo) Mentor from Makati City, Philippines. He is the Lead Localizer for the Tagalog Firefox and Firefox OS Projects. He is a graduate of BS Computer Science and was an aviation professional. He is currently an IT Consultant to big companies in the field of telecommunications, broadcast and aviation in the Philippines. He is the General Manager & Chief Technology Officer of TurfSite Web Services. He plays the piano, develops desktop & mobile applications, does plane spotting (photography) during his free time. He is dad to Robyn Andi Xeon and Bea Gaia Haswell.
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Mozilla Replaces IRC with Riot/Matrix, Hosted by Modular.IM

Robert "Bob" Reyes
In December 2019, after long, tedious deliberation, Mozilla decided to replace the ever-reliable IRC (Internet Relay Chat) with Riot/Matrix, hosted by Modular.IM as the synchronous messaging platform of the organization. “While all of the candidates proved to be excellent team collaboration and communication tools, Riot/Matrix has distinguished itself as an excellent open community collaboration tool, with robust support for accessibility and community safety that offers more agency and autonomy to the participants, teams, and communities that make up Mozilla,” posted… Read the rest
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Mozillian Community Portal Launched

Robert "Bob" Reyes
As part of the Mission Driven Mozillians project, an initiative led by the Community Development Team in Open Innovation just launched the Mozillian Community Portal. The main goal of the project is to work with teams and communities to create modern structures and processes to optimize the health and impact of Mission-Driven Mozillians communities. The Community Portal was created to serve as the central place for Mozillians to find events and groups, discover opportunities, and collaborate across community members and… Read the rest
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Mozilla Philippines Meetup in Bacolod City 2019

Robert "Bob" Reyes
The Mozilla Philippines Community (MozillaPH), through the kindness of our venue host, La Consolacion College Bacolod, is hosting a meetup this coming Thursday, 17 October 2019 afternoon. The meetup is open to all who wants to know more about Firefox and allied products + services from Mozilla, and on how to be part of the global non-profit organization. To get your FREE ticket (limited seats available), please point your web browser to https://mozillaph-bcd-meetup-2019.eventbrite.com… Read the rest
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
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