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Contents 1 Welcome 2 Mozilla Digital Memory Bank 3 Firefox screenshot 3.1 Orphaned non-free media (Image:Firefox 2.0.0.12 GNU Linux Xfwm 4 Therapy.png) 4 Firefox abbreviation 5 Image:Paulasage.JPG 6 DVD Player (software) 6.1 Other article moves

[edit] Welcome

[edit] Mozilla Digital Memory Bank

Dear AVRS,

I am a graduate research assistant at the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University. In recent years we have produced a number of online archives such as The September 11 Digital Archive (http://911digitalarchive.org/) and the Hurricane Digital Memory Bank (http://www.hurricanearchive.org/). Our team is currently gathering digital documents related to Mozilla products for the Mozilla Digital Memory Bank (http://mozillamemory.org), and we are in the process of interviewing some of the lead members, former and present, of the Mozilla community.

I recently found your Mozilla/Firefox-related contributions located at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Mozilla_Firefox. Given your involvement with Mozilla, we think your voice would be an excellent addition to the archive. If you are interested in having your perspectives added to the record, we can conduct the interview via Skype, instant messenger, or email—whichever method might fit your schedule and preferences best.

I have included below the first three questions of the interview in order to give you a sense of the process. For examples of completed interviews, please feel free to examine the interviews section (http://mozillamemory.org/browse.php?cat=interview) of our archive.

If you are interested in contributing your perspectives on the Mozilla community and its products, you can reach me by e-mail at gcheong@gmu.edu. Please do not hesitate to contact me should you have any questions regarding the interview process or the Mozilla Digital Memory Bank.

Thank you for your time and attention.

Best regards,

Giny Cheong
Gcheong (talk) 23:44, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
Graduate Research Assistant
Center for History and New Media (http://chnm.gmu.edu)
Department of History and Art History
George Mason University
4400 University Drive, MSN 1E7
Fairfax, VA 22030-4444

Interview Questions

When did you begin using computers? How did you get interested in computers?

What is your education background? Have you had formal computer training?

What’s the first programming project you remember working on?

[edit] Firefox screenshot

If you are going to take a screenshot of a web browser, such as Firefox, it is common to be showing Wikipedia when a URL must be entered. I have reverted your image back to what it was before. Gary King (talk) 22:06, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Software screenshots, which says that, is marked with “A historical page is either no longer relevant or consensus has become unclear.”

What I don’t like in the current screenshot is the Wikipedia logo, and (less so) the light-blue color of the titlebar.

What I don’t like in my screenshot, though, is that the LibriVox page stands out when the white Monobook theme is in use. But as the screenshot is non-free anyway, there is little point in making it fit all the themes.

--AVRS (talk) 22:24, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Orphaned non-free media (Image:Firefox 2.0.0.12 GNU Linux Xfwm 4 Therapy.png)

Thanks for uploading Image:Firefox 2.0.0.12 GNU Linux Xfwm 4 Therapy.png. The media description page currently specifies that it is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, it is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the media was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that media for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that all non-free media not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. BJBot (talk) 05:27, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

Comment: Several Ubuntu images have been tried for the page since. The latest one is with the Wikipedia page scrolled down to hide the logo, and CC selected in the search bar. --AVRS (talk) 19:42, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Firefox abbreviation

I have never heard about fx-abbreviation for Firefox? And I have heard ff really many times. If you really think fx should be mentioned then definitely also ff. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Laurinmail (talk • contribs) 17:19, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

Result: mentioned “FF” to avoid such questions. --AVRS (talk) 19:42, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Paulasage.JPG

Thanks, hope that sorts it. Must admit I find these image tags and copyleft definitions a bit tricky to figure out! Excalibur (talk) 13:21, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] DVD Player (software)

Hi. Unfortunately, "Apple DVD Player" is not the correct name. Something like "DVD Player (Apple software)" would be more in keeping with how we disambiguate software titles. -/- Warren 15:57, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

I should have been a bit more clear about that... "DVD Player" is the current name of the software, and has been for a long while. As you know, we generally try to stick to the most recent name, and/or the most commonly-used name. -/- Warren 19:17, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Other article moves

Hello, I've noticed you have moved many Apple software articles recently. Before continuing I think you should attempt to come to a consensus on how these articles are named on the wikiproject: Wikipedia:WikiProject Macintosh. First of all prepending "Apple" to these articles goes against the guidelines outlined at WP:NAME. "Apple" isn't part of the actual name of these software titles and should not be included. Generally, parenthesis are used-when needed-so that the pipe trick works correctly when linking to the page in prose. That said, if there is no other article at "name", "name (description)" or "Apple name" or "Apple name (description)" are unnecessary and just "name" should be used. The simplest, most recent name should be used in all cases. ~ Paul^T+/_C 06:43, 24 April 2008 (UTC)