EU Intercommunity Meetup 2009
June 23rd, 2009 by cbookHi,
about a week ago (12-14 June) Community Member from Spain/Germany/Italy/France and Denmark + 5 Mozilla Employees got together in Geneva/Swiss to talk about Status of Localization-Teams, QA, SUMO and a lot of other topics.
In my talks i talked about QA and L10n and about the MozillaMeetups.
I got very great feedback from the L10n Teams about what we can improve in the Tools (like litmus) and whats on the L10n Wishlist, like a QA Dashboard. I think that a lot of the things we discussed during the Meeting will result in improvements to make the QA work for our L10n Teams easier.
I was very impressed about the Session where the L10n Teams and our Community really rocks !
Also Big Thanks to William for organizing this Event !
– Tomcat
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August 19th, 2025 at 7:53 pm
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August 28th, 2025 at 6:43 am
Thanks for sharing about the EU Intercommunity Meetup 2009. I found it interesting to learn how localization teams from different countries collaborated on topics like QA and SUMO in Geneva.
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August 29th, 2025 at 8:15 am
Thanks for sharing about the EU Intercommunity Meetup in 2009. I found it interesting to learn about the collaboration between community members from different countries and Mozilla employees on topics like localization and QA.
August 29th, 2025 at 8:16 am
Thanks for sharing about the EU Intercommunity Meetup 2009! I found it cool to read about the collaboration between community members from different countries and Mozilla employees discussing localization and QA topics.
September 10th, 2025 at 6:28 am
It’s great to hear about the productive discussions in Geneva and how the L10n and QA teams are working together to improve tools and workflows.
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September 11th, 2025 at 6:58 am
This is a fantastic read about the EU Intercommunity Meetup! It’s inspiring to see how Mozilla brought together localization teams from different countries to collaborate on QA tools and processes back in 2009. The discussions about improving litmus and creating a QA Dashboard sound like they were really productive.
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Thanks for sharing this piece of Mozilla history – it’s a great reminder of how important community collaboration is for open source projects.
September 15th, 2025 at 1:44 am
Really inspiring to read about the Geneva meetup! It’s great to see the L10n Teams and the community actively sharing feedback and ideas, especially around QA tools and dashboards. Big thanks to William for organizing such a productive event.
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October 7th, 2025 at 2:12 am
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January 6th, 2026 at 7:06 pm
Great recap, Tomcat. It’s impressive to see how much constructive feedback came out of bringing L10n teams, QA contributors, and Mozilla staff together, especially around improving tools like Litmus and ideas such as a QA dashboard to make localization work smoother. This kind of feedback-driven collaboration is where real progress happens—when communities are heard and tools evolve accordingly. The same principle applies beyond Mozilla as well; for example, platforms like AI Clothes Changer improve by continuously refining their workflows based on real user input. Big thanks to everyone involved, and especially to William for organizing such a meaningful event.
January 6th, 2026 at 7:10 pm
Great recap, Tomcat. It’s encouraging to see how much practical feedback came out of the discussions around QA and L10n, especially ideas that can make localization work easier for teams. This kind of community-driven improvement is what makes tools and workflows truly better—something you also see in user-focused platforms like AI Clothes Changer. Thanks to everyone involved, and kudos to William for organizing the event.
January 6th, 2026 at 7:11 pm
Nice summary, Tomcat. It’s great to see L10n and QA feedback being taken seriously, especially when it leads to real improvements in tools and workflows. Progress like this usually comes from listening closely to the community, a mindset also shared by projects such as AI Clothes Changer. Thanks to everyone involved for making the meetup so valuable.
January 6th, 2026 at 7:13 pm
Thanks for sharing this, Tomcat. It’s clear the discussions around QA and localization were very productive, especially with a strong focus on improving tools based on real team feedback.
January 6th, 2026 at 7:40 pm
Fantastic to hear about the Geneva meetup, Tomcat! It’s inspiring to see the L10n teams and community collaborating so closely, and how feedback from these sessions can directly improve tools and workflows. Initiatives like this show the power of community-driven innovation—similar to how platforms like virtual tryon give users the freedom to experiment and explore creatively in a supportive environment.
February 9th, 2026 at 11:15 pm
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April 7th, 2026 at 10:35 am
Thanks for sharing this recap! It sounds like the Geneva meetup brought together a really diverse group across those localization teams. I’m particularly interested in hearing more about the feedback you got regarding the tools like Litmus – those kinds of insights from the L10n teams working directly with the software are invaluable. Looking forward to seeing what improvements come out of these discussions!
April 7th, 2026 at 10:36 am
Thanks for sharing this recap! It’s great to hear that the Community-Triage Team is bringing together people from so many different regions to collaborate on localization and QA improvements. The feedback about tools like Litmus sounds really valuable—I’m curious to know what specific improvements came out of those discussions in Geneva. Looking forward to seeing how this initiative develops across the different language communities!
April 7th, 2026 at 12:14 pm
Thanks for sharing this recap! It’s great to see the different localization teams from across Europe coming together in Geneva to discuss improvements. I’m particularly interested in hearing more about the feedback on tools like Litmus – that’s always been a pain point for contributors. Did they discuss any concrete next steps for implementing these improvements, or was it mainly about gathering input at this stage?
April 7th, 2026 at 1:16 pm
That sounds like an amazing gathering in Geneva! It’s great to hear that the localization teams from different European countries came together to discuss improvements in tools like Litmus. I’m particularly interested in hearing more about what feedback you received regarding QA workflows – that’s always been a pain point for many community contributors. Looking forward to seeing what changes come out of these discussions!
April 9th, 2026 at 4:54 am
Thanks for sharing this recap! It’s great to see the localization teams from different European countries coming together in Geneva to discuss improvements. I’m particularly interested in hearing more about the feedback on tools like Litmus – those kinds of direct conversations between community members and Mozilla employees seem really valuable for identifying what’s actually working and what needs fixing. Looking forward to seeing what comes out of these discussions!
April 9th, 2026 at 11:57 am
That sounds like an amazing gathering in Geneva! I’m really interested to hear more about what the localization teams shared regarding improvements to tools like Litmus. It’s great that Mozilla is bringing together community members from so many different countries to collaborate on these important initiatives. Looking forward to the Berlin meetup and hopefully we’ll get a full recap of all the QA and localization insights from this meeting.
April 12th, 2026 at 12:19 pm
That sounds like an amazing gathering in Geneva! It’s great to see localization teams from so many different countries coming together to share feedback on tools like Litmus. I’m curious what specific improvements came out of those discussions—it seems like having Mozilla employees in the room alongside community members from Spain, Germany, Italy, France, and Denmark would really help bridge the gap between what teams need and what gets built.