BITS-Pilani K K Birla Goa Campus is one of the campuses of the BITS-Pilani university located on the banks of the Zuari in Goa.We are actually an engineering college but the place is filled with various clubs such the aerodynamics , robotics , automobile clubs and so on. A recent addition this list is THE BITS GOA MOZILLA CLUB.Well this isn’t a sudden impulsive thing but the outcome of the tech talks delivered to us by the delegates of Mozilla Foundation during our technical festival QUARK 2010.

Check out our Inductions and Mozilla @ QUARK 2010 here -
http://www.spreadfirefox.com/campusreps/success0910

The tech talks were undoubtedly one of the biggest highlights of QUARK 2010.Moreover, after being convinced that Mozilla clearly had the edge over its contemporary rivals in the market today , Mr.Vineel Reddy , Community Head , South India for Mozilla Corporation enlightened us on the various ways in which we can market Mozilla on a community level.Taking a leaf out of his book , we too have started our own Mozilla Community.

It basically aims at promoting open source , especially Mozilla and build a long term relationship with Mozilla Corporation , CA , USA.So , what’s in store for the members?A lot, like coding and reporting bugs for Firefox, Live Guest Lectures by delegates from Mozilla Corporation , contests (poster making, T-shirt designing ) to just name a few.

So , why promote open source?The answer is simple. We believe that the Internet is an integral component of modern life, and is therefore a public resource that must be open to all. And we believe that Free and Open Source software developed and promoted through transparent, community processes is the best way to realize this vision.

Ok, fine .But why Mozilla then?See, Mozilla does not have the advertising budget of a major corporation, and the hundreds of millions of users of Mozilla software have, (in almost all cases) found out about it by word-of-mouth, through their friends and acquaintances. In other words, it is the community that has made Mozilla what it is, by developing, testing and localizing software and documentation, and by marketing this software to the world.

Hence it is absolutely vital that we market Mozilla effectively and it is for this reason that we are on the lookout for individuals who can conceptualize, publicize and execute these community activities and maintain corporate relations with Mozilla Corp.The club will provide you a platform to pursue your passion and find individuals who share their likings with you and work together for an effective cause.And what’s more , the club may even encourage Mozilla Corp to recruit students from the club!

So , if you think that you can promote Mozilla which has been trying to make web browsing a delightfully pleasant experience , that too, through open source(so that you don’t have to loosen your purse strings at all) then Mozilla Club is the place you belong to.So , come join us, who knows you might discover an interest you would like to dedicate your whole career to!
Regards,
Mrinmay Kulkarni