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Wikipedia and Mozilla were at one time mainly Non-Profits that people volunteered at for the same reason people volunteer at other non-profits, to benefit wide
by syshum 7y ago
Wikipedia and Mozilla were at one time mainly Non-Profits that people volunteered at for the same reason people volunteer at other non-profits, to benefit wider society
Both are turning more and more to be more profit-seeking, (Mozilla more than Wikipedia ) and it is tarnishing their reputations
SE has always been a for-profit business, this makes Volunteering more like Free Labor and less like "doing something good for humanity".
Generally speaking, I do not believe For-Profit business should be allowed to seek Volunteers for their labor, this includes SE, Reddit, etc
If a business model can not pay for labor, then it needs to be a Non-profit Foundation, not a for-profit business
- mieseratte 7y ago> SE has always been a for-profit business, this makes Volunteering more like Free Labor and less like "doing something good for humanity". > If a business model can not pay for labor, then it needs to be a Non-profit Foundation, not a for-profit business Considering executive compensation at many non-profits, I don't think non-profit status alone is a good indicator of anything. As for SO / SE, I didn't volunteer time and effort in light of their non-profit status, I volunteered in light of their mission. It was about putting in some amount of effort to make the world a better place. I couldn't care less if they made money off of it, just like I don't care if someone takes my open-source work and manages to make a business of it.
- icebraining 7y agoHow is Wikipedia turning to be more profit-seeking?