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Mozilla is a non-profit. Their only goal should have been development of Firefox(and follow-up technology like Rust and Servo), not all those money making schem
by ginko 6y ago
Mozilla is a non-profit. Their only goal should have been development of Firefox(and follow-up technology like Rust and Servo), not all those money making schemes and side projects they started.
- steveklabnik 6y agoMozilla is a for-profit owned by a non-profit. The for-profit organization develops Firefox. (That said it’s run by the same people with the same outlook, so it feels like a non-profit even if it’s not.)
- yawaramin 6y agoSeems like an unnecessary complexity for what should be a browser maker.
- valenciarose 6y agoIt’s a necessary complexity, particularly given that Mozilla predates the existence of Benefit Corporations by a dozen years. As a purely non-profit corporation, having most of your revenue come from business income is a big problem. As a for-profit, director’s fiduciary responsibilities to shareholders can get in the way of pursuing a public good mission. And, collaboration with for profit orgs gets a little less regulatory scrutiny if a non-profit is in control.
- yawaramin 6y ago> As a purely non-profit corporation, having most of your revenue come from business income is a big problem. What's the exact problem?