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I've read through this and I see no reasons given, just a gut feel that's not being articulated very well. "nothing to do with" is a perception, it is not a re

I've read through this and I see no reasons given, just a gut feel that's not being articulated very well. "nothing to do with" is a perception, it is not a reason. The parallels drawn in TFA remind me of Mozilla and Firefox. Mozilla is talking about election standards [1], but that has nothing to do with Firefox browser. Should we ask them to stop and focus on the browser only? There are many other orgs that also do multiple things, and stick their nose in where we perceive they should or shouldn't. Religious organisations routinely interfere in government and politics. Corporations lobby and drive public opinion. This is no different - an organisation is advocating for changes in certain areas. You may or may not agree with them. I cannot fathom the reason for the focus on the Wikimedia Foundation. It is either that the author is seeking low hanging fruit, or is blatantly against the campaigns and seeks to stop them through a piece like this. [1]: https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/campaigns/minimum-election-standards/ https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/campaigns/minimum-election...

Dalewyn 3y ago
>Should we ask them to stop and focus on the browser only? Yes. Mozilla is (or was, anyway) a FOSS organization, their primary and arguably only concern should be the software they develop and publish.
mixmastamyk 3y ago
Ad hominem arguments are not compelling. Can't fathom how folks aren't appreciative of being misled over where their money is going?
kmlx 3y ago
> I cannot fathom the reason for the focus on the Wikimedia Foundation. for me what those wikipedia pleas are a bit fraudulent. they’re asking for money using the founder’s name and face, almost always in a very dramatic fashion, but the money won’t actually be spent on wikipedia.
jacknews 3y ago
"Mozilla is talking about election standards [1], but that has nothing to do with Firefox browser. Should we ask them to stop and focus on the browser only?" Yes. Or at most, the browser, and efforts to keep the internet 'open'.

Dalewyn 3y ago

>Should we ask them to stop and focus on the browser only? Yes. Mozilla is (or was, anyway) a FOSS organization, their primary and arguably only concern should be the software they develop and publish.

mixmastamyk 3y ago

Ad hominem arguments are not compelling. Can't fathom how folks aren't appreciative of being misled over where their money is going?

kmlx 3y ago

> I cannot fathom the reason for the focus on the Wikimedia Foundation. for me what those wikipedia pleas are a bit fraudulent. they’re asking for money using the founder’s name and face, almost always in a very dramatic fashion, but the money won’t actually be spent on wikipedia.

jacknews 3y ago

"Mozilla is talking about election standards [1], but that has nothing to do with Firefox browser. Should we ask them to stop and focus on the browser only?" Yes. Or at most, the browser, and efforts to keep the internet 'open'.