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>Based on this thread I find that incredibly hard to believe. Incredibly. It doesn't take much more than showing up and taking responsibility when no one else
by llm_trw 2y ago
>Based on this thread I find that incredibly hard to believe. Incredibly.
It doesn't take much more than showing up and taking responsibility when no one else does.
>Or like... Mozilla Firefox. Cause that's why they've had Mozilla Corporation since 2005.
Yes, because Mozilla has always wanted to do more than be a browser company.
Remember Firefox OS?
Not for profits who have weird structures are there to make sure they can be looted for the benefit of the people running them, or to be used for pet projects that have nothing to do with the original charter.
- agolio 2y ago> It doesn't take much more than showing up and taking responsibility when no one else does. Your argument aside, I am interested to hear you found it straightforward to run a successful non-profit. Any tips for someone who is interested to enter that space?
- llm_trw 2y agoTalk to people, be helpful, find what the pain points of the organization are and solve them. If you don't turn it into a personal fiefdom expect hard work, no gratitude and eventual burnout.
- BrendanEich 2y agoMozilla Corporation creation had nothing to do with Firefox OS or ambitions beyond Mozilla as a browser company -- it was forced on us by the IRS, after they'd promised we could take sponsorship revenue from Google for the search deal, directly into the non-profit, tax-free. The IRS reneged, which led to the creation of the Mozilla Corporation for-profit subsidiary in 2005 to take the Google search revshare from that time on (we paid negotiated back taxes for the period when they said sponsorship revenue was okay to take tax-free into the 501c3).