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It's important in the context of your comment to remember that Mozilla Corporation is owned by the Mozilla Foundation, a 501(c)(3) with a political mission of e
by tomg 13y ago
It's important in the context of your comment to remember that Mozilla Corporation is owned by the Mozilla Foundation, a 501(c)(3) with a political mission of extending an open internet.
The Mozilla Foundation accepts donations and in turn provides grants to many political (or quasi political) causes, including:
- Creative Commons
- Free Software Foundation
- Open Video Alliance
- Personal Democracy Forum
- Public Knowledge
- Software Freedom Conservancy
Mozilla is not a normal company. It is a politically-motivated, donation-accepting non-profit. IMO, it is completely in line for them to ask the CEO to step down for their political opinions.
References:
http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/foundation/about/ http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/foundation/about/
http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/about/manifesto/ http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/about/manifesto/
http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/grants/ http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/grants/
- bzbarsky 13y agoWhile all the facts you mention are true, you may want to read http://incisive.nu/2014/thinking-about-mozilla/ http://incisive.nu/2014/thinking-about-mozilla/ for a different take on the conclusions to be reached from those facts. In particular, the paragraph starting "Several of my colleagues have called for Brendan’s resignation. I have not done so, despite my strong feelings on the issue ..."