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Im not sure if mozilla should get into such a political field.

by thecatspaw 12y ago

fwn 12y ago
Funny. I always thought it is only politicians who think that this field is political.
tosseraccount 12y ago
Prop 8? NSA ? Patents? Can't be avoided these days.
vertex-four 12y ago
Mozilla is a political organisation. Aside from the fact that developing free, privacy-focused software is an inherently political thing to do, they have the Mozilla Manifesto[0], which states (the relevant bits here being singled out): > The Internet is a global public resource that must remain open and accessible. > Individuals’ security and privacy on the Internet are fundamental and must not be treated as optional. > We will [...] use the Mozilla assets (intellectual property such as copyrights and trademarks, infrastructure, funds, and reputation) to keep the Internet an open platform [and] promote the Mozilla Manifesto principles in public discourse and within the Internet industry. [0] https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/about/manifesto/details/ https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/about/manifesto/details/
rmc 12y ago
Mozilla and free software / "the open web" has always been political.
mbrubeck 12y ago
The Mozilla Foundation regularly leads or joins in political action relevant to its mission. For example we campaigned against SOPA/PIPA and CISPA [1], submitted a Net Neutrality proposal to the U.S. FCC [2], and have testified multiple times to the Librarian of Congress and elsewhere in favor of DMCA exemptions and DMCA reform [3]. [1]: https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2012/01/17/mozilla-to-join-tomorrows-virtual-protests-of-pipasopa/ https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2012/01/17/mozilla-to-join-tom... [2]: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/05/mozilla-offers-fcc-a-net-neutrality-plan-with-a-twist/ http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/05/mozilla-offers-fc... [3]: http://www.cnet.com/news/growing-pressure-in-congress-to-fix-flaws-in-dmca-law/ http://www.cnet.com/news/growing-pressure-in-congress-to-fix...

Im not sure if mozilla should get into such a political field.

fwn 12y ago

Funny. I always thought it is only politicians who think that this field is political.

tosseraccount 12y ago

Prop 8? NSA ? Patents? Can't be avoided these days.

vertex-four 12y ago

Mozilla is a political organisation. Aside from the fact that developing free, privacy-focused software is an inherently political thing to do, they have the Mozilla Manifesto[0], which states (the relevant bits here being singled out): > The Internet is a global public resource that must remain open and accessible. > Individuals’ security and privacy on the Internet are fundamental and must not be treated as optional. > We will [...] use the Mozilla assets (intellectual property such as copyrights and trademarks, infrastructure, funds, and reputation) to keep the Internet an open platform [and] promote the Mozilla Manifesto principles in public discourse and within the Internet industry. [0] https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/about/manifesto/details/ https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/about/manifesto/details/

rmc 12y ago

Mozilla and free software / "the open web" has always been political.

mbrubeck 12y ago

The Mozilla Foundation regularly leads or joins in political action relevant to its mission. For example we campaigned against SOPA/PIPA and CISPA [1], submitted a Net Neutrality proposal to the U.S. FCC [2], and have testified multiple times to the Librarian of Congress and elsewhere in favor of DMCA exemptions and DMCA reform [3]. [1]: https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2012/01/17/mozilla-to-join-tomorrows-virtual-protests-of-pipasopa/ https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2012/01/17/mozilla-to-join-tom... [2]: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/05/mozilla-offers-fcc-a-net-neutrality-plan-with-a-twist/ http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/05/mozilla-offers-fc... [3]: http://www.cnet.com/news/growing-pressure-in-congress-to-fix-flaws-in-dmca-law/ http://www.cnet.com/news/growing-pressure-in-congress-to-fix...