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jefftk ◴[] No.30792694[source]
Everyone who's been saying "I wish they would just charge money for this", here's your chance to put your money where your mouth is!
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reitanqild ◴[] No.30793192[source]
I didn't say that I think but I am tempted to pay anyway.

The big question is:

Does the money go to Firefox or to funny projects and (what I consider) insane exec salaries?

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_jal ◴[] No.30793402[source]
> Does the money go to Firefox or to funny projects and (what I consider) insane exec salaries?

Serious question: do you ask other vendors (Google, Amazon, Wapo, whoever) you use about HR and internal budgeting choices before deciding to do business with them?

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hk__2 ◴[] No.30793633[source]
> Serious question: do you ask other vendors (Google, Amazon, Wapo, whoever) you use about HR and internal budgeting choices before deciding to do business with them?

It’s a very common question when you give money to a non-profit, which Mozilla is.

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dijonman2 ◴[] No.30793996[source]
Mozilla Foundation is non profit. Mozilla corporation is for profit.

Mitchell Baker owns it all and draws a salary from the corporation according to public records.

Pretty sure the foundation owns the IP etc and the corp leases it, funneling money around.

Statements are public.

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dangoor ◴[] No.30794141[source]
When you say "Mitchell Baker owns it all", you aren't claiming that Mitchell owns Mozilla Corp, are you? Mozilla Corp is owned by Mozilla Foundation, as described in the Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozilla_Corporation

Most Mozilla employees draw their salary from Mozilla Corp.

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dijonman2 ◴[] No.30796090[source]
Who owns the foundation?
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dangoor ◴[] No.30796285[source]
No one. It's a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
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1. dijonman2 ◴[] No.30796687[source]
But she’s the chairwoman and has full control. I think we’re arguing semantics here.

She controls everything. Including her own comp.

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2. dangoor ◴[] No.30797095[source]
That's not how non-profits work. There's a board of directors:

https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/who-we-are/leadership/

If the board were to decide that Mitchell's time as leader was done, they could do so.