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Drink Coffee, Support Mozilla

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the well-isn't-that-special dept.

MikeCapone writes "Heavy coffee-drinking Mozilla fans take notice, MozillaZine has a story on how some coffee company has dedicated a selection of gourmet coffees to helping the Mozilla foundation. Only half the profits go to Mozilla, but the coffee seems good..."

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  1. Hmmm Max Havelaar... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    What about the coffee farmers?

    Do they get a fair share?

    First things first, I'd say ;-)

  2. Good deal... by Seehund · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Then again, you could buy your coffee elsewhere, at less RIDICULOUS prices, and instead donate directly to mozilla.org.

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    1. Re:Good deal... by Seehund · · Score: 4, Insightful

      For the lazy ones; it costs about US$ 10 per pound.

      Maybe coffee is more expensive in the US. I'm in Sweden (second largest coffee consuming nation after Finland IIRC), and coffee typically costs ~ US$ 2-4 per 1/2 kg. (1 lb = 0.45359237 kg). Maybe $ 5-6 for "luxury blends" in specialized stores.

      But I hear that US-ians generally don't tend to use too much coffee in their water... Maybe this is the reason. ;)

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    2. Re:Good deal... by IGnatius+T+Foobar · · Score: 4, Insightful

      $10 is nothing for us computer programers - it takes you an extra three minutes to earn the diferance and the results are worth it.

      ...he says, just before being laid off and replaced with an Indian programmer whose weekly salary is about the equivalent of the cost of a cup of coffee.

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  3. Re:1/2 is HUGE by Accipiter · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I thought of the 100% to Mozilla argument.

    It's good in the fact that 100% of the money goes to Mozilla, but on the other hand, where's the attention? By actually promoting Mozilla via the coffee purchase, not only are you donating to Mozilla, you're telling the company "Hey, this is a good idea. You're doing good here." and you're promoting the attention the project receives as a result. And just maybe, it could encourage others to do the same.

    Donations don't get press coverage unless they're in ridiculously large amounts. But when a company has pledged to donate a portion of its profits to a worthy cause, it gets more attention.

    Which is why this story is on Mozillazine and Slashdot. A simple donation wouldn't have done that.

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