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Mozilla Foundation Launches Mozilla Corporation

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the just-keeping-kicking-out-out-the-code dept.

An anonymous reader writes "MozillaZine is reporting that the Mozilla Foundation has created a commercial subsidiary to continue development of Mozilla Firefox and Mozilla Thunderbird. Don't let the word "commercial" scare you, the new Mozilla Corporation (as it has been dubbed) will be owned 100% by the Mozilla Foundation. The change is mostly a legal/tax thing to avoid the problems of pursuing revenue-generating avenues while remaining a non-profit. There will be no change to the development process and end-users won't notice much difference either. See also the Mozilla Foundation press release about the Mozilla Corporation and the Mozilla reorganization FAQ."

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  1. OB by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I, for one, welcome our revenue-generating overlords.

    1. Re:OB by vain+gloria · · Score: 1, Funny

      I, for one, would welcome never hearing the word "productizing" ever again.

  2. So. by PsychicX · · Score: 3, Funny

    It's not enough that Mozilla, this irresponsible pet owner who constantly loses its pets to suspicious ends, is now making a corporation. Its first pet, Phoenix, just vanished. Its second pet, a fox, got set on fire and presumably died. Its two birds are both in bad shape -- one is on fire and one got hit by lightning.

    Would you really invest in such a corporation? How can a dinosaur be trusted to manage a corporation, when it can't even keep its own pets safe??

  3. Strange business plan by Knx · · Score: 3, Funny

    The change is mostly a legal/tax thing to avoid the problems of pursuing revenue-generating avenues while remaining a non-profit.

    Hmm... This is unusual.

    1. Fix this legal/tax thing
    2. Avoid the problems of pursuing revenue-generating avenues
    3. ???
    4. non-profit!

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    1. Re:Strange business plan by ikkonoishi · · Score: 2, Funny

      I for one welcome our meme-breaking overlords.

    2. Re:Strange business plan by byolinux · · Score: 2, Funny

      in soviet russia, Mozilla incorporates you!

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  4. Except... by Dante+Shamest · · Score: 3, Funny
    Plus there's nothing wrong with making money for all your hard work!

    That's what I've been saying for years! =(

    -Bill Gates
  5. Anti-Corporate Extension by donnacha · · Score: 1, Funny

    Keep an eye on the Firefox Extensions page for my imminent release, The Firefox Anti-Corporate Extension, which will remove the word "Corporation" from the the About pop-up.

    Thank God for the awesome power and flexibility of extensions.