If I remember right, OpenAi started with this model too, and they do lots of shady stuff. Not that this is the plan for Proton, but I completely agree that simply creating a nonprofit that owns the for profit brand doesn’t guarantee good behavior.
Comment on Proton is transitioning towards a non-profit structure | Proton
theonetruedroid@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I’m happy to see this announcement. However, just transitioning to a non-profit does not make an organization good. They can still be greedy and take advantage of their user base. That being said, it seems Proton’s mission statement resonates with a non-profit type structure. When you are accountable to the shareholders, they become the priority.
restingboredface@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
erwan@lemmy.ml 4 weeks ago
Yes Mozilla is a good example. They’re run like any other Silicon Valley company and spend more in C-suite develop their damn product.
nasi_goreng@lemmy.zip 4 weeks ago
Bad example. There are plenty of non-profit FOSS services that do well and serve the community.
wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
“don’t let perfect get in the way of good” or whatever that saying is. One step at a time, yeah?
j_elgato@leminal.space 4 weeks ago
“Perfect is the enemy of good.”
Bad, also, is the enemy of good…
I think maybe good walked into the wrong damn neighborhood.
robotica@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Generally you’d want to strive for perfection, but not go crazy over it and mantain a balance in all things, risk vs. benefit, that sort of thing, hence the saying