That's got it!
Thanks!
Maybe when the dust settles they'll be in a better position to take even
more of the market away from IE....:)
Chris in SP
smitty wrote:
>
> Khepri wrote:
>
>> So, what is it exactly that Mozilla is gaining by going commercial?
>
>
> The creation of the Mozilla Corporation should eliminate some of the
> thorny legal and tax issues that have been caused by the
> revenue-generating potential of Firefox and Thunderbird. The Mozilla
> Corporation will now handle all relationships with commercial companies
> and its status should allow more flexibility in this area. It is hoped
> that the income from the Mozilla Corporation will help the Mozilla
> project (including both the Foundation and the Corporation) to be more
> self-supporting, though donations will still be welcome.
>
>>
>> I haven't really read any answers to that question yet?
>>
>> Are they just following the Redhat model ala Novell? And if so, what
>> is it they gain by doing so?
>
>
> While the Mozilla Corporation will be a for-profit, the Mozilla
> Foundation is keen to stress that it is not selling out. The Mozilla
> Foundation will ultimately control the activities of the Mozilla
> Corporation and will retain its 100 percent ownership of the new
> subsidiary. Any profits made by the Mozilla Corporation will be invested
> back into the Mozilla project. There will be no shareholders, no stock
> options will be issued and no dividends will be paid. The Mozilla
> Corporation will not be floating on the stock market and it will be
> impossible for any company to take over or buy a stake in the
> subsidiary. The Mozilla Foundation will continue to own the Mozilla
> trademarks and other intellectual property and will license them to the
> Mozilla Corporation. The Foundation will also continue to govern the
> source code repository and control who is allowed to check in.
>
>>
>> Chris in SP
>>
> See:
> http://www.mozillazine.org/talkback.html?article=7085
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