I don't see anything wrong in the Soccer World Cup campaign as a means for Mozilla to reach a popular audience (and I made a modest contribution by localizing some messages and stuff with pleasure), but I am very uncomfortable at reading what I just received as every Mozillian):
" The FIFA World Cup begins in two days. It is an event of major significance, not only because of its size but because of the values it embodies and how they resonate with our mission as Mozillians. Just like Mozilla, soccer promotes healthy competition, encourages fair play and defends standards to level the playing field. It also creates an inclusive space where everyone can participate and individuals are empowered to pursue their passion. Last, it is a global movement bringing nations together in a spirit of community." I don't agree at all with this, and I wonder on which planet are living the smart people of Mozilla marketing team who conceived it. Not only Brazilian people are strongly reluctant to all this World Cup celebration for good reasons, but the FIFA corrupted people are more like a mafia and far from resonating with our mission as Mozillians. "healthy competition", "fair play" and other positive values look to me sadly misplaced in this context. Yes soccer may conevy interesting values as any other sport, but promoting *this* sport event is very near to a faux-pas. I would suggest Mozilla just stops sending Mozillians this kind of mail and please please don't use this kind of language in public communication about Mozilla and the FIFA cup, it would be counterproductive. I support Mozilla, I certainly will not support FIFA world cup. _______________________________________________ governance mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/governance
