On Thu, Jun 12, 2014 at 3:14 PM, Reuben Morais <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Jun 11, 2014, at 18:30, Jean-Bernard Marcon <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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): > > That message felt very out of place, but maybe it’s just because I live in > Brazil and am in the middle of it all. Is all the controversy not getting > any coverage in international media? > > “Soccer is cool, here’s a sidebar, some themes and other cool stuff” in > the Firefox and You newsletter = cool! > > “The FIFA World Cup™ embodies the values of Mozilla, let’s all celebrate > it” sent to all vouched Mozillians = not cool! I agree with this. In Germany, the media coverage is somewhat split into positive/neutral reports about the sports and competition part, and very negative reports about FIFA as an organization and the world cup as an event organized by FIFA. In general, I would argue that these mega sports events are somewhat antithetical to Mozilla's values: they're an embodiment of highly-concentrated power and, building on the good image of the sport itself, generate huge profits for a few while putting all the costs on the shoulders of others and causing substantial negative effects for local communities. Soccer might embody a meaningful part of Mozilla's values in that it is probably the most grassroots, accessible game (you only need some space and *something* to kick about that space, after all). The FIFA World Cup™ decidedly doesn't embody our values. _______________________________________________ governance mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/governance
