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Proton is transitioning towards a non-profit structure | Proton (proton.me)

submitted 3 months ago by just_another_person@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] theonetruedroid@lemmy.world 124 points 3 months ago (3 children)

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.

[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 44 points 3 months ago (1 children)

"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 19 points 3 months ago (1 children)

"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 points 3 months 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

[–] restingboredface@sh.itjust.works 21 points 3 months ago

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.

[–] erwan@lemmy.ml -2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

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 3 points 3 months ago

Bad example. There are plenty of non-profit FOSS services that do well and serve the community.