Acho legal iniciativas do tipo, mas fiquei com um pé atrás com esse anúncio da Proton. Lembra a estrutura da OpenAI, que… de verdade, não deveria ser exemplo ou inspiração a ninguém.
Esses dois parágrafos não desceram bem (incluindo os ataques gratuitos a outras iniciativas sem fins lucrativos):
While comparisons may be drawn to the non-profit Signal Foundation or Mozilla Foundation, the Proton Foundation seeks to tread a different path. We believe that if we want to bring about large-scale change, Proton can’t be billionaire-subsidized (like Signal), Google-subsidized (like Mozilla), government-subsidized (like Tor), donation-subsidized (like Wikipedia), or even speculation-subsidized (like the plethora of crypto “foundations”). Instead, Proton must have a profitable and healthy business at its core. For this reason, our services will continue to be offered through the for-profit Swiss corporation Proton AG, which now operates under the supervision of the non-profit foundation, which is its primary shareholder. This change in governance does not signal a shift in how our core businesses are run. Proton is not profit-driven, but we still must retain profitability as a core objective because a cornerstone of safeguarding Proton’s mission is independence through self-sustainability.
As with much of what we do, this approach is unique, but we believe this hybrid model offers the best of both worlds. For instance, the for-profit corporation is not prevented from issuing stock options to attract and incentivize the best talent in tech. Nor would it even prevent the corporation from raising capital on public markets if additional resources are required to win the fight for the future of the internet. However, the foundation’s control would always require the company to act in a way that does not jeopardize Proton’s original mission, and Proton’s financial success is directly committed to the public good. In this way, we seek to preserve not only Proton’s values, but also our culture of innovation, entrepreneurship, and ambition, and our relentless competitive spirit.
Acho legal iniciativas do tipo, mas fiquei com um pé atrás com esse anúncio da Proton. Lembra a estrutura da OpenAI, que… de verdade, não deveria ser exemplo ou inspiração a ninguém.
Esses dois parágrafos não desceram bem (incluindo os ataques gratuitos a outras iniciativas sem fins lucrativos):