Mozilla and public policy

[Mitchell Baker]

For many years I lead Mozilla to be very conservative about getting
involved in policy issues. I was concerned we would end up being
US-centric and would spend huge amounts of resources before getting much
result.

I believe it's time to adjust this view and do a bit more policy work.
Our focus will of course remain our product offerings but our products
can't be effective at bringing freedom and opportunity if the legal
world prohibits this. Also, Mozilla communities have gotten more
interested and active in policy matters, and Harvey and Alex have done a
great job at spear-heading some very key efforts.

A while back Harvey, Alex and I chatted about creating a framework that
describes a modern, consistent approach to policy for Mozilla.
They've got that framework ready to post now. I hope everyone
interested in policy can take a look. And for everyone who participated
in the discussion of public policy at MozCamp LatAm, here's the next
step we talked about.

Mitchell