▲ 30 ▼ Umm I think I'll just delete you instead (lemmy.world) submitted 3 years ago by xaxl@lemmy.world to c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world 36 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] FoxBJK@midwest.social 1 point 3 years ago (3 children) Firefox wants to rely on donations but in reality 90% of their funding comes from an advertising company. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] amju_wolf@pawb.social 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Firefox doesn't even accept donations. Mozilla Foundation does, which is a related nonprofit, but it crucially does not fund any firefox development and legally cannot do so. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] afunkysongaday@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) What, related nonprofit that can not legally fund Firefox development? What are you talking about? It's literally developed by them. Mozilla Firefox, or simply Firefox, is a free and open-source web browser developed by the Mozilla Foundation and its subsidiary, the Mozilla Corporation. Wiki. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] woelkchen@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Yeah, you should look up what Mozilla Corporation is and who employs those Firefox developers. Mozilla Foundation owns the trademarks and runs the infrastructure. Firefox developers are employed by for-profit Mozilla Corporation. PS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_Wikipedia permalink fedilink source parent [–] waka@feddit.de 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Damn, I didn't know that. Now I'm sad. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FoxBJK@midwest.social 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Talk to anyone who works for a nonprofit. It’s really hard to find enough donors sometimes. You end up relying on a few really rich people because most of the community can only donate a couple bucks. If every Firefox user donated $4 per year they’d be a billion dollar company and wouldn’t need Google’s deal permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] waka@feddit.de 1 point 3 years ago That's just sad. I hope my ~20$ a year that I donate to a few of my most needed OSS-projects are helping somewhat. permalink fedilink source parent [–] soulifix@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) And almost no firefox user wants to admit that, among the other things Firefox is flawed for. But, "IT'S NOT GOOGLE" is their only rationale. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] capacitor@reddthat.com 1 point 3 years ago Not being chromium based is quite a big deal, however. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] amju_wolf@pawb.social 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Firefox doesn't even accept donations. Mozilla Foundation does, which is a related nonprofit, but it crucially does not fund any firefox development and legally cannot do so. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] afunkysongaday@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) What, related nonprofit that can not legally fund Firefox development? What are you talking about? It's literally developed by them. Mozilla Firefox, or simply Firefox, is a free and open-source web browser developed by the Mozilla Foundation and its subsidiary, the Mozilla Corporation. Wiki. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] woelkchen@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Yeah, you should look up what Mozilla Corporation is and who employs those Firefox developers. Mozilla Foundation owns the trademarks and runs the infrastructure. Firefox developers are employed by for-profit Mozilla Corporation. PS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_Wikipedia permalink fedilink source parent
[–] afunkysongaday@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) What, related nonprofit that can not legally fund Firefox development? What are you talking about? It's literally developed by them. Mozilla Firefox, or simply Firefox, is a free and open-source web browser developed by the Mozilla Foundation and its subsidiary, the Mozilla Corporation. Wiki. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] woelkchen@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Yeah, you should look up what Mozilla Corporation is and who employs those Firefox developers. Mozilla Foundation owns the trademarks and runs the infrastructure. Firefox developers are employed by for-profit Mozilla Corporation. PS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_Wikipedia permalink fedilink source parent
[–] woelkchen@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Yeah, you should look up what Mozilla Corporation is and who employs those Firefox developers. Mozilla Foundation owns the trademarks and runs the infrastructure. Firefox developers are employed by for-profit Mozilla Corporation. PS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_Wikipedia permalink fedilink source parent
[–] waka@feddit.de 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Damn, I didn't know that. Now I'm sad. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FoxBJK@midwest.social 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Talk to anyone who works for a nonprofit. It’s really hard to find enough donors sometimes. You end up relying on a few really rich people because most of the community can only donate a couple bucks. If every Firefox user donated $4 per year they’d be a billion dollar company and wouldn’t need Google’s deal permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] waka@feddit.de 1 point 3 years ago That's just sad. I hope my ~20$ a year that I donate to a few of my most needed OSS-projects are helping somewhat. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FoxBJK@midwest.social 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Talk to anyone who works for a nonprofit. It’s really hard to find enough donors sometimes. You end up relying on a few really rich people because most of the community can only donate a couple bucks. If every Firefox user donated $4 per year they’d be a billion dollar company and wouldn’t need Google’s deal permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] waka@feddit.de 1 point 3 years ago That's just sad. I hope my ~20$ a year that I donate to a few of my most needed OSS-projects are helping somewhat. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] waka@feddit.de 1 point 3 years ago That's just sad. I hope my ~20$ a year that I donate to a few of my most needed OSS-projects are helping somewhat. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] soulifix@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) And almost no firefox user wants to admit that, among the other things Firefox is flawed for. But, "IT'S NOT GOOGLE" is their only rationale. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] capacitor@reddthat.com 1 point 3 years ago Not being chromium based is quite a big deal, however. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] capacitor@reddthat.com 1 point 3 years ago Not being chromium based is quite a big deal, however. permalink fedilink source parent
