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Re:Firefox is on a slippery slope by mulmen on Saturday December 16, 2017 @05:51PM (#15942709)
I appreciate you taking the time and the work you do.

Let me state the obvious for your management: violating user trust is unacceptable. I expect Mozilla to be user-centric but I can no longer take that for granted.

This is a very dangerous action because it's not something that can be taken back. The addon can be removed but it shows very poor judgement on the part of Mozilla leadership and now I have to doubt all future motives.

Re:Firefox is on a slippery slope by callahad on Saturday December 16, 2017 @06:07PM (#15942785)
I can assure you that such a sentiment has been expressed, and that the discussion is still active.
Re:Firefox is on a slippery slope by beart on Sunday December 17, 2017 @12:49AM (#15944391)
Can you provide more information on what is being discussed and what conclusions are being reached? From an outsider, it seems pretty cut-and-dry that this was a mistake and it should never happen again. If that premise is accepted, there really isn't much room for discussion. In the words of Tom Hanks - "I am not a smart man", so can you provide more insight into what is being discussed?
Re:Firefox is on a slippery slope by scrollaway on Sunday December 17, 2017 @08:33AM (#15945699)
> If that premise is accepted, there really isn't much room for discussion.

How do you make sure it never happens again?

(That question alone deserves a lot of discussion)

Re:Firefox is on a slippery slope by chris_wot on Sunday December 17, 2017 @10:40AM (#15946138)
Then I suggest that you open the bugs that are now private that discuss this.