Mozilla to put ads in Firefox address bar suggestions

Re:Mozilla to put ads in Firefox address bar suggestions by denton-scratch on Thursday October 07, 2021 @09:02AM (#28785661)

"Mozilla" isn't a non-profit. Mozilla, as such, isn't a thing.

Mozilla Corporation (which is where your donations go - you can't donate to Firefox as such) is a taxable, profit-making company.

Mozilla Foundation wholly owns Mozilla Corporation, and is a non-profit. But you can't donate to Mozilla Foundation.

(I don't know how you can be a non-profit that wholly owns a profit-making corporation; I'm not an accountant, and I'm not familiar with US tax law)

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Re:Mozilla to put ads in Firefox address bar suggestions by jefftk on Thursday October 07, 2021 @09:40AM (#28786095)

Donations go to the Foundation, not the Corporation: https://donate.mozilla.org

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Re:Mozilla to put ads in Firefox address bar suggestions by denton-scratch on Thursday October 07, 2021 @12:03PM (#28788117)

Thanks for correcting me. I'm sure you'll excuse my confusion.

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Re:Mozilla to put ads in Firefox address bar suggestions by slothtrop on Thursday October 07, 2021 @09:28AM (#28785955)

Sounds almost farcical.

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Re:Mozilla to put ads in Firefox address bar suggestions by denton-scratch on Thursday October 07, 2021 @12:16PM (#28788329)

Almost?

The history of Netscape and Mozilla is sufficiently farcical to fuel an entire 6-series comedy franchise. Were it not for the jaw-dropping salaries that the absurd execs draw, I'd laugh.

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