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Re:What happens if you try to download and install Firefox o... by Spivak on Sunday April 03, 2022 @07:23PM (#30901786)
Chrome isn’t hawking a news platform on the new tab page with sponsored links, pushing you towards a co-branded VPN, or showing ads for random media properties.

Good lord Firefox has fallen from grace in search of revenue. I still use it as my daily driver but they’re killing the golden calf in an attempt to save it.

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Re:What happens if you try to download and install Firefox o... by mstipetic on Tuesday April 05, 2022 @03:51AM (#30916365)
What do you suggest they do in search of revenue? Are you donating to FF?
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Re:What happens if you try to download and install Firefox o... by Spivak on Tuesday April 05, 2022 @02:26PM (#30922887)
Yes. But I’m not delusional that my contribution matters.

They should search for revenue like all community projects. Get companies that have a stake in FF existing because they distribute it — Canonical, Red Hat, AWS, Oracle to put up cash and pay developers to work on it.

The only FOSS models that have a track record of success are:

* Run ads which is really shady.

* Be a true community project and be developed by the people who use it.

* Be open core and sell proprietary features.

* Sell consulting and documentation.

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