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Re:U.S. v. Google by convolvatron on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @10:10AM (#37481566)
this is true. but wouldn't it be nice everything didn't have to flow through google and could exist on its own merits?

infrastructure like browsers should really be neutral ground - its sad we can't figure out a way to fund things like that

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Re:U.S. v. Google by gjsman-1000 on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @10:11AM (#37481580)
At the same time though, when's the last time any of us donated to open source?

I can count myself within the last month... but many will admit that they have never run "npm fund" once.

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Re:U.S. v. Google by tristan957 on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @11:16AM (#37482554)
FWIW, you can't donate to Firefox development.
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Re:U.S. v. Google by nabakin on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @11:17AM (#37482568)
It would be nice, but it's not realistic. If Google's revenue disappears, then unless Mozilla finds some other form of revenue (which they've been trying to do for years now), Firefox is done for.
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