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> All the integration code is open source. Pocket is a web service that is currently not open source.

Why are you saying things that I've already said? I think it's because there's misdirection here that will deceive anyone who isn't paying close enough attention to realize that you _aren't_ saying anything different than what I've said.

> This is like saying that[...]

This is such an intellectually dishonest argument. Google Safe Browsing is not a Mozilla-owned and operated service, nor was it ever reported that it would be open sourced. It's also little more than a hashtable of URIs. The extent to which Google Safe Browsing is "integrated" into Firefox is trivial when compared to the level that Firefox is pushing Pocket and pushing out Pocket-related features.

I agree with your position, especially when you compare it with Safari, which is not open source in any sense. However, all the Pocket features that Firefox integrates with are (still) closed source, even 2+ years after Mozilla spent $29m acquiring them. So the person you're responding to does have some hint of a good point.

Remember:

- Mozilla Corporation is _not_ your friend.

- WebKit is still a viable third-party alternative to both Blink and Gecko.

> Mozilla is [...] made a shift over the last few years from a scrappy, low-rent, nonprofit dedicated to helping the web to just another data mining tech company.

This is a delightfully concise summary of Mozilla today. I was a Mozilla contributor in the "scrappy" years and became one of those listed on /about/owners.html. But Mozilla today is basically unrecognizable. A few years ago, even after I'd stopped contributing, it made me sick to my stomach to think about where things have gone, but I can process it better nowadays.

Mozilla's done worse than what's written in OP, but the absolute worst they can do is continue getting people to believe they're the same scrappy organization fighting for good.

If you believe in the Mozilla mission, then use Firefox, I guess, because there's not really a better option. (Although I suppose a WebKit-based browser should be an acceptable equivalent.) But please don't give Mozilla any money or tell people that Mozilla is their friend. It sort of tarnishes how things were around the time when you could say that and it was actually true all the way through.

... and it cost $29m... and the thing still isn't open source...

Thanks, MoFoCo.