Post AnkoI4VB7tO1L9pUjA by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
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 (DIR) Post #Anko9FKHVqeUIxWZIe by nixCraft@mastodon.social
       2024-11-06T03:23:24Z
       
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       OMG! Mozilla Foundation lays off 30% staff, drops advocacy division https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/mozilla-foundation-lays-off-30-200502497.html Did Google perhaps pressure them to do this?#firefox #mozilla #opensource
       
 (DIR) Post #AnkoI3NLJXWZqZ9isK by stephengentle@ioc.exchange
       2024-11-06T03:37:40Z
       
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       @nixCraft Speculation I’ve seen points more to Mozilla potentially worrying that after this antitrust case that’s ongoing, Google may not be able to pay other companies (Mozilla, Apple, etc.) to be the default search engine. So potentially more seeing that the money might dry up
       
 (DIR) Post #AnkoI4VB7tO1L9pUjA by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
       2024-11-06T03:55:47Z
       
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       (1/2)@stephengentle> Mozilla potentially worrying that after this antitrust case that’s ongoing, Google may not be able to pay other companies (Mozilla, Apple, etc.)Mozilla's legal entities have been a basketcase for years. Making one unprincipled decision after another, and totally dependent on Goggle for financial survival. If the anti-monopoly enforcement that began under the Biden administration continues, there's a good chance Mozilla won't survive in its current form.@nixCraft
       
 (DIR) Post #AnkoI5UVRsRWPMWTJo by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
       2024-11-06T03:55:47Z
       
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       It's long past time for a consortium of people who care about the web to do what the founders of the Document Foundation did with OpenOffice;1) fork the codebases Mozilla stewards2) assemble funding from diverse sources to support their ongoing development3) hire ex-Mozilla developers who have experience with the forked codebasesParticularly those who quit on principle, in response to one of the many unprincipled decisions at Mozilla Inc. (eg nonfree DME module from Adobe).#Mozilla
       
 (DIR) Post #AnkoYuB4lTdIF8SBKy by clacke@libranet.de
       2024-11-06T03:30:36Z
       
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       @nixCraft A friend: "30% ... so, how many is that, 1 person?"To answer seriously, the article seems to be saying that there were 60, then they fired "dozens" and now "30%". Does that leave 8? 16?Also seriously, noting that this is Foundation and not Corporation.
       
 (DIR) Post #AnkvErrKNI7kwKbotE by penguingeek@mastodon.social
       2024-11-06T05:13:39Z
       
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       @strypey Why are you trying to stir people up? Is it up to you? Stop stirring things up, you enemies of Mozilla!
       
 (DIR) Post #AnlRefdzbrLn7Mif20 by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
       2024-11-06T11:16:57Z
       
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       @penguingeek Why do you care? You obviously don't know the first thing about Mozilla or its history. Unlike those of us who've been using their software since their before Firefox was even thought of.
       
 (DIR) Post #AnlXFapixU0QgOdF0y by penguingeek@mastodon.social
       2024-11-06T12:19:25Z
       
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       @strypey You are trying to mobilize people. I'm telling you not to do that, and you're telling me you don't know anything about Mozilla.WHO ARE YOU!