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The sluggish browser, outdated mail client, useless Hello integration, and misguided Pocket bundling have done more to "brand" Mozilla for me than some new vect
by ajamesm 10y ago
The sluggish browser, outdated mail client, useless Hello integration, and misguided Pocket bundling have done more to "brand" Mozilla for me than some new vector art.
- ffggvv 10y agoLet's encrypt, Rust/Servo, https://optin.stopwatching.us/ https://optin.stopwatching.us/ is what mozilla means to me. Donate https://donate.mozilla.org https://donate.mozilla.org or contribute some code instead of complaining.
- ajamesm 10y agoMy gripes aren't due to a lack of effort, LOC or money, but completely silly product visions. I have plenty of contributions I could make, but they're all about -50,000 LOC and they won't get merged.
- fabrice_d 10y agoOut of curiosity, what would these contributions be?
- brador 10y agoThe code is open source. What's the viability of successfully forking everything and doing it right with a competing open product? Could it be done?
- drdaeman 10y agoNo chance if done single-handedly or by a tiny group. I believe, most forks end up dead in some months (if ever synced with upstream). It's no big deal to fork a project and write some code. Yet, it's requires a tremendous effort to maintain it and keep up with all the upstream changes. (I wonder if there's enough of community bothered by ever-increasing infestation of the browser by Mozilla's own proprietary technologies - e.g. anything related to "Firefox Account" - to start a schism.)
- ffggvv 10y agoThere's IceCat
- akvadrako 10y agoWhat? Don't donate to Mozilla - this whole story is about how they are wasting money instead of focusing on what's important. When one donates it should be about doing the most good with their money and unless it's $1M+, it won't make a dent in Mozilla's output.