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Curious what is the concern with pocket?

• noncoml 9y ago
  It's troubled past and weird current state, doesn't make me comfortable with sharing any info that Mozilla shares with them.
  • nnethercote 9y ago
    Mozilla acquired Pocket a while back. So "shares with them" really means "shares with itself" :)
    • syshum 9y ago
      1. It was 7 mos ago, I do not consider that "Awhile Back" 2. Mozilla Inc acquired it as a Commercial Proprietary Venture, not as a Open Source project under the Mozilla Foundation the non-profit 3. While it is Owned by Mozilla Inc, it of operated as a Separate Commercial Company separate from the Non-Profit so no it is "shares with it self" 4. The integration occurred long before the acquisition
• bigbugbag 9y ago
  Here are some examples: Proprietary, got integrated into firefox for no apparent reason (hard to disable), had a security breach and privacy issue, got bought by mozilla for an undisclosed sum (millions), promises to open source have only been promises so far, acquisition turned to have been more a bout buying the 10 millions user base to get into mobile and 1 billion entries to feed to the upcoming recommendation engine.
  • gkya 9y ago
    This is basically an anti-vaxx-ish comment. Open sourcing propritary software is not easy, and IDK how you come to that last conclusion if yours that you're pushing all over the place. When pocket first appeared in FF, I was mad, but when Mozilla bought it I thought I could finally use the thing.