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Lets be realistic here. Mozilla is doing very good things for privacy and free software and it has arguably much bigger impact than GNU. The problem with real w
by omnimus 8y ago
Lets be realistic here. Mozilla is doing very good things for privacy and free software and it has arguably much bigger impact than GNU. The problem with real world is that change is gradular and things are about compromises.
People will not start suddenly compile their own browser or dig github for browser they never heard of.
They use Google and Gmail. Firefox surely knows that 70% of people will be pissed right there if google is not default browser so they atleast get money from google for it. It's compromise.
They need money to compete with mainstream browsers and they have to make smart decisions about which compromise to make.
Signal is getting similar shit for using google services for messaging. But it makes e2e encryption mainstream.