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"Every other browser vendor is a for-profit entity, ..." Not the one that authored the text-only browser I am typing this from. Whether Mozilla turns a profit
by 3xblah 7y ago
"Every other browser vendor is a for-profit entity, ..."
Not the one that authored the text-only browser I am typing this from.
Whether Mozilla turns a profit or not makes little difference in this instance. Mozilla does not survive on donations from users. Its employees are not volunteers working for free to defend user privacy. Its generously compensated executives and staff need money from the online ad business, just like employees from the other browser vendors. If Mozilla stopped taking money from Google or some other online ad business partner, then Mozilla employees would lose their jobs.
Maybe of interest: https://dustri.org/b/mozilla-is-still-screwing-around-with-privacy-in-firefox.html https://dustri.org/b/mozilla-is-still-screwing-around-with-p...
- Dylan16807 7y agoI think they're talking about browsers that actually implement most of the spec.
- SmartWa 7y agoCan you recommend one text-only browser?
- freeAgent 7y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynx_(web_browser) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynx_(web_browser)
- 3xblah 7y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Links_(web_browser) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Links_(web_browser) Note I do not recommend using a text-only browser interactively for any sort of commercial or important online activity. I use it for recreational activities like reading HN and the websites posted here. I used lynx many years ago in the early 90's. After switching to links, I would never intentionally use lynx again. It amazes me that people still mention lynx when the topic of text-only browsers comes up. I would be shocked if these people who recommend it are using it as their browser on a daily basis for decades.