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I think Pocket is fine. People just want a browser project to be this pristine piece of perfection - open source, independent engine, donation funded, free to u
by soundnote 4y ago
I think Pocket is fine. People just want a browser project to be this pristine piece of perfection - open source, independent engine, donation funded, free to use - which just isn't realistic. I know, I used to be one of those people and raged about the Pocket inclusion.
As much as I loathe modern Mozilla's attitude towards doing things, people do hold them to an impossible standard. Browser development has to be paid for some way, and a thing like Pocket is a genuinely useful add-on service.
- rglullis 4y agoPersonally, what bugged me about Mozilla was to see them closing down certain projects and teams (Persona and Rust come to mind) on the grounds of "needs to focus on what can bring revenue", yet the CEO was getting substantial pay raises. > As much as I loathe modern Mozilla's attitude towards doing things, people do hold them to an impossible standard. And it's worse for Brave, because a lot of the arguments that people use against them are not even true.
- soundnote 4y agoYes and no. Brave detractors trot out the same false canards again and again, but Brave fans are fundamentally ok with them doing business. The trouble with Mozilla/Firefox is that their ostensible supporters want the org to live on donations and are hostile to useful value adds like Pocket.