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If only the wikimedia foundation would fork firefox, then the open web might have a chance. Wikimedia is honestly the only organization with the right ideology
by 20after4 3y ago
If only the wikimedia foundation would fork firefox, then the open web might have a chance.
Wikimedia is honestly the only organization with the right ideology, the right business model, and enough money to do something like this sustainably.
- epolanski 3y agoI thought Wikimedia was quite shady itself when it comes to funding and money management?
- 20after4 3y agoWikimedia is much much less shady than Mozilla in a bunch of ways. Some people might take issue with the way they spend their money, or the tactics they use to raise money, but I don't think I would consider them shady. Full disclosure: I was employed as a software release engineer at the Wikimedia Foundation from 2015 through 2022.
- wmf 3y agoMozilla and Wikimedia both have a reputation for wasting money by trying to branch out beyond their main product. Wikimedia is totally overfunded so wasting money doesn't threaten their survival but they've also been criticized for begging for donations that they don't need. Personally I don't see a reason to combine them.
- 20after4 3y agoCoincidental observation: Your username is the same as the initialism used internally to refer to the Wikimedia Foundation.. The WikiMediaFoundation: WMF