> I wish they'd only permit manually vetted FOSS extensions, separating developers (who might secretly sell out) from the ability to push updates directly to us

> I wish they'd only permit manually vetted FOSS extensions, separating developers (who might secretly sell out) from the ability to push updates directly to users. The developer does have to supply access to the code and updates do have to be vetted before being pushed to users for an extension to be included in the recommended extensions program. This is a big advantage over Chromium based browsers, since we know that extension authors have sold their extension to less that scrupulous persons in the past who slip in malware without the user even knowing that a formerly well regarded extension has changed hands. I've seen more than one post on HN with extension developers revealing how common it is to get offers to buy out an extension with a large user base.