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I see it as the only way Firefox can continue. Mozilla’s mission isn’t to make a browser anymore. “The Mozilla Foundation works to ensure the internet remains

by mattl 3y ago

I see it as the only way Firefox can continue. Mozilla’s mission isn’t to make a browser anymore. “The Mozilla Foundation works to ensure the internet remains a public resource that is open and accessible to us all.” They could spend their money on so many more things instead of maintaining Gecko.

talldayo 3y ago
If WebKit was maintained better than Gecko on Windows, Android and Linux you might have a point. But it's not. The build system is on life-support for non-Darwin targets and Apple barely even acknowledges it exists outside the context of Safari. Mozilla would end up building a browser from scratch either way, they might as well keep what they have already and not do Apple's dirty work for them. Again, as a Firefox user I genuinely have no idea what you're talking about. Switching Firefox to WebKit would actually ruin the experience, and force me onto Chrome if I wanted my browser functionality back. Unless you're explicitly trying to harm browser competition, there is ostensibly no benefit to this strategy. Also, Apple is a prudish partner anyways, and the last company you'd want to trust with ensuring user freedom. Mozilla would sooner leave iOS altogether.