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> People donate for the browser Then they're doing it wrong, because exactly zero donations to the Mozilla Foundation go to Firefox, that's a Mozilla Corporati
by debugnik 2y ago
> People donate for the browser
Then they're doing it wrong, because exactly zero donations to the Mozilla Foundation go to Firefox, that's a Mozilla Corporation project. To support the browser, purchase their side services instead.
- ranger_danger 2y agoGot a source for that?
- debugnik 2y agoTake it from this engineer employed at the Foundation for ten years. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39346814 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39346814 The Foundation website also states it, but they try to weasel word their way around it: Firefox is not listed as one of their programs but as being maintained by the Corporation, which shares its revenue back to the Foundation (not the other way around).
- tredre3 2y ago> Then they're doing it wrong Which was GP's point, people (rightfully imo) assume that donating to Mozilla helps the browser. Mozilla is being misleading and is the one who should be criticized, not the person who's donating to them and didn't read the fineprints regarding where the money is going.