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This and I would pay between 10 and 20 USD a year for it. Much like Wikipedia, my donations depend on being able to donate to the actual engineers, and not to

by nailer 2y ago

This and I would pay between 10 and 20 USD a year for it. Much like Wikipedia, my donations depend on being able to donate to the actual engineers, and not to unrelated political advocacy.

s_dev 2y ago
Jimmy Wales should really push for a Wikipedia fork of Firefox. People trust Wikimedia Foundation and the entire thing is in line with the goals of Wikimedia who also 'get' web development.
- Yoric 2y ago
  A fork? Getting any momentum behind this might be really hard.
- nailer 2y ago
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  - mystified5016 2y ago
    Dumping computer generated text without even bothering to make a point or conclusion does not add anything to the conversaton. "I can't be bothered to do my own thinking, here's what a computer said"
    - nailer 2y ago
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SAI_Peregrinus 2y ago
> Much like Wikipedia, my donations depend on being able to donate to the actual engineers, and not to unrelated political advocacy. Yep. I even agree with most of the unrelated political advocacy, but I want to be able to donate for that to a different organization.
bruce511 2y ago
Why not $21? Or $30? Or $100? Genuinely curious. I figure it's either worth $0, or hundreds of $. I mean, sooo much whining about privacy and telemetry and ad-blocking but ultimately it's worth the same as a couple cups of coffee? That seems to me to be a root question here. How much is privacy actually worth? The average number in this post seems about $20. So in real terms, nothing at all. And yes, all of this is moot given that you can't donate to Firefox in the first place. Still, for those starting a business, this is a excellent lesson- don't confuse volume with willingness to pay. Just because lots of people shout loudly about the size of their pain, don't just assume they'll pay real money to make it go away.

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This and I would pay between 10 and 20 USD a year for it. Much like Wikipedia, my donations depend on being able to donate to the actual engineers, and not to

by nailer 2y ago

This and I would pay between 10 and 20 USD a year for it. Much like Wikipedia, my donations depend on being able to donate to the actual engineers, and not to unrelated political advocacy.

s_dev 2y ago
Jimmy Wales should really push for a Wikipedia fork of Firefox. People trust Wikimedia Foundation and the entire thing is in line with the goals of Wikimedia who also 'get' web development.
- Yoric 2y ago
  A fork? Getting any momentum behind this might be really hard.
- nailer 2y ago
  [flagged]
  - mystified5016 2y ago
    Dumping computer generated text without even bothering to make a point or conclusion does not add anything to the conversaton. "I can't be bothered to do my own thinking, here's what a computer said"
    - nailer 2y ago
      [flagged]
SAI_Peregrinus 2y ago
> Much like Wikipedia, my donations depend on being able to donate to the actual engineers, and not to unrelated political advocacy. Yep. I even agree with most of the unrelated political advocacy, but I want to be able to donate for that to a different organization.
bruce511 2y ago
Why not $21? Or $30? Or $100? Genuinely curious. I figure it's either worth $0, or hundreds of $. I mean, sooo much whining about privacy and telemetry and ad-blocking but ultimately it's worth the same as a couple cups of coffee? That seems to me to be a root question here. How much is privacy actually worth? The average number in this post seems about $20. So in real terms, nothing at all. And yes, all of this is moot given that you can't donate to Firefox in the first place. Still, for those starting a business, this is a excellent lesson- don't confuse volume with willingness to pay. Just because lots of people shout loudly about the size of their pain, don't just assume they'll pay real money to make it go away.