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> Firefox’s underlying Gecko browser engine is “the only browser engine that is held not by Big Tech but by a nonprofit,” If Firefox is doomed without Google m
by JohnFen 2y ago
> Firefox’s underlying Gecko browser engine is “the only browser engine that is held not by Big Tech but by a nonprofit,”
If Firefox is doomed without Google money, then isn't it effectively held by Google? At arm's length, sure, but as Mozilla is currently demonstrating, Google could demand pretty much anything they want regarding Firefox and there's nothing Mozilla could do about it.
- HelloUsername 2y ago> If Firefox is doomed without Google money, then isn't it effectively held by Google? What about Firefox forks? Waterfox, LibreWolf, Pale Moon, Zen, etc? And isn't Gecko FOSS? https://wiki.mozilla.org/MPL_Upgrade https://wiki.mozilla.org/MPL_Upgrade
- JohnFen 2y agoYes, there are alternatives! I'm talking about Firefox specifically here.