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> * Made the donations go directly to funding the browser development. Right now I don't know if it even possible to donate purely just to browser development
by cge 1y ago
> * Made the donations go directly to funding the browser development. Right now I don't know if it even possible to donate purely just to browser development
The problem goes beyond them making it impossible to donate purely to browser development: they have arranged their structure such that you cannot donate to browser development at all. The Mozilla Corporation develops Firefox; it is a for-profit subsidiary of the Mozilla Foundation, and donations to the foundation can't be used for the for-profit browser development subsidiary at all.
They've built their entire legal structure around reliance on Google's payments.
- einsteinx2 1y agoYeah it’s super frustrating. I donate $50/mo to Ladybird development and would do the same for Firefox tomorrow if they gave me any way to actually do it. I have no interest in funding their foundation initiatives.
- pseudalopex 1y agoFew for profit companies accept donations. The compliance costs exceed the expected revenue. You can fund Mozilla Coporation by paying for Mozilla VPN, Mozilla Monitor, Firefox Relay, or MDN Plus.