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Is there a back story available? I'd be interested in knowing what compelled a developer to abandon Firefox, but this post is nothing more than a rant, lacking

Is there a back story available? I'd be interested in knowing what compelled a developer to abandon Firefox, but this post is nothing more than a rant, lacking both explanation and evidence.

icebraining 14y ago
Agreed. And taking down the addons without so much as leaving open the possibility of someone else continuing the work seems like a crappy move towards his own users.
- nuttendorfer 14y ago
  >As I do not wish to encourage anyone to use Mozilla's products at this time, I will not be hosting or providing these extensions to anyone. He really does not want to promote Mozilla products. I think that really shows how much he despises Mozilla (currently).
- patio11 14y ago
  Note: this is a comment by someone who does not even use a particular free thing about what that free thing's creator owes him, justified purely by that thing having once been available for free. Have I mentioned "charge more" recently?
  - icebraining 14y ago
    Owe is a strong word (if I felt like he owe me, I'd contact him), but as a former developer of a Firefox addon and other free stuff, yes, I felt like I owed them at least not purposely taking it away when I stopped developing it. I feel it's a matter of having respect for the people who rated, promoted and even just used your addons. Monetary transactions aren't everything in life, and it's not like it costs him anything just leaving the addons alone hosted on AMO. EDIT: Oh, and I'm pretty sure he didn't pay Mozilla anything, but he still felt like they owed him for, among other things, promoting Firefox. You know, like people did for his own addons.
rfugger 14y ago
His link to contact Mozilla is an email to the AMO editors, who approve addons based on performance, security, etc. I'd guess they wouldn't approve his addons for some reason, and he thought their criticisms were unreasonable.

Is there a back story available? I'd be interested in knowing what compelled a developer to abandon Firefox, but this post is nothing more than a rant, lacking both explanation and evidence.

icebraining 14y ago

Agreed. And taking down the addons without so much as leaving open the possibility of someone else continuing the work seems like a crappy move towards his own users.

nuttendorfer 14y ago
>As I do not wish to encourage anyone to use Mozilla's products at this time, I will not be hosting or providing these extensions to anyone. He really does not want to promote Mozilla products. I think that really shows how much he despises Mozilla (currently).
patio11 14y ago
Note: this is a comment by someone who does not even use a particular free thing about what that free thing's creator owes him, justified purely by that thing having once been available for free. Have I mentioned "charge more" recently?
- icebraining 14y ago
  Owe is a strong word (if I felt like he owe me, I'd contact him), but as a former developer of a Firefox addon and other free stuff, yes, I felt like I owed them at least not purposely taking it away when I stopped developing it. I feel it's a matter of having respect for the people who rated, promoted and even just used your addons. Monetary transactions aren't everything in life, and it's not like it costs him anything just leaving the addons alone hosted on AMO. EDIT: Oh, and I'm pretty sure he didn't pay Mozilla anything, but he still felt like they owed him for, among other things, promoting Firefox. You know, like people did for his own addons.

rfugger 14y ago

His link to contact Mozilla is an email to the AMO editors, who approve addons based on performance, security, etc. I'd guess they wouldn't approve his addons for some reason, and he thought their criticisms were unreasonable.