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Personally try to do what better? Run Mozilla? Make a browser?
by mcpar-land 10mo ago
Personally try to do what better? Run Mozilla? Make a browser?
- smaudet 10mo agoPersonally not support monopolies? If firefox is not working, do you have a solution/alternative?
- Dylan16807 10mo agoAre you trying to say that complaining about Mozilla's mistakes supports monopolies? If yes then that's an unreasonable standard to hold people to. If no then I can't figure out what your comment means.
- smaudet 10mo agoNot at all. To clarify, saying something is "over", without really saying what your plan is, is low effort. "This is a problem, and here is what I/we should do", takes a bit more effort. Firefox is still open source last I checked. You can still contribute, write bugs, write letters to the CEO, etc... I'm only taking issue with tendency people have to throw shade without offering a solution.
- Dylan16807 10mo ago"low effort" is a completely different statement from supporting monopolies. If that's what you actually meant, sure I guess. But it's really hard for a normal person to do much about steering firefox other than helping raise a fuss. Sometimes there isn't "a solution".
- smaudet 10mo agoThere may not be "a solution", but recognizing FUD for what it is, is a part of the "whole" solution. If you don't have something to contribute (like a direction, suggestion, correction), then as they used to say, you are "part of the problem".
- Dylan16807 10mo agoShaming organizations into changing course sometimes works. And even if it's useless that doesn't make it FUD.
- smaudet 10mo agoI think when there's overblown criticism (does not take into account the positive things, seeks only to paint in a negative light), that's pretty clearly FUD. Moreover, when there's a pattern of it occurring, for at least the past 5 years... Not saying that firefox is perfect, I have issues with its project leadership too, but its nowhere near as bad as the (most vocal) critics like to claim.