cm0002@lemmy.world to Opensource@programming.dev · 19 days agoMozilla Say Google Search Deal Vital to Firefox's Survivalwww.omgubuntu.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up130
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minus-squareColloidal@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·edit-219 days agoNah, it’s vital for the CEO’s pay. Firefox can survive on its own just fine. Perhaps even better.
minus-squareFizzyOrange@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·17 days agoIt’s 75% of their income. Definitely obscene CEO salary but it’s still true that Mozilla would die without this deal.
minus-squareColloidal@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·17 days agoYou said it right. Mozilla would die, not Firefox.
minus-squareFizzyOrange@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·17 days agoNo, Firefox would die too. Or at least it would become completely irrelevant. The open source community doesn’t have enough manpower to maintain a browser engine.
minus-squareColloidal@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·16 days agoWe’ll just agree to disagree.
Nah, it’s vital for the CEO’s pay. Firefox can survive on its own just fine. Perhaps even better.
It’s 75% of their income. Definitely obscene CEO salary but it’s still true that Mozilla would die without this deal.
You said it right. Mozilla would die, not Firefox.
No, Firefox would die too. Or at least it would become completely irrelevant.
The open source community doesn’t have enough manpower to maintain a browser engine.
We’ll just agree to disagree.