Subnostr

I'm curious how you feel about Mozilla.

Mozilla's goal of an open internet is imo a very important one. Firefox receives donations from Google to make it the default search engine on their browser and has for many years.

In the beginning Google was chasing Firefox, now Chrome is by far the #1 browser, and google search the #1 search engine by far. I believe these donations continue more because Google does not want to seem like the monopoly it is than Firefox being in bed with them.

In short, Firefox is the only open source browser that has ever made it to the top 3. I believe we can't let it fail. We must support Mozilla. Open AI is not open. I am excited about the prospect of a Mozilla open source AI.

I use Librewolf (hardened Firefox) & Tor (a modified version of Firefox). Mullvad browser is hardened Firefox. Without Mozilla the internet would be a very shitty place.

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nobody 2y ago

I deeply appreciate your thoughtful and in-depth answer to what I will admit was a very lazily asked question. My question was intentionally vague, because I know this can be a very inflammatory issue on the Internet.

I agree on the issue of an open web. Whole heartedly. I spent my young adult years protesting for net-neutrality, and fighting SOPA.

I have seen some very concerning things out of Mozilla concerning free-speech issues and moderation. This places me in a moral quandary because I am what would be considered a free-speech absolutist.

I have also been very disturbed at certain reports about the wages taken by the C-suite at Mozilla, their funding sources (and hey, I get that nobody wants to actually pony up for FOSS software - I do try to be part of the solution).

I knew from previous conversations that you would have carefully evaluated your support for a product, and I was curious what your personal reasons for staying a supporter were. Thank you again for your most excellent response, and the gift of your time to answer a very vague question.

Ava 2y ago

I hear you, you raise some very important concerns, and yes I do carefully evaluate my support for products. I'm happy to hear that comes across. Thank you for your kind words 💜