Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://greennuclear.online/@collectifission" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>collectifission</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@jeffmcneill" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>jeffmcneill</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@alberto" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>alberto</span></a></span> the problem is that <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mozilla</span></a> failed to use their past <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UncoditionalIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UncoditionalIncome</span></a>"</em> or rather <em>absurdly good <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> deal</em> in any meaningful and sustainable way.</p><ul><li>And if the relationship were to change from <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FLOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FLOSS</span></a> like free beer!"</em> to a <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/transactional" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>transactional</span></a>"</em> one I'd certainly expect them to not just <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DoBetter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DoBetter</span></a>, but have more <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>transparency</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/accountability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>accountability</span></a> and stop their <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Enshittification</span></a>!</li></ul><p>Which is why I want <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.cc/@Mozilla" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Mozilla</span></a></span> / <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@mozilla_support" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mozilla_support</span></a></span> to hand over <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Firefox</span></a> to <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@torproject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>torproject</span></a></span> and make <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TorBrowser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TorBrowser</span></a> it's <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/upstream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>upstream</span></a>.</p><ul><li><p>Obviously the best option would be for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mozilla</span></a> to become like a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/nonprofit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nonprofit</span></a> (<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/eV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eV</span></a>) or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/cooperative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cooperative</span></a> (<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/eG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eG</span></a>) where they have to actually <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/audit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>audit</span></a> their finances (in the case of cooperatives, by an accredited external auditor) to enshure they ain't wasting huge amounts of money.</p></li><li><p>Cuz even if everyone there makes $200k a year (obviously they don't) that's still $300M that had to go somewhere.</p></li></ul><p>And even if we assume they blow another $100M on equipment, hosting, sponsorships and other expenses that's still $200M unaccounted for.</p><ul><li>I'd be willing to pay for a good browser, I really would, but that also entails said <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>funding</span></a> to go somewhere useful as per the interest of those funding.</li></ul><p>Anything else is a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/donation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>donation</span></a>.</p>