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by sroussey 1112 days ago
True, but there was a high barrier to entry to just install it. And for a long time there was little else you could use.

On the other hand, it was free and more important to get people to use it and be more productive then generate revenue.

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Not criticizing Firebug, aboslutely. Just speaking to the challenges of trying to run on individual donations.