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by isaacremuant 594 days ago
Problem is that they've told for too long that they didn't want money or people who didn't align with one specific USA political party so I can understand if people don't come rushing in to try and contribute.

It's unfortunate since Firefox is key to an open internet but at some point, they lost their true way and now it's going to take a lot of effort to regain it.
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hulitu 593 days ago
> It's unfortunate since Firefox is key to an open internet

Was. A long time ago. Now it is only an extension of Google ("safe" browsing) used by enthousiasts (who do not want to hear that Mozilla is now an advertising company).

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paulryanrogers 594 days ago
> ...didn't want money or people who didn't align with one specific USA political party...

Was it ever about party? I thought it was more about executives who donated to bigoted causes.

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bigfatkitten 594 days ago
And even then, wasn't it just one guy (who's long gone)?
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isaacremuant 591 days ago
Brendan Eich is a fundamental guy, maybe read his contribution to the space and, I love how you support injustice by trying to downplay the targets of said injustice.
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isaacremuant 591 days ago
Yes. 100% purely about party since that party calls their opponents bigots no matter what. The hypocritical response and blame game after the US elections shows that calling others bigot is projecting more than anything else.
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