[WorldWideWayne]

I'd rather Mozilla didn't just add third-party components via a silent update, without even giving me a choice.

I didn't complain, I didn't criticize...I simply uninstalled Firefox.

Lots of people use lots of extensions on a daily basis, but they don't give preferential treatment to those extensions. I am trusting Mozilla less and less and I'm not going to complain very loudly about it - but I am just going to leave.

[soapdog]

I completely agree with using what feels comfortable with ones values and ideals. Can you tell me what browser you moved to?

One thing that we can talk about is that Mozilla is the single browser vendor working in the open. The source code, the development process, the roadmap and teams are all open. You can be a part of the development process and help make the Firefox you want.

The cool thing about the Web is that we can all be makers in this medium. Our collective strength and will can do amazing things when we work together. If you moved to a closed source browser or to some browser where the development is not that open, then, why not move back and help make it better?

[Mithaldu]

> You can be a part of the development process and help make the Firefox you want.

In theory. In practice you get white-knighted to death by people who don't even read to the half-way point of your email.

You're falling prey to the open source fairy tale of "everything is open so you can make it what you want!", which leaves out the part: "but many things you might want can only become reality if you're willing to sacrifice years of your life, and they'll only usefully be available to yourself, thanks to open source ALSO having politics".