[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".