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lnxw48a1: From August. #Mozilla and #Google renew $400M search deal for three years. https://www.zdnet.com/article/sources-mozilla-extends-its-google-search-deal/ [www zdnet com]
lnxw48a1's status on Saturday, 31-Oct-2020 12:24:33 EDT
From August. #Mozilla and #Google renew $400M search deal for three years. https://www.zdnet.com/article/sources-mozilla-extends-its-google-search-deal/ [www zdnet com]
lnxw48a1: http://status.hackerposse.com/url/22340 Starts with a comparison of #Firefox market share and the pay of #Mozilla's top executive I did not search for it, but around the time they laid off 1/4 of their workforce, I thought I saw something about some pay reductions for their top management. http://status.hackerposse.com/url/22341 My personal assessment is this: as the browser https://nu.federati.net/notice/3335540
lnxw48a1's status on Wednesday, 23-Sep-2020 21:51:13 EDT
http://status.hackerposse.com/url/22340 Starts with a comparison of #Firefox market share and the pay of #Mozilla's top executive I did not search for it, but around the time they laid off 1/4 of their workforce, I thought I saw something about some pay reductions for their top management. http://status.hackerposse.com/url/22341 My personal assessment is this: as the browser…
lnxw48a1: Just reading an article about #Mozilla's out-of-control administration costs and see some grumbles about #Wikimedia / #Wikipedia there also. http://calpaterson.com/mozilla.html
lnxw48a1's status on Wednesday, 23-Sep-2020 21:27:38 EDT
Just reading an article about #Mozilla's out-of-control administration costs and see some grumbles about #Wikimedia / #Wikipedia there also. http://calpaterson.com/mozilla.html
lnxw48a1: The thought occurs to me that with #Mozilla laying off about 1/4 of its workforce, they may not be able to keep https://ssl-config-mozilla.org/ updated. That would be a tragedy.
lnxw48a1's status on Tuesday, 25-Aug-2020 00:21:42 EDT
The thought occurs to me that with #Mozilla laying off about 1/4 of its workforce, they may not be able to keep https://ssl-config-mozilla.org/ updated. That would be a tragedy.
rozzin: rozzin favorited something by lnxw48a1: Why #Mozilla removed #XUL add-ons from #Firefox http://status.hackerposse.com/url/22074
rozzin's status on Saturday, 22-Aug-2020 15:36:48 EDT
rozzin favorited something by lnxw48a1: Why #Mozilla removed #XUL add-ons from #Firefox http://status.hackerposse.com/url/22074
xrevan86: xrevan86 favorited something by lnxw48a1: Why #Mozilla removed #XUL add-ons from #Firefox https://yoric.github.io/post/why-did-mozilla-remove-xul-addons/
xrevan86's status on Thursday, 20-Aug-2020 17:13:54 EDT
xrevan86 favorited something by lnxw48a1: Why #Mozilla removed #XUL add-ons from #Firefox https://yoric.github.io/post/why-did-mozilla-remove-xul-addons/
lnxw48a1: Why #Mozilla removed #XUL add-ons from #Firefox https://yoric.github.io/post/why-did-mozilla-remove-xul-addons/
lnxw48a1's status on Thursday, 20-Aug-2020 16:59:45 EDT
Why #Mozilla removed #XUL add-ons from #Firefox https://yoric.github.io/post/why-did-mozilla-remove-xul-addons/
lnxw48a1: When I write these things, I’m not trying to condemn #Mozilla. Once their primary funder also became their primary competitor, the handwriting was on the wall. Unless a new fiscal beneficiary suddenly appears or one of these money-making products catches on, their future is bleak. Probably the last hope is to make Firefox code understandable enough that the user community c https://nu.federati.net/notice/3328445
lnxw48a1's status on Tuesday, 11-Aug-2020 16:43:43 EDT
When I write these things, I’m not trying to condemn #Mozilla. Once their primary funder also became their primary competitor, the handwriting was on the wall. Unless a new fiscal beneficiary suddenly appears or one of these money-making products catches on, their future is bleak. Probably the last hope is to make Firefox code understandable enough that the user community c…
lnxw48a1: The decisions that #Mozilla made in their search for more money have not made things better, either. They integrated #Pocket into Firefox and eventually purchased Pocket, but privacy-aware people have always considered Pocket and similar software to be dangerous. Thus, “use Firefox, the privacy-oriented browser” becomes “avoid Firefox unless you turn off their data-collec https://nu.federati.net/notice/3328442
lnxw48a1's status on Tuesday, 11-Aug-2020 16:40:20 EDT
The decisions that #Mozilla made in their search for more money have not made things better, either. They integrated #Pocket into Firefox and eventually purchased Pocket, but privacy-aware people have always considered Pocket and similar software to be dangerous. Thus, “use Firefox, the privacy-oriented browser” becomes “avoid Firefox unless you turn off their data-collec…
lnxw48a1: I think I’ve written this before, but back in their heyday, #Mozilla was flying high, driven by the funds coming from its search deal with #Google. When the GOOG started to cut back and then launched a competing browser, Moz panicked (rightly) because all the high-sounding promises they made were predicated on this huge level of funding that went away. Now that #Firefox hold https://nu.federati.net/notice/3328440
lnxw48a1's status on Tuesday, 11-Aug-2020 16:39:35 EDT
I think I’ve written this before, but back in their heyday, #Mozilla was flying high, driven by the funds coming from its search deal with #Google. When the GOOG started to cut back and then launched a competing browser, Moz panicked (rightly) because all the high-sounding promises they made were predicated on this huge level of funding that went away. Now that #Firefox hold…
lnxw48a1: Looks like #Mozilla is in some trouble. Laid off 1/4 of its workforce—250 people—and is going to focus on revenue-generating projects. https://nu.federati.net/url/273858 [www theverge com]
lnxw48a1's status on Tuesday, 11-Aug-2020 16:30:20 EDT
Looks like #Mozilla is in some trouble. Laid off 1/4 of its workforce—250 people—and is going to focus on revenue-generating projects. https://nu.federati.net/url/273858 [www theverge com]
lnxw48a1: @geniusmusing@nu.federati.net I guess one more possible funding source is creating customized mail clients atop the FOSS version of #Thunderbird, but after the way they failed with #Eudora, I doubt anyone would trust #Mozilla to invest the resources to make such a thing viable.
lnxw48a1's status on Wednesday, 29-Jan-2020 16:17:48 EST
@geniusmusing@nu.federati.net I guess one more possible funding source is creating customized mail clients atop the FOSS version of #Thunderbird, but after the way they failed with #Eudora, I doubt anyone would trust #Mozilla to invest the resources to make such a thing viable.
drak: #MathWorks, the company behind Matlab, has a revenue of around 900 million $ per year. #Mozilla has around 500 million $ per year.
drak's status on Tuesday, 12-Nov-2019 13:51:00 EST
#MathWorks, the company behind Matlab, has a revenue of around 900 million $ per year. #Mozilla has around 500 million $ per year.
rozzin: With the sudden realization that #Enigmail has been able to decrypt #email permanently upon reception for the last 3 years, I'm excited about using #PGP #crypto w/ #Enigmail again! But, oh, just in time for me #Mozilla broke Enigmail in #Debian: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=909000 #ugh
rozzin's status on Friday, 28-Sep-2018 16:37:05 EDT
With the sudden realization that #Enigmail has been able to decrypt #email permanently upon reception for the last 3 years, I'm excited about using #PGP #crypto w/ #Enigmail again! But, oh, just in time for me #Mozilla broke Enigmail in #Debian: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=909000 #ugh
rozzin: Am I the only one who thinks #mozilla's idea that "you don't want [just] 1/4 of your computer's power" used by the browser, that "you want _all of it_" taken for _every page_ sounds... insane? https://www.youtube.com/embed/2RhbYpgVpg0?start=93&end=107
rozzin's status on Tuesday, 27-Mar-2018 15:02:59 EDT
Am I the only one who thinks #mozilla's idea that "you don't want [just] 1/4 of your computer's power" used by the browser, that "you want _all of it_" taken for _every page_ sounds... insane? https://www.youtube.com/embed/2RhbYpgVpg0?start=93&end=107
chimo: RT @mcscx … disappointed to find #Mozilla including unexpected "minimally intrusive questioning" #spyware w/ #Firefox qttr.at/22q4 !privacy #Heartbeat
chimo's status on Thursday, 15-Mar-2018 22:19:28 EDT
RT @mcscx … disappointed to find #Mozilla including unexpected "minimally intrusive questioning" #spyware w/ #Firefox qttr.at/22q4 !privacy #Heartbeat
mcscx: … disappointed to find #Mozilla including unexpected "minimally intrusive questioning" #spyware w/ #Firefox qttr.at/22q4 !privacy #Heartbeat
mcscx's status on Thursday, 15-Mar-2018 19:49:51 EDT
… disappointed to find #Mozilla including unexpected "minimally intrusive questioning" #spyware w/ #Firefox qttr.at/22q4 !privacy #Heartbeat
chimo: RT @zetasyanthis Niiice. #mozilla https://awoo.space/media/4Mt3cKwhE9DenZ9rX1w
chimo's status on Sunday, 30-Jul-2017 12:02:36 EDT
RT @zetasyanthis Niiice. #mozilla https://awoo.space/media/4Mt3cKwhE9DenZ9rX1w
zetasyanthis: Niiice. #mozilla https://awoo.space/media/4Mt3cKwhE9DenZ9rX1w
zetasyanthis's status on Saturday, 29-Jul-2017 18:46:37 EDT
Niiice. #mozilla https://awoo.space/media/4Mt3cKwhE9DenZ9rX1w
chimo: #Mozilla Will Stop Developing And Selling Firefox OS Smartphones: http://tcrn.ch/1SMv8wP
chimo's status on Tuesday, 08-Dec-2015 16:19:06 EST
#Mozilla Will Stop Developing And Selling Firefox OS Smartphones: http://tcrn.ch/1SMv8wP
mmn: #Mozilla removed it from the default end-user settings window, but you can disable #Javascript in about:config
mmn's status on Monday, 10-Aug-2015 16:00:26 EDT
#Mozilla removed it from the default end-user settings window, but you can disable #Javascript in about:config
chimo: #Mozilla Launches A New #Firefox Version Without DRM Support: http://sn.chromic.org/url/184987
chimo's status on Tuesday, 12-May-2015 18:07:37 EDT
#Mozilla Launches A New #Firefox Version Without DRM Support: http://sn.chromic.org/url/184987
rozzin: I remember when #Mozilla was #Debian's #problem-child...: https://www.debian.org/releases/lenny/amd64/release-notes/ch-information.en.html#mozilla-security
rozzin's status on Monday, 23-Feb-2015 00:40:41 EST
I remember when #Mozilla was #Debian's #problem-child...: https://www.debian.org/releases/lenny/amd64/release-notes/ch-information.en.html#mozilla-security
lnxw48: Automated configuration analysis for #Mozilla‘s #TLS guidelines http://url.federati.net/yadA5 !crypto !security
lnxw48's status on Friday, 10-Oct-2014 01:30:58 EDT
Automated configuration analysis for #Mozilla‘s #TLS guidelines http://url.federati.net/yadA5 !crypto !security
lnxw48: RP @mcscx #Mozilla Developer Network: accidental disclosure of 76000 email addresses and 4000 encrypted passwords http://url.federati.net/C-zOc !security
lnxw48's status on Sunday, 03-Aug-2014 12:22:41 EDT
RP @mcscx #Mozilla Developer Network: accidental disclosure of 76000 email addresses and 4000 encrypted passwords http://url.federati.net/C-zOc !security
bobjonkmanformer: I followed a link and read the comments: "Mozilla are not a Free Software organisation. They’re not interested in the philosophy of Free Software. They use Open Source as a development model (an they do so very well) and their actions sometimes align with those of the Free Software movement, but that’s more of a happy accident rather than by design." http://ur1.ca/hbowm #DRM #Mozilla
bobjonkmanformer's status on Thursday, 15-May-2014 23:25:10 EDT
I followed a link and read the comments: "Mozilla are not a Free Software organisation. They’re not interested in the philosophy of Free Software. They use Open Source as a development model (an they do so very well) and their actions sometimes align with those of the Free Software movement, but that’s more of a happy accident rather than by design." http://blog.gerv.net/2014/05/to-serve-users/#comment-41852 #DRM #Mozilla
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eniac: #Mozilla #Thunderbird 24 Is Ready To Squawk http://ur1.ca/fl209 !vivalafederation !statusnet !ufos
eniac's status on Tuesday, 17-Sep-2013 17:13:10 EDT
#Mozilla #Thunderbird 24 Is Ready To Squawk http://ur1.ca/fl209 !vivalafederation !statusnet !ufos
metztli: If using #Mozilla suite, #Firefox (#Iceape, #Iceweasel, respectively, !Debian) &/or #Chromium(Chrome?), no need to open private browsing tab
metztli's status on Sunday, 23-Jun-2013 04:25:57 EDT
If using #Mozilla suite, #Firefox (#Iceape, #Iceweasel, respectively, !Debian) &/or #Chromium(Chrome?), no need to open private browsing tab
dennisgut: !Mozilla Will Debut #Firefox OS in Five Countries in June http://ur1.ca/deixa !fs
dennisgut's status on Tuesday, 16-Apr-2013 05:59:55 EDT
!Mozilla Will Debut #Firefox OS in Five Countries in June http://ur1.ca/deixa !fs
dennisgut: !GNU / !Linux, !Mozilla smartphones likely to hit markets this year http://ur1.ca/d5qly
dennisgut's status on Sunday, 24-Mar-2013 12:19:34 EDT
!GNU / !Linux, !Mozilla smartphones likely to hit markets this year http://ur1.ca/d5qly
metztli: ♺ @LinuxForYou #Mozilla #Firefox 19 Now Available For Download http://bit.ly/VsJO9c Hear that, !GNU/ !Linux !Debian ;-) http://ur1.ca/cuhs1
metztli's status on Tuesday, 19-Feb-2013 05:19:43 EST
♺ @LinuxForYou #Mozilla #Firefox 19 Now Available For Download http://bit.ly/VsJO9c Hear that, !GNU/ !Linux !Debian ;-) http://ur1.ca/cuhs1
evan: It makes me eye-roll when the people who have a platform build on XUL disparage the "XML Utopia". #mozilla
evan's status on Friday, 15-Feb-2013 09:09:00 EST
It makes me eye-roll when the people who have a platform build on XUL disparage the "XML Utopia". #mozilla
jakopalakp: http://crimeraids.com/ Very Sad !svg !aful !fsfstatus !philosophy !haikuos !glbt !ubuntumi !mozilla !cli !facebookfree !argentina
jakopalakp's status on Saturday, 05-Jan-2013 20:54:33 EST
http://crimeraids.com/ Very Sad !svg !aful !fsfstatus !philosophy !haikuos !glbt !ubuntumi !mozilla !cli !facebookfree !argentina
kamuhanyakl: http://butchmorris.com/ from hearth !trueblood !xubuntu !soup !anarchie !freebsd !argentina !facebookfree !cli !mozilla
kamuhanyakl's status on Thursday, 20-Dec-2012 20:19:14 EST
http://butchmorris.com/ from hearth !trueblood !xubuntu !soup !anarchie !freebsd !argentina !facebookfree !cli !mozilla
metztli: #Iceape( #Mozilla) 2.7.11 on !GNU/ !Linux !Debian #Sid scored 338+9 points. How well does your browser support #HTML5? http://html5test.com
metztli's status on Monday, 10-Dec-2012 23:11:47 EST
#Iceape( #Mozilla) 2.7.11 on !GNU/ !Linux !Debian #Sid scored 338+9 points. How well does your browser support #HTML5? http://html5test.com
jikaokui: http://www.platformscreendoors.net/ About me !trueblood !xubuntu !soup !anarchie !freebsd !argentina !facebookfree !cli !mozilla
jikaokui's status on Saturday, 24-Nov-2012 03:48:37 EST
http://www.platformscreendoors.net/ About me !trueblood !xubuntu !soup !anarchie !freebsd !argentina !facebookfree !cli !mozilla
rysiek: Will !Mozilla #Firefox's Messenger support free and decentralized services like !statusnet and !friendica?
rysiek's status on Wednesday, 07-Nov-2012 20:30:47 EST
Will !Mozilla #Firefox's Messenger support free and decentralized services like !statusnet and !friendica?
tanpamuha: http://www.cademocracyact.org/ Im Sick her !svg !aful !fsfstatus !philosophy !haikuos !glbt !ubuntumi !mozilla !cli !facebookfree !argentina
tanpamuha's status on Monday, 05-Nov-2012 07:22:06 EST
http://www.cademocracyact.org/ Im Sick her !svg !aful !fsfstatus !philosophy !haikuos !glbt !ubuntumi !mozilla !cli !facebookfree !argentina
diaaku01: http://msyusgoods.info/ Just Fine here !svg !aful !fsfstatus !philosophy !haikuos !glbt !ubuntumi !mozilla !cli !facebookfree !argentina
diaaku01's status on Friday, 12-Oct-2012 22:48:32 EDT
http://msyusgoods.info/ Just Fine here !svg !aful !fsfstatus !philosophy !haikuos !glbt !ubuntumi !mozilla !cli !facebookfree !argentina
nonenanag: http://ameslongstreet.org/ i miss you hone !svg !aful !fsfstatus !philosophy !haikuos !glbt !ubuntumi !mozilla !cli !facebookfree !argentina
nonenanag's status on Wednesday, 10-Oct-2012 18:12:01 EDT
http://ameslongstreet.org/ i miss you hone !svg !aful !fsfstatus !philosophy !haikuos !glbt !ubuntumi !mozilla !cli !facebookfree !argentina
mudahsangay: http://www.flashymap.com/ want you tu !svg !aful !fsfstatus !philosophy !haikuos !glbt !ubuntumi !mozilla !cli !facebookfree !argentina
mudahsangay's status on Tuesday, 09-Oct-2012 17:13:32 EDT
http://www.flashymap.com/ want you tu !svg !aful !fsfstatus !philosophy !haikuos !glbt !ubuntumi !mozilla !cli !facebookfree !argentina
mungkinkamu: http://workfuzion.net/ just fine here !svg !aful !fsfstatus !philosophy !haikuos !glbt !ubuntumi !mozilla !cli !facebookfree !argentina
mungkinkamu's status on Tuesday, 25-Sep-2012 17:20:05 EDT
http://workfuzion.net/ just fine here !svg !aful !fsfstatus !philosophy !haikuos !glbt !ubuntumi !mozilla !cli !facebookfree !argentina
greve: RT @bogomep Make me run 10 km and support your favorite F(L)OSS team: http://ur1.ca/9yaj8 #mozilla #apache #eclipse #eff #foss #fun
greve's status on Wednesday, 15-Aug-2012 05:48:21 EDT
RT @bogomep Make me run 10 km and support your favorite F(L)OSS team: http://ur1.ca/9yaj8 #mozilla #apache #eclipse #eff #foss #fun
bogomep: Make me run 10 km and support your favorite F(L)OSS team: http://glog.me/makebogorun #mozilla #apache #eclipse #eff #foss #fun
bogomep's status on Wednesday, 15-Aug-2012 05:17:16 EDT
Make me run 10 km and support your favorite F(L)OSS team: http://glog.me/makebogorun #mozilla #apache #eclipse #eff #foss #fun
jpope: RT @mohanpram !firefox pretty much got flash blocker by default http://is.gd/YwTn5d #mozilla
jpope's status on Wednesday, 18-Jul-2012 22:15:37 EDT
RT @mohanpram !firefox pretty much got flash blocker by default http://is.gd/YwTn5d #mozilla
mpr: !firefox pretty much got flash blocker by default http://is.gd/YwTn5d #mozilla
mpr's status on Wednesday, 18-Jul-2012 21:53:03 EDT
!firefox pretty much got flash blocker by default http://is.gd/YwTn5d #mozilla
rysiek: So, when is #Mozilla !Firefox 14 happening for !Debian #Sid / !aptosid? Not pushing, asking. ;)
rysiek's status on Wednesday, 18-Jul-2012 17:22:35 EDT
So, when is #Mozilla !Firefox 14 happening for !Debian #Sid / !aptosid? Not pushing, asking. ;)
haschek: #Mozilla contributor and !CC volunteer Bassel Khartabil is imprisoned in #Syria! http://bit.ly/freebassel #freebassel !FLOSS #f
haschek's status on Thursday, 12-Jul-2012 09:03:03 EDT
#Mozilla contributor and !CC volunteer Bassel Khartabil is imprisoned in #Syria! http://bit.ly/freebassel #freebassel !FLOSS #f