• 2910000@lemmy.world
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    17 hours ago

    Mozilla should fire their non-technical staff, strongly make the case for how they’re fighting for a free and open internet, and use a subscription model for Firefox to pay the bills

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        12 hours ago

        Patreon and Wikipedia are things people pay for that they can get for free. I have long wanted a way to directly find Firefox development and sustainability.

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        14 hours ago

        Enough internet users are familiar with the adage “if a product is free, you are the product”, through personal experience

        I’d be OK with paying for Firefox if it meant that it was stripped of all association with advertisers. And presumably, if Mozilla were freed from that association, they’d be able to make a stronger case for how they’re protecting a free internet