Tell Mozilla: it's time to ditch Google

Link: https://mozillapetition.com/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43340948

#mozilla #google

As promised, here is an interview with @ryanleesipes from #Thunderbird, on the whole #Mozilla and #Firefox terms of use situation.

We talk about why this had to happen, how Thunderbird will handle their own Terms of Use, what's happening at Mozilla, and what's changing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctg5QzSt5tg

I’ve been contacted by someone close to the #Mozilla story. They’ll gather some more info and we’ll record an interview to shed light on how this came to be, and what’s being done to try and improve things at Mozilla from the inside.

Stay tuned!

Quick, less edited video to talk about the #Mozilla and #Firefox issue with their recent terms of use, and lackluster explanations:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rc96ISKh2OM

Mozilla rewrites Firefox's Terms of Use after user backlash

Link: https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/03/mozilla-rewrites-firefoxs-terms-of-use-after-user-backlash/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43251762

#firefox #mozilla

Trust in Firefox and Mozilla Is Gone – Let's Talk Alternatives

Link: https://boilingsteam.com/poll-trust-in-firefox-mozilla-is-gone/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43229378

#firefox #mozilla

Mozilla CEO made around 7 million USD last year, but hosting bills are pending. Now, they updated the ToS, and you can't watch p0rn, or your data will be sold, or they no longer care about the orignal mission, etc. Once again, we see C-suits lose their grip on reality. As long as they are getting paid in millions, software projects can go to /dev/null. It is like they want to ruin the project on purpose. There is no other explanation I can think of. Can you?

#opensource #firefox #mozilla

Mozilla flamed by Firefox fans after reneging on promises to not sell their data

Link: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/02/mozilla_introduces_terms_of_use/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43229668

#firefox #mozilla

What, if anything, should I do about using Mozilla's Firefox

Link: https://neilzone.co.uk/2025/03/what-if-anything-should-i-do-about-using-mozillas-firefox/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43229267

#firefox #mozilla

Mozilla site down due to "overdue hosting payments"

Link: https://linuxmom.net/@vkc/114089626244932902
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43226089

#mozilla

https://blog.mozilla.org/en/products/firefox/update-on-terms-of-use/

An Update on Mozilla's Terms of Use for Firefox

Link: https://blog.mozilla.org/en/products/firefox/update-on-terms-of-use/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43213612

#firefox #mozilla

I can't blame a single person for switching to a #Firefox fork today (or last month!). I may do so myself.

But just remember that those forks exist because of the hard work of engineers at #Mozilla (in spite of the continual idiocy of the management).

If Mozilla folds tomorrow, what happens to the forks?

Maybe someone with deep pockets like the Linux Foundation will step up and continue maintaining Firefox and keeping it up-to-date with current web "standards" (sarcastic laugh)?

It's not a good day for the free and open web. :(

A Comment on Mozilla's Policy Changes

Link: https://www.waterfox.net/blog/a-comment-on-mozilla-changes/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43204376

#mozilla

Mozilla deletes promise to never sell Firefox data

Link: https://twitter.com/LundukeJournal/status/1895249805338886591
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43203096

#firefox #mozilla

Mozilla introduces a Terms of Use agreement for Firefox

Link: https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/information-about-the-new-terms-of-use-and-updated-privacy/m-p/87735#M33600
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43201869

#firefox #mozilla

Mozilla owns "information you input through Firefox"

Link: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/about/legal/terms/firefox/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43200065

#firefox #mozilla

Mozilla's New Terms of Use Are Out of Step with Firefox's Direct Competition

Link: https://www.quippd.com/writing/2025/02/26/mozillas-new-terms-of-use-are-out-of-step-with-firefoxs-direct-competition.html
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43194536

#firefox #mozilla

PSA: I have happily been using Librewolf (a privacy focused non-Mozilla fork of Firefox) for almost a year. Better defaults, user-hostile fuckery removed.

Try it!

https://librewolf.net/

#mozilla #firefox #librewolf

A Brief History of Code Signing at Mozilla

Link: https://hearsum.ca/posts/history-of-code-signing-at-mozilla/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42975436

#mozilla

Orbit. Mozilla's AI Assistant for Firefox

Link: https://orbitbymozilla.com/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42555440

#firefox #mozilla