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Mozilla Foundation lays off 30% staff, drops advocacy division (techcrunch.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by LWD@lemm.ee to c/firefox@lemmy.ml

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[–] Atemu@lemmy.ml 60 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

the idea of putting people before profit feels increasingly radical

What. The. Fuck.

[–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Probably because of the ad corp they bought

[–] Atemu@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 weeks ago

Nah it's not news that their ethos has been fading away for a long time now and that Mozilla just really isn't what it used to be a decade ago.

[–] Ephera@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This is the Mozilla Foundation. They're legally a non-profit, so this isn't supposed to mean that they're reconsidering their stance. They can't do that. It's rather just them saying "shit's hard, yo".

[–] Mubelotix@jlai.lu 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The wikimedia foundation as a nice fraction of a billion dollars in stocks in order to not rely on donations

[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Yes but the for-profit Mozilla corporation will selfishly maintain control of the golden goose to the bitter end, even if they destroy it. They offer no value without Firefox and they know it.