Closing down an instance you chose to run is malicious? If you cannot fully moderate it, it can take your reputation. The labour cost isn't insignificant and is not something they should be focussing on.
No, but to have food shopping budget split amonsts them is illogical.
I read it, just had nothing to add.
For the record, I disagree with the AI funding, CEO pay and pocket stuff. It doesn't make me hate them though. They build the biggest open source alternative to Google dictating standards for web. That's massive. I strongly dislike google for a multitude of reasons and hating a company that challenges that is a strange position to take. If Firefox goes, we're mega fucked.
Maybe place your anger with the actual bad actors in the browser space.
Separate issue entirely. I'm talking specifically about Fediverse investment and why that was the final straw.
I thought the discussion was about that and not a "I hate Mozilla" greatest hits.
You can always throw in that Google fund them and a 10 year old bug that hasn't been resolved if that was your purpose.
I guess ranting can help you feel better, so I hope it helped.
You go shopping without money in your account?
No. It's trying something. If company's get punished for investing and trying something, others won't even try in future. I respect they tried. If I was in charge, I wouldn't have bothered.
Why does it matter that they don't run an instance? Most open source projects do not.
As long as they keep an account on an instance and keep it up to date, this is the main thing.
Hate is a strong emotional decision for a company making an internet browser....
Does it matter that they don't run an instance?
As long as they have accounts and keep them up to date, that is the main thing.
How many open source projects actually run and moderate instances?
Don't need them. Halifax has online banking in a browser. When they merged with Lloyd's, they moved systems so I'm assuming it's the same for Lloyd's.
I personally would go with the previous model, and the A version. When 7 came out, I got a 6A for £299 new. Wouldn't spend much more unless I had to.
So how does not running a virtual soapbox that is niche and most do not care about affect the public's ability to participate in the internet from where they are?
I'm not sure if you didn't understand the point or are cherry picking words to satiate your feelings?