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[–] 60 points 2 years ago (8 children)

I don't understand why everyone wants to jump ship to a whole new browser, when the governance of a browser is the real issue to solve regardless of which browser is supported. A good stewardship model has to be established by people of integrity, technical skill, and funding. From there forking making a hard fork of Firefox is way cheaper and easier than trying to invest in one that's not even finished.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    Because they want to. What other reason would one need?

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  • [–] 26 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Okay, you do you. But it still doesn't make sense to try to rally everyone else behind a whole new unfinished browser, when an otherwise very good one just needs new leadership.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    i do not control mozilla leadership or their mishandling my data. the most influence i can exert as an individual is by not being a willing participant to their mischief. i'll be happy to come back if the leadership changes and i get some guarantees.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Absolutely untrue. Firefox is entirely open-source. Forks of it already exist. The only thing that's needed is for people who are willing and capable, to create a more dedicated stewardship model and the rest of us to get behind the hard fork they release. This is exactly the kind of thing software freedom is meant to allow us to do.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    It is a debatable point which would be easier:

    1 - get Ladybird to the point it is competitive

    2 - establish a viable and popular alternative dev and governance infrastructure capable of stewarding and evolving Firefox

    The fact that people want to try option one is far from crazy.

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