Bryan, It was good of you to respond on this thread.
However, you completely neglected to address even a single one of the core complaints raised on this thread, such as those about the Pocket ToS (not their privacy policy), the loss of the extension, the integration of proprietary services as opposed to published, open APIs, the conflict with the Mozilla Manifesto, etc. Your message nearly reads as a press release, filtered through a PR department, devoid of any mention of the actual controversy. What are we--the community of Firefox users, many of whom have used Firefox for longer than most of Mozilla's employees have worked there--left to think? It feels like Mozilla is becoming less interested in its community and its stated mission. This concerns me as an "Internet citizen," considering Mozilla's historical roles in advocating for a free and open Internet. It also concerns me as a user of software which seems less user-focused than ever. I feel the need to prepare for a departure from Firefox, looking toward more user-focused web browser projects. I am beginning to wonder if Mozilla has become too big for its own good. Is Mozilla now an end unto itself? Are Mozilla's leaders beginning to feel pressure to make deals to simply survive? Is it time for Mozilla to downsize? Does it need to be split up into separate organizations? Should Firefox be tied to other projects like the Firefox OS and mobile projects? Is Firefox being used as a kind of "cash cow" to fund these other projects? I don't know what's really going on behind the scenes, but it's starting to look that way. _______________________________________________ governance mailing list governance@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/governance
