On 18/06/2015 18:39, Fred Wenzel wrote: > I'll mention that "voting with your feet" doesn't have to mean choosing a > different browser in this context. Merely not using Pocket will suffice. > > You can, after all, right click that button and choose to remove it from > the menu bar without ever having sent so much as a single byte towards > Pocket's servers. > > Usage numbers across the user base (vocal and silent users) will guide > future decisions regarding this and most other feathers.
Let me bring a dinosaur's point of view (more than 15 years old mozillian), a FOSS developer's point of view (BlueGriffon) and a user's point of view: 1. I am using Pocket at least 50 times a day, and I find it fast, reliable, and often better than other solutions including ones available inside other browsers. I am rather happy it's integrated to FF. 2. all the people around me (not developers) use it all the time 3. I'm not afraid at all but yes, I'm a geek and able to protect my data if I need it 4. I removed the Pocket button from the toolbar in seconds 5. I have shown all people around me how to do the same 6. I trust Mozilla to make the right decision if, in the future, Pocket does something that is not in line with users' interests. 7. yes, I think integrating a commercial product is not the best thing ever in the FF world but, after observing Pocket, certainly not the worst thing ever in the current case 8. yes, the plusses of Pocket easily balance the minusses of Pocket, from a user's perspective 9. I think FF has much more important issues on its radar. Its user base is decreasing and integrating Pocket was an absolute must, from a strategic point of view. In summary, not such a big deal. My opinion only, of course. </Daniel> _______________________________________________ governance mailing list governance@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/governance
