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    warmaster@lemmy.world to Open Source@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months ago

    Mozilla Say Google Search Deal Vital to Firefox's Survival

    www.omgubuntu.co.uk

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    Mozilla Say Google Search Deal Vital to Firefox's Survival

    www.omgubuntu.co.uk

    warmaster@lemmy.world to Open Source@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months ago
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    Google's search deal with Mozilla is such a sizeable portion of its overall income that without it, Firefox would struggle to compete - or even survive,
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      Imagine how much open source software could be developed for $500 million/year. What the fuck has firefox done?

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        They’ve paid their CEO.

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        500 million would pay for almost 5000 full time developers.

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          Fuck developers, we need more “leadership”

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        Try to get MORE money so that they can pay their CEO.

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