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Let me pay for Firefox

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gr4vityWall ◴[] No.44549048[source]
I used to want to donate to Mozilla Foundation, but I've long lost any hope that the corporation would spend that money in a way that makes sense to me. The pessimist on me would expect donated money to be spent on more built-in "campaigns", "studies" or ads. Or maybe a bonus for their executives.

I just want Firefox to be faster. I'm donating to Floorp (a Firefox fork), at least they seem focused on making the browser better.

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hengheng ◴[] No.44549438[source]
There is a sad parallel to Wikimedia Foundation, rooted in the same argument: We don't know the correct price. These entities are effectively monopolies with no competitors, and there is no public negotiation on what the annual budget of these entities should be.

So once they get away with nag screens on the world's biggest billboards, CEO pay is suddenly 'justified'.

But that illusion only works when there is zero oversight.

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sealeck ◴[] No.44549822[source]
> But that illusion only works when there is zero oversight.

Certainly when it comes to Wikipedia: there is oversight. I know people don't like the fact that Wikipedia spends money on things other than server racks, but spending money on developing the community is a pretty legitimate thing to do! How else can you maintain such an encylopedia? You need to attract knowledgeable people to write and review articles!

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1. Levitz ◴[] No.44550320[source]
The exact same way it always worked.

It's also obscenely disingenuous to ask for donations like they do with this current model. Downright insulting.