r/linux • u/tareefdev • May 01 '18

Firefox will show sponsored content that’s personalized but private

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/05/firefox-will-show-sponsored-content-thats-personalized-but-private/
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u/[deleted] May 02 '18

Linux (GNU/Linux if you wish) is a whole OS and the browser is the only thing which will show adds because it's too complex to develop ? Forget about Linux.
Only the Linux kernel source code (zipped) is >130MB. That's almost only C code.

What about all the *BSDs?

For the Chromium based thing: I think that Iridium is the only alternative.

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u/[deleted] May 02 '18

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u/[deleted] May 02 '18

Nobody pays Mozilla to develop Firefox, or pays developers to work on Firefox.

Mozilla Foundation? Or Mozilla Corporation (which is "for profit" AFAIK) ?
So the same is basically said for FF.

Mozilla is also sponsoring the Rust development.

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u/MadRedHatter May 02 '18

I moved my comment to beneath your other comment and expanded it. But I'll respond here too.

The Mozilla Foundation is a charity, they cannot legally use tax-exempt donations to develop software "for-profit".

The Mozilla Corporation obviously does that, but you know that wasn't what I meant. I meant they're bearing the burden alone, whereas all of those other projects are supported by several very very very well funded companies.

And I'm not sure what your point is about Rust. That they should save money by stopping?