We can cross that bridge when we get to it. In the mean time, we have alternatives. Even in a worst case scenario, Mozilla can coast for a while without more Google bucks.
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nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 2 days agoBut where does libre wolf go if Mozilla vanishes?
LWD@lemm.ee 2 days ago
Nindelofocho@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Its open source no? I dont imagine the fork would just up and disappear either
chaosCruiser@futurology.today 2 days ago
It won’t disappear, but the version number will be frozen. I kinda prefer to have security updates on a regular basis.
hanke@feddit.nu 2 days ago
The development of Firefox would vanish and Firefox would slowly become outdated, insecure and unusable.
Unless the LibreWolf team has the resources to do all the maintenance of Firefox plus the LibreWolf specific work they already do, LibreWolf will be just as bad off as FireFox.
Firefox and all their derivatives like LibreWolf will deteriorate and become unusable unless someone magically swoops in and picks up Mozillas’ slack.
anachrohack@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Probably not but it would probably fall behind chromium based projects without corporate sponsorship of its core rendering engine and javascript runtime.