It seems like they still have no clue how lucky they are to have the Rust Programming Language and yet they still really cannot create any revenue outside of their contract with Google. Without it, Mozilla would cease to exist.
That's the actual reality of open-source. It is funded by the same companies that oppose privacy - contradicting Mozilla's mission.
And I routinely placed in track races when I was a teenager, but funny how that doesn't help me with running as a middle aged overweight guy.
I love the Mozilla mission, and worked at Mozilla for several years as both an IC and Manager, but the current Mozilla leadership, and Mozilla fan base need to stop pining for the old days, and figure out a clear, sustainable path forward.
I don't think there is anything wrong with Mozilla earning money through their Google contract, but if the Mozilla mission is going to persist beyond the short term, they desperately need both revenue diversification, and a new, high-impact project that will buy them relevance in a market where the influence that Firefox has is waning.
Although this is a bit of a downer comment, I really do believe that is important that they are successful in this, and winding down investment in low-impact, low-relevance projects like WebThings in a way that preserves them for the community is a great step forward.
It seems like they still have no clue how lucky they are to have the Rust Programming Language and yet they still really cannot create any revenue outside of their contract with Google. Without it, Mozilla would cease to exist.
That's the actual reality of open-source. It is funded by the same companies that oppose privacy - contradicting Mozilla's mission.