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submitted 1 month ago by UnH1ng3d@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

I just saw a post complaining about the Mozilla layoffs.

I wanted to point out that the vast majority of their income (over 85% in 2022) is from having Google as the default search engine - Ironically, the anti monopoly lawsuit against Google will end this.

Expect things to get worse.

Please don't assume it was just a cruel choice.

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[-] flux@lemmy.ml 29 points 1 month ago

Where should they be "taking" funding instead?

[-] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 month ago

ideally donations like lots of other FOSS projects

[-] jcg@halubilo.social 11 points 1 month ago

Serious question, is there actually a FOSS project out there at the scale of something like Firefox that survives on only donations?

[-] frozenspinach@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago
[-] odc@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 month ago

VLC also has a company behind it: https://videolabs.io/

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