roadrunner_ex@lemmy.ca to Programming@programming.devEnglish · 11 个月前Firefox has moved onto Githubgithub.comexternal-linkmessage-square37linkfedilinkarrow-up1126arrow-down111cross-posted to: firefox@lemmy.world
arrow-up1115arrow-down1external-linkFirefox has moved onto Githubgithub.comroadrunner_ex@lemmy.ca to Programming@programming.devEnglish · 11 个月前message-square37linkfedilinkcross-posted to: firefox@lemmy.world
minus-squaresuburban_hillbilly@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19arrow-down1·11 个月前I would guess Mozilla is making plans for what happens when Chrome is sold. Now that Firefox has proven to be an inadequate antitrust shield for Chrome, there is no longer any reason for Google to continue funding them.
minus-squarestinky@redlemmy.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 个月前how does moving to github help them if chrome is sold?
minus-squareilinamorato@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·11 个月前I’m not the OP, but it’s probably easier to get (free) community contributions on Github than on any other spot. Or it’s to make it easier to fork, in case Mozilla goes out of business.
minus-squareesa@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 个月前It’s also likely a bit of cost-benefit analysis for self-hosting vs using a managed service. Codeberg would be more in line with Mozilla’s ideals IMO, but GitHub is a pragmatic choice anyway.
minus-squareilinamorato@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 个月前Yeah, I don’t love that they’re on a Microsoft service, but GitHub is not their worst product.
I would guess Mozilla is making plans for what happens when Chrome is sold. Now that Firefox has proven to be an inadequate antitrust shield for Chrome, there is no longer any reason for Google to continue funding them.
how does moving to github help them if chrome is sold?
I’m not the OP, but it’s probably easier to get (free) community contributions on Github than on any other spot.
Or it’s to make it easier to fork, in case Mozilla goes out of business.
It’s also likely a bit of cost-benefit analysis for self-hosting vs using a managed service.
Codeberg would be more in line with Mozilla’s ideals IMO, but GitHub is a pragmatic choice anyway.
Yeah, I don’t love that they’re on a Microsoft service, but GitHub is not their worst product.