Mozilla seems to not be able to do anything good. No matter what decision they take, it will be perceived as a bad one by some vocal segment of the community.

Welp, there goes their consumer trust

Still using it, still enjoying it, not so flimsy and bothurt as many users are...

Jesus christ the entire upper management needs to disappear. It's as if they're deliberately self-sabotaging Mozilla

I've noticed a worrying trend among Firefox fans: too many of them supported this mandatory telemetry for on-device features.

They had never held this position before. Mozilla made a change, and too many fans simply adopted it uncritically.

Personally, I believe everyone should have internal ethical guidelines that aren't mandated by their favorite corporation. Mozilla's recent behavior has been particularly egregious because they push an ethical manifesto on their website and they promise every application they produce upholds them. Hopefully it should be clear to people that Mozilla's stated goals are good because they are good and not simply because they came from Mozilla. If Mozilla updates their principles to suck, then they'll suck. Ethics should not be treated like a religion.

But this blog post is good news. It demonstrates that criticism actually has merit, and that Mozilla can be coerced into rolling back bad changes.

I hope the Firefox fans who adopted Mozilla's silent stance just a couple days ago will rethink their positions and decide not to be so harsh when they see criticism of Mozilla.

Dear internet, I am confused. I don't know how to feel about this rollercoaster of events.

A gentle reminder that the Firefox Binary is no longer open source. It is source-available. You license the binary under their own proprietary Terms of Use, which explicitly grants Mozilla to use your data in a manner they seem fit to "operate Firefox".

They say they are using your data for research purposes but they also say they can modify the license at any time.

Lol, how many times have they done this now? They are obsessed.

It’s clear that Mozilla’s priorities have shifted. The damage is done. I get the same vibe as a frat boy that keeps getting turned down but won’t stop trying until the girl is drunk enough for him to get his way. The ethical reputation of the company is forever tarnished.

I know everyone likes to bash ff, but it's still a great project.

Too late, already switched to Waterfox.

You were supposed to destroy the Sith, not join them!

They got what they needed and left