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[–] IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 day ago (2 children)

500M probably could buy that, but what would that cost look like in comparison with using GitHub? When you are on a fixed income, making decisions based purely on philosophy becomes a luxury.

[–] danielquinn@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 day ago

They could have opted for Codeberg for example and made a public donation to the project of a few hundred dollars a month. Instead, they opted for funnelling more power and support into a terrible company.

[–] punksnotdead@slrpnk.net 1 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

Where has this narrative that Mozzila is poor come from?

They can afford to make this decision based on philosophy.

They're not Apple rich, but they're not struggling for money. They would just rather give it to their executives than use it wisely