warmaster@lemmy.world to Open Source@lemmy.mlEnglish · 6 days agoMozilla Say Google Search Deal Vital to Firefox's Survivalwww.omgubuntu.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square74fedilinkarrow-up1223
arrow-up1223external-linkMozilla Say Google Search Deal Vital to Firefox's Survivalwww.omgubuntu.co.ukwarmaster@lemmy.world to Open Source@lemmy.mlEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square74fedilink
minus-squareGeodad@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·6 days agoWhy can’t they just use the Wikipedia model? That should bring in enough to cover development and operating costs.
minus-squareAdalast@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up22·5 days agoBecause a browser is several orders of magnitudee more complex than a website.
minus-squaretoastmeister@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up6·5 days agoWikimedia is even using php still. Firefox created Rust I believe, in order to advance.
minus-squaredenshi@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 days agoRust was originally created by a Mozilla dev as a hobby project. Also, the Mozilla rust team was fired in 2020 during a “restructuring”.
Why can’t they just use the Wikipedia model? That should bring in enough to cover development and operating costs.
Because a browser is several orders of magnitudee more complex than a website.
Wikimedia is even using php still. Firefox created Rust I believe, in order to advance.
Rust was originally created by a Mozilla dev as a hobby project. Also, the Mozilla rust team was fired in 2020 during a “restructuring”.
Ah weird.