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Daily Linux & Open Source News - S01E180 - GTA V Online drops Linux, Mozilla kills their mastodon instance

🕑 Added 2024-09-18 08:12:46 +0000 UTC

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Matt Pierce

A lot of the ire is the optics. They announced killing it after introducing on-by-default AI search suggestions and location telemetry going to AccuWeather on new tab. It's that they're killing a project focusing on the open web only moments after introducing "features" that impact user privacy. (Though, knowing Mozilla's track record the extent to which they impact privacy is probably overblown.)

Matt Pierce

Oh jeez - I've been trying to remember "Mozilla Prism" for AGES and it feels like it's been on the top of my tongue for like a year. I just could not remember no matter how much I tried

The Linux Experiment

Yeah, it's really not. Sure, it's annoying to see a "big" non profit drop the fediverse, but let's be honest, it was never going to be used all that much, and it was always going to be a monetary loss for an entity that struggles to make money. Not a problem.

Clint Eschberger

Yeah, it wasn't really being used. I would be willing to bet many of those people, upset, barely even used it.

Matteo Zel

Finally a moderate and relatable opinion on the topic "Mozilla killing mastodon instance", apparently this decision really pisses off people (on Mastodon ofc) and honestly, I can't understand why... It's not a big deal!