Thunderbird and Firefox are developed by separate companies (both under the Mozilla Foundation). Thunderbird is funded through donations. Firefox is funded through (among other sources, such as Pocket and advertisements) the Google search deal. As far as I know it’s not legally feasible (or even possible) for the Firefox money to go to Thunderbird or vice versa.
I’d need to be able to choose a non-US server too. And even then, all the major tech firms breached EU laws by later transferring data back to the US. But if I had to trust an American company Mozilla would be among the better choices.
They’re looking for a sustainable revenue stream because the Google subsidy is bound to dry up.
They make a significant cut of their money through their portfolio
Thunderbird and Firefox are developed by separate companies (both under the Mozilla Foundation). Thunderbird is funded through donations. Firefox is funded through (among other sources, such as Pocket and advertisements) the Google search deal. As far as I know it’s not legally feasible (or even possible) for the Firefox money to go to Thunderbird or vice versa.
if they manage to make it an actual good product and also not host it in the US, they might even be able to pull it off
They are thinking of having the user choose the juridiction. So far their testing is hosted in the EU apparently.
Just be Proton without the support for fascism. Easy.
Huh? What did I miss
isnt the proton ceo praising trump publicly?
Congratulated him on day 1, I don’t think said anything since
which means its ok for you. I cant follow
deleted by creator
I’d need to be able to choose a non-US server too. And even then, all the major tech firms breached EU laws by later transferring data back to the US. But if I had to trust an American company Mozilla would be among the better choices.
Isn’t Mozilla a US company?
Somehow I don’t see them leaving the place where they do business
Article says revenue from this won’t fund firefox.