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Cooperative ownership for all businesses too!
Firefox is developed in the open and accepts outside contributions already. The only thing this is adding is a paid membership.
A paid membership to vote on changes and additions to the program. I think that would be pretty beneficial honestly.
So instead of a free vote you only get a paid vote?
Is there a free vote now? Have I somehow missed this?
Sure but those contributors don’t have a functional role in managing the project. This idea seems clearly distinct from the status quo.
Don’t need a co-op for that. Just fork it and make the changes.
True, you can. But for people who may not have the skill or time but still value the browser, I think it isn’t a bad idea. Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good.
Then pay someone who does have the time and skill to fork it and make the change you want.