I just hope this makes the outraged people quiet for a while. This is a clear apology and Mozilla seems to have learned the lesson. Let’s now show some love and support for this powerful open-source organization.
Also, hadn't they already learned the lesson with Pocket?
We must forgive them and stop being so negative. They've made their apology. If _this specific_ thing happens again then I'll join you with some pitch forks.
To be so negative and full of hate isn't healthy for anyone.
In the context of the last big "good guys" entity in a sector where technical understanding is key, this might make it even worse. User trust is the single thing the browser ecosystem boils down to.
I don't think you're accurate in identifying hate as the catalyst for this issue -- I'd go with concern. And seeing one's concerns handled with such thoughtlessness does foster negativity.
We care because we know FF is the best mainstream pick when it comes to privacy and user rights, and seeing Mozilla go down that route reminds us that we're very easily screwed.
What lesson they learn from this remains to be seen, based on what steps they take to prevent this happening again. The fact that any "lessons learned" from the Pocket debacle weren't enough to prevent this (IMO even more egregious) case doesn't speak very well to Mozilla managements ability to learn from their mistakes.
I hold Mozilla to a very high standard compared to pretty much any other tech organization, I care deeply about FireFox, Rust, Servo and the technical work Mozilla does, but they need to be held to account when they take actions that violate our shared values.
It's a sad day when I now have more trust in Apple and Safari than I do in Mozilla and Firefox.