Note that under both proposed systems, the icon of Firefox-the-browser would remain the same. The "Gitlab-like" vulpine logo would be that of Mozilla, whose logo is the "://" thing right now.
I appreciate thoughtful design, but IMO the frequency of redesigns of Mozilla branding/subbranding/websites/subdomains only communicates a sense of vanity at this point. The visual schizophrenia between trustworthy software developer and NGO doesn't help.
[1] https://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/archives/new_log...
Sick of seeing companies be so skittish with the boldness of their branding. These new designs look like more late-2010's-era hot garbage.
Mozilla's logo isn't changing. They want to add a new logo for Firefox, as a brand family. So the Fox-head logo would be used to identify the Firefox family of products, which they're saying they are going to grow.
You end up with a hierarchy like: Mozilla -> Firefox -> Firefox Quantum/Focus/<insert new product here>
> Each system leads with a new Firefox masterbrand icon — an umbrella under which our product lines will live.
It's a logo for the "Firefox ecosystem", not for Mozilla.