I can't help but agree. There is nothing wrong with an organization earning money through its software, whether or not it is open-source. Perhaps the reason that Firefox has actually been able to become a viable competitor to closed-source browsers is because it actually has a source of income, unlike most open source projects.
Amen. Nothing wrong with taking a piece of Google's pie. If folks really want to use Yahoo, set your home page to Yahoo and ignore the search box. Problem solved.
Once I learned that running my Google searches through FF's built-in search bar produced income for the folks at Mozilla, I have tried to use it exclusively to bolster their income a tad.
I mean, honestly. It's the least I can do.
How is this news? This has been a pretty established fact for about half a decade by now, no?
This reminds that one of the majors launched by getting the search button on Netscape (Was it yahoo?)
Let's expand the discussion, should Firefox build in affiliate codes for searches at Amazon and Ebay? Surely this would help revenue and according to most here on HN it's still ethical and should be encouraged because Firefox is a 'good cause'.
Yes, if those searches start from the Firefox chrome, absolutely.