This article has no substance, and the tweets it links to explicitly contradict it's core message. Maybe the author isn't aware of the difference between Servo and Gecko?
https://twitter.com/gcpascutto/status/1293519587967983616
> Fwiw, afaict, almost all Gecko / platform devs are unaffected (I'm pretty relieved about that, I started my day with a totally different feeling).
> These layoffs are still devastating personally, but if anything, Mozilla is not ditching Gecko.
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> To combat some FUD: my Security and Hardening team working on Firefox also appears to have survived.
> I conclude that a secure Gecko is still considered key to achieving Mozilla's goals.
> I'm happy to still be here. We have key improvements in the pipeline that I want to ship.