This is the second layoff at Mozilla this year, the first affecting dozens of staff on the side of the organization that builds the popular Firefox browser.

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/46655413

The Mozilla Foundation, the non-profit arm of the Firefox browser maker Mozilla, has laid off 30% of its employees as the organization says it faces a “relentless onslaught of change.”

    • dan@upvote.auEnglish
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      17 days ago

      They’re likely preparing for their funding from Google to be cut. Having a lot of money in the bank doesn’t matter if your income is lower than expenses, since you’ll run out of money eventually.

        • dan@upvote.auEnglish
          5·
          17 days ago

          They get around $500 million per year from Google, so $1 billion is just two years worth of that. 86% of Mozilla’s revenue comes from that Google deal.

    • GreenKnight23@lemmy.worldEnglish
      92·
      17 days ago

      well you see. all the cool kids are laying off staff and Mozilla wants to hang out at their pool next summer.