DISQUS

I've downloaded this Abbyphone extension for Thunderbird. I don't see any options for adding other SIP providers to it. Have you figured that much out?

Cheers,
Jonathan

I read the articles at Silicon Valley Insider. I also read your responses John. Until now I've given no thought to the profit/business aspect of Mozilla and Firefox. I guess I'd always just assumed (and trusted?) they were open publicially orientated projects. I read in your words John that this is in fact the case.
I'll share here what I had to say on the SVI blog as greatly support the stance you are taking.

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I find your article interesting. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I feel, however, that you're attitude is rather typically capitalistic and potentially small minded. In an age where Corporations for the most part--and ever increasingly so--rule/dominate the world, and where there are so many cases of businesses with ethically minded approaches to business being completely undermined and thwarted in that regard due to "going public" and the fact that public corporations have a legal obligation to put profits above all else... well, need I say more.

I honour and commend John Lilly and Co. for the stance they are taking and I wish them all the support they require to stick with it.

As the commented above me said, this is an issue of "public trust". Quite literally the "public" has entrusted their time and energy into a project that had certain very clear motives and ethical drivers behind it. Therefore the result (a browser called Firefox) is a product of "public trust". Sure profits are being made. I have no idea where those profits are being directed, and the idealist in me would hope they are being put to good use for the public in some way. Of course Mozilla is under no obligation to do that, and I am happy to simply know there is a great free publicly driven browser on hand.

Regards,
Jonathan
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I wish you all the best.

Jonathan