You're getting downvotes, but I'm not sure why. It's trivial to say something like "wean off Google" and it's another thing to suggest an alternative source.
The truth is, there are no actual ideas on how to replace it. Donations is not the answer. You can't replace hundreds of millions of $ simply with donations.
Equally you can't just reduce spending by firing swathes of people Twitter style. And even if you could FF would still not have enough to "just pay programmers" (like they work in some kind of vacuum.)
It's really easy to run a business from outside - you can make a lot of obvious points, and ignore realities or accountability.
There's lots of "you should do xxx" in the petition with 0 suggestions on how to fund it.
The truth is, there are no actual ideas on how to replace it. Donations is not the answer. You can't replace hundreds of millions of $ simply with donations.
Equally you can't just reduce spending by firing swathes of people Twitter style. And even if you could FF would still not have enough to "just pay programmers" (like they work in some kind of vacuum.)
It's really easy to run a business from outside - you can make a lot of obvious points, and ignore realities or accountability.
There's lots of "you should do xxx" in the petition with 0 suggestions on how to fund it.