I'm writing this as a long-time Firefox user/supporter and also a Pocket premium (paying) user.
I think that Pocket is a very useful service, and one that I personally use extensively. I've been happy using it through the Firefox extension, and I do not see any need whatsoever for Pocket to be "integrated" into Firefox. This development raises a few questions, that I think people in the community would like to learn about. 1. On what basis was this decision taken? Was there any discussion on this? I ask out of genuine ignorance, for this seems to have taken many people by surprise. (I found out about this only when I got an email from Pocket) 2. On what basis did Firefox decide to integrate a proprietary product from a particular for-profit entity? Why not team up with other services in the same arena -- eg: Instapaper/Readability/Wallaby? More broadly, is it in the user's best long-term interests for Mozilla/Firefox to promote one over the other, especially in a nascent field? 3. In the default setup (when this is enabled) I would like to know exactly what details of one's browsing activity this makes available to Pocket. _______________________________________________ governance mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/governance
