• TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    2
    ·
    2 hours ago

    Even if Mozilla goes closed source the already existing forks can continue

    Theoretically yes, practically no. Maintaining a secure modern web engine that’s up to date with - and a part of - setting web standards is something that costs tens of millions per year. Sometimes this even spills into the hundreds of millions.

    Random fork projects don’t have the resources to do that.