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  • Sounds similar to the case with Jellyfin & Findroid (and likely Swiftfin)

    The official Jellyfin app has full functionality, but it feels clunky. Especially for casual users.

    The native third party app is smooth, intuitive, and visually nice, but is missing a few features (ex. Admin dashboard).

    What I’ve seen recommended was:

    • Findroid (and likely Swiftfin) for daily use
    • Keep the official Jellyfin app installed for when it is needed









  • In a recent court proceeding, WMF’s legal team offered a supposed middle path, proposing it take the unusual step of serving summons to the editors itself, thereby revealing their identities only to the court, not the wider public. Wikipedians, however, do not see this as a compromise—it’s capitulation. Last week, Wikipedia editors published an open letter to the Foundation, urging it to protect its volunteers’ privacy regardless of the outcome. It reads in part

    only to the court, not the wider public

    Would this really be that much better? Once the information is out, it’s impossible to hide again

    And the consequences would not end with this case. Compliance may discourage contributions from editors worldwide, not just those under authoritarian rule. WMF submission could encourage other governments to make similar demands, putting Wikipedia in an untenable position and reducing its influence where free knowledge is needed most

    This bit also seemed important







  • So you got this survey in an email. Was the link intended to be shared like this? Can I find the survey link somewhere on Mozilla’s own websites?

    The email was through their newsletter and I would have offered to forward it, if it didn’t have personal information in it. Maybe someone else who is subscribed to the newsletter can back up the claim instead?

    I actually searched for the website link to put in the post body before sharing, and went through a similar thought process as yours when I didn’t find it. My reasons for sharing it anyway were:

    • Sometimes these emails say to not share it further, but this one didn’t
    • I see it shared already in a few places unofficially (Mastodon, Reddit, Twitter)
    • It mentioned ‘Mozilla Community’ and not a more specific group, so this audience seemed appropriate
    • People here might have better feedback than I could write up, so it should be a net positive for Mozilla

    It would be nice if they did post about it on an official account to resolve any concerns. If it helps, it looks like “mozillafoundation.tfaforms.net” has been used for other surveys in the past and so you might find a link to that domain from an official source


    edit:

    their website has links to that domain based on a search of the GitHub repo

    For example, the ‘Submit a product here’ link on this page: https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/privacynotincluded/

    It’s also possible to submit without filling in the demographic questions if people are concerned but still want to submit