Telling someone he might have a grave disease might convince him to go to a doctor and seek treatment.
Firefox is not dying because HN users criticize it. HN users might even use Firefox in a greater proportion than the general public.
We try to protest, we try to raise awareness of the current situation.
If instead of doing that we would actually said that Firefox is dead, it would be more detrimental. Users will try it and make a lot of bad publicity. Mozilla Foundation management will use it to demonstrate they are doing a great job while continuing putting Firefox in danger.
We can't take ownership of Firefox but we can pressure towards it getting better stewardship.
Firefox is not dying because HN users criticize it. HN users might even use Firefox in a greater proportion than the general public.
We try to protest, we try to raise awareness of the current situation.
If instead of doing that we would actually said that Firefox is dead, it would be more detrimental. Users will try it and make a lot of bad publicity. Mozilla Foundation management will use it to demonstrate they are doing a great job while continuing putting Firefox in danger.
We can't take ownership of Firefox but we can pressure towards it getting better stewardship.