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Re: Say Hi to Kit

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Post by nefarious_ends » Thu, Nov 06, 2025, 1:51 PM UTC

msdrigg wrote: post #9

I know I'm going to get downvoted into oblivion here but I do think it looks kinda nice -- like I might would buy one of the sweatshirts

the sweatshirts are 50% cotton, 50% polyester which is a bit unfortunate.

Re: Say Hi to Kit

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Nov 06, 2025, 1:51 PM UTC

pluc wrote: post #10

Well at least there's no AI involved. Take your wins where you can

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Re: Say Hi to Kit

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Post by DoctorOW » Thu, Nov 06, 2025, 1:53 PM UTC

This is only getting hate because people love to hate on Firefox. Firefox having a name and identity for the little guy in their logo is a no-brainer.

I put my money where my mouth is, I use Firefox everyday for my regular browsing both on my computer and on Android. It works great. So tired of the FUD.

Re: Say Hi to Kit

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Post by latexr » Thu, Nov 06, 2025, 1:55 PM UTC

Finally! All these years everyone has been complaining about this or that missing feature or lingering bug in Firefox, or how Mozilla has been hostile to users and pulling stupid stunts which only waste money and alienate even their most passionate fans, but by far the number one grievance everyone had was how Firefox was missing a mascot. At last I can make my mother switch to Firefox. I’m messaging all my friends right now, this is exactly what Firefox needed. Mozilla is finally back on track, focusing on the right things. It gives me tremendous hope for the continued bright future of Firefox.

Re: Say Hi to Kit

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Post by timcobb » Thu, Nov 06, 2025, 1:55 PM UTC

nefarious_ends wrote: post #11

msdrigg wrote: post #9

I know I'm going to get downvoted into oblivion here but I do think it looks kinda nice -- like I might would buy one of the sweatshirts

the sweatshirts are 50% cotton, 50% polyester which is a bit unfortunate.

Brutal

Re: Say Hi to Kit

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Post by zetanor » Thu, Nov 06, 2025, 1:57 PM UTC

DoctorOW wrote: post #13

This is only getting hate because people love to hate on Firefox. Firefox having a name and identity for the little guy in their logo is a no-brainer. I put my money where my mouth is, I use Firefox everyday for my regular browsing both on my computer and on Android. It works great. So tired of the FUD.

People love to hate on Mozilla because they love Firefox.

Re: Say Hi to Kit

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Post by 1718627440 » Thu, Nov 06, 2025, 2:01 PM UTC

latexr wrote: post #14

Finally! All these years everyone has been complaining about this or that missing feature or lingering bug in Firefox, or how Mozilla has been hostile to users and pulling stupid stunts which only waste money and alienate even their most passionate fans, but by far the number one grievance everyone had was how Firefox was missing a mascot. At last I can make my mother switch to Firefox. I’m messaging all my friends r…

I always thought Mozilla Firefox does have a mascot, which is well "the FireFox".

Re: Say Hi to Kit

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Post by BoredPositron » Thu, Nov 06, 2025, 2:04 PM UTC

Has the vibe of getting a new hair color to start your "new" life. Just to see in a week or two that you actually have to change to change.

Re: Say Hi to Kit

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Nov 06, 2025, 2:05 PM UTC

DoctorOW wrote: post #13

This is only getting hate because people love to hate on Firefox. Firefox having a name and identity for the little guy in their logo is a no-brainer. I put my money where my mouth is, I use Firefox everyday for my regular browsing both on my computer and on Android. It works great. So tired of the FUD.

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Re: Say Hi to Kit

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Post by lapcat » Thu, Nov 06, 2025, 2:06 PM UTC

The criticism of this in the other comments is so strange. If Mozilla can raise some money independently of Google by selling merchandise, all the better!

And it's not like software engineers are spending time on this instead of working on Firefox. That's not a real tradeoff. It's an effort that pays for itself and doesn't take away from Firefox development.