It would be a terrible loss to us all if Mozilla made Firefox chromium based, since it would mean Google basically controls the internet via Chromium
EDIT: also Mozilla putting more and more rust code into Firefox is great for memory safety which is something that is a cause of many security issues these days
Is that a fact, that Google controls the Chromium project with such an iron grip? I don't know, but don't know if I agree that it's a foregone conclusion. I find it hard to swallow if Microsoft is now involved with Chromium. My guess is that Mozilla joining would take even more power from Google.
My second thought is that they already control the internet either way with Chromium. I'm not sure my (beloved) Firefox has any meaningful sway, or often even gets tested. A lot of web developers who probably don't frequent HN, want to have a single IE6-style monoculture to make their job that much more straightforward.
For sure, I can't say I disagree about Firefox adopting Rust. Definitely a nice technical perk to being a Firefox user. I've been here since 2002 and never left. Can't say I've ever had all the issues that everyone else insists existed. I think a FF reset would have resolved most issues, for most people. I certainly never came across any deal breakers. If there have been any, they were all very recent. The removal of Live Bookmarks, adoption of Pocket and the ousting of Brendan Eich was not a good look in my view.
EDIT: also Mozilla putting more and more rust code into Firefox is great for memory safety which is something that is a cause of many security issues these days