Mozilla have published an update to this:
> "UPDATE: We’ve seen a little confusion about the language regarding licenses, so we want to clear that up. We need a license to allow us to make some of the basic functionality of Firefox possible. Without it, we couldn’t use information typed into Firefox, for example. It does NOT give us ownership of your data or a right to use it for anything other than what is described in the Privacy Notice."
I want to break this down.
@sarahjamielewis I don't want them using the information I type in Firefox. And I don't let them.
I want MY COMPUTER using the information to communicate with sites the way it was programmed to do.
@sarahjamielewis MOZILLA IS NOT A PARTY TO ANY OF THESE INTERACTIONS AND THEM FOR ASSERTING THAT THEY ARE AND THAT THIS ENTITLES THEM TO ANYTHING.
@dalias @sarahjamielewis what browser are you planning to use now?
@martybarlow @sarahjamielewis Same one I always use. Firefox the free software compiled by people I trust. Not Firefox the sketchy packages shipped by Mozilla.
@dalias @sarahjamielewis maybe the debian esr release may fit the bill.
@martybarlow @sarahjamielewis Any respectable distro's Firefox package will.