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Mozilla is Launching Curated Recommended Extensions Program This Summer (betanews.com)
An anonymous reader shares a report: However much you love your chosen web browser, you have probably enhanced its capabilities through the use of add-ons. Finding decent, reliable add-ons can be tricky, and this is why Mozilla is launching the Recommended Extensions program. This editor-curated program will surface the very best vetted extensions for Firefox, and it is due to roll out in stages later this summer.
Mozilla says that any extensions it recommends through the program will be highlighted across its portfolio of websites and products, including addons.mozilla.org (AMO) and on Firefox's Get Add-Ons page. The company is already identifying extensions it likes the look of, and will soon be reaching out to developers. Changes should be seen on AMO around June.
Mozilla says that any extensions it recommends through the program will be highlighted across its portfolio of websites and products, including addons.mozilla.org (AMO) and on Firefox's Get Add-Ons page. The company is already identifying extensions it likes the look of, and will soon be reaching out to developers. Changes should be seen on AMO around June.
I predict using my superior logic that it will go exactly the same way as all other curated programmes in this space. It starts out as a great way to find top quality and vetted addons, then when the community starts to associate that little "recommended" tag with quality Mozilla gets swamped with addons that want to get recommended, and eventually they start to use the tag for financial purposes. The only positive side is that since Firefox isn't dominant on the market it will take longer before they reach the end stage.