Mayayana,

I guess I think of it kind of like.... FF is a flakey but
well meaning friend who often shows up trying to
sell me some new junk.

:-) Not a too-bad description.

I do regard it as one of my less trustworthy friends though, ever since they
started to cozy up to advertising. If they would not have done that I
would probably not even have batted an eye in regard to its "lets call home"
behaviour. Simply said: I don't trust them anymore.

So in context, FF seems like a nice guy.

True. I just wish I could find myself a less complex/conflicted friend
though ... :-)

Heck, I would probably still running FF with a single-digit version number
if the changed encryption standards had not forced my hand ...

Regards,
Rudy Wieser