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.
>> "We've seem a little confusion"
There is no confusion, the usage and privacy policy are both incredibly clear and broad in what they say.
>> We need a license to allow us to make some of the basic functionality of Firefox possible.
They do not. This is incredibly condescending. Nothing about the "basic functionality" of a browser demands a "royalty-free, worldwide license". That is absurd.
>> 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
This part is entirely correct. And I really want you to understand that it is only so because of the end of that statement i.e. "other than what is described in the Privacy Notice"
The Privacy Notice, as outlined in my previous thread is incredibly broad.
The language is clear, it is being criticised because it is clear. No one is confused about anything. Except maybe Mozilla regarding how this will play out over the long term.
Over my career I've been involved in hundreds of contract negotiations, many of them including stuff like software licensing. I've done this work for governments, and corporations, for myself, and for non-profits.
Which is to say, I know what words mean. I know what the legal norms are in multiple jurisdictions, and I know when someone is trying to bullshit me.
I have no doubt that Mozilla think they need this license and privacy policy. I'm concerened enough by the "why" to ditch firefox.
Probably they want to keep their Asses out of #Trouble. That's why they make such AUP's or TOS. The #Reason behind this is easy to guess. But who the #fucking #Hell ever cared for such #Conditions ? NO ONE !! At least not me, ha ha.
#Activists probably must care for such 
#Bullshit - so #Thanks for #caring.