Mozilla China has announced that it is shutting down its services for Firefox users in China. Starting July 27, registration for the Chinese versions of Firefox Accounts (accounts.firefox.com.cn) and Firefox Community services has been suspended, and the ability to post messages and comments in the forum has been blocked. Starting September 29, the firefox.com.cn website, forum (mozilla.com.cn), home page (home.firefoxchina.cn), resources for downloading and updating the version of Firefox for China, as well as services for maintaining accounts and synchronizing settings (Firefox Sync) will cease to operate.
Chinese users are offered to use Mozilla's main download pages to install Firefox. Users of the Chinese version of Firefox Accounts are provided with the ability to export a backup copy of their data. In the future, user support and service maintenance for China will be provided either by Mozilla or by a new authorized partner.
Mozilla China was founded in 2005 to promote Firefox in China, maintain the firefox.com.cn website for Chinese users, and provide a Chinese-language discussion platform. The company developed builds of Firefox tailored for China. The use of Mozilla's trademarks was done under an agreement with the Mozilla Foundation. In May of this year, the Mozilla Foundation and Mozilla China reached an agreement under which Mozilla China would cease operating its Firefox-related business in mainland China.
Source: opennet.ru
