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  1. Brian Ó (blacksam@social.gibberfish.org)'s status on Thursday, 06-Feb-2025 19:37:29 EST Brian Ó Brian Ó

    I seem to be having problems using #firefox on websites with increasing frequency. I know Mozilla isn't doing so hot as a company these days. What #browser would fellow users recommend as an alternative on #linux?

    In conversation about 3 months ago from social.gibberfish.org permalink
  2. Alexandre Oliva (moved to @lxo@gnusocial.jp) (lxo@gnusocial.net)'s status on Friday, 14-Jun-2024 05:53:27 EDT Alexandre Oliva (moved to @lxo@gnusocial.jp) Alexandre Oliva (moved to @lxo@gnusocial.jp)
    there was a packaging snafu in #Firefox 127.0, so it's being re-released, with a fix, as 127.0.0.1
    ;-P :-D
    In conversation about 11 months ago from gnusocial.net permalink
  3. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 19-Mar-2024 02:21:28 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    in reply to
    • lnxw48a1
    I am sure that the current trend of changes to #Firefox and the resulting rewrite of #Thunderbird will necessarily affect #SeaMonkey. Essentially, I think SM lacks independent development resources, so if the divergence is quick enough or large enough, SM will have to write a separate mail component or give up.

    This reminds me of a Matrix client I was using. The developers of what was then called Riot changed frameworks or something and the downstream client I used ended development.
    In conversation about a year ago from nu.federati.net permalink
  4. Ji Fu (fu@libranet.de)'s status on Thursday, 26-Oct-2023 15:02:04 EDT Ji Fu Ji Fu
    I read yesterday that #Thunderbird is being completely re-written from scratch primarily to reduce bloat caused by so much unneeded #Firefox overhead. How do you think this will affect #Seamonkey? It’s the #FreeSoftware #community project primarily made up of components from #thurnderbird. It’s continued on the original #Mozilla #Project which itself was a continuation of the first Free Software I ever used #netscape #communicator. To this day the SM #Suite is my preferred way to access the www, irc & email from a desktop machine.
    Thunderbird changes affect Seamonkey? https://kill-the-newsletter.com/alternates/zzo0pzhipircfu8a.html
    In conversation Thursday, 26-Oct-2023 15:02:04 EDT from libranet.de permalink
  5. Ji Fu (fu@libranet.de)'s status on Thursday, 19-Oct-2023 02:10:56 EDT Ji Fu Ji Fu
    #meme #simpsons #edge #windows #microsoft #firefox #chrome
    In conversation Thursday, 19-Oct-2023 02:10:56 EDT from libranet.de permalink
  6. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Sep-2023 18:06:22 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    https://nu.federati.net/url/291530 [www bleepingcomputer com]

    #Mozilla releases emergency patches for #zero_day flaw in #Firefox and #Thunderbird. #Time_to_update
    In conversation Tuesday, 12-Sep-2023 18:06:22 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink

    Attachments

    1. Mozilla patches Firefox, Thunderbird against zero-day exploited in attacks
      from BleepingComputer
      Mozilla released emergency security updates today to fix a critical zero-day vulnerability exploited in the wild, impacting its Firefox web browser and Thunderbird email client.
  7. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 22-Dec-2022 12:18:23 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    #Vivaldi Browser added a social side panel and says it was the first to do so. https://vivaldi.com/new/

    Years ago, a #Firefox fork called #Flock had a social tool built in. I only used it for #Twitter, but it was there. Memory is unclear whether it was a side panel or another Window with different measurements, but it existed.
    In conversation Thursday, 22-Dec-2022 12:18:23 EST from nu.federati.net permalink

    Attachments

    1. What’s new in Vivaldi | Vivaldi Browser
      from Vivaldi Browser
  8. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 23:02:45 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    in reply to
    • musicman
    @musicman Is your #Firefox up-to-date? Some really JavaScripty sites won't render at all in #Palemoon, but I think that's because their JS engine forked from Gecko's some years ago and has been diverging over time.
    In conversation Thursday, 08-Dec-2022 23:02:45 EST from nu.federati.net permalink
  9. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 28-Nov-2022 13:20:05 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    in reply to
    • Bob Jonkman
    @bobjonkman I noticed that (at least the first time) #Firefox in a Snap has a long delay before it starts.

    No doubt that's time used in navigating through various security hoops or perhaps mounting a special filesystem, but for the most common software (name-brand web browsers), it is unnecessary and unwanted.

    I noticed that it did not put something like Node.js in a Snap. IMO, Node is the poster-child for Snap and Flatpak. It shouldn't be in the default install, it likely changes too fast for most distros' LTS model to handle well, and it is widely used by certain developers. If Snap / Flatpak / et cetera have some security hardening, Node (and its related 'npm' package manager) is exactly the place it is needed.
    In conversation Monday, 28-Nov-2022 13:20:05 EST from nu.federati.net permalink
  10. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 28-Nov-2022 13:11:00 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    in reply to
    • Bob Jonkman
    @bobjonkman Yes, that was rather frustrating. I left to run errands and returned to find a pop-up informing me that my regular install of #Firefox would be converted to a snap install. Naturally, the installation stopped while it waited for me to acknowledge this.
    In conversation Monday, 28-Nov-2022 13:11:00 EST from nu.federati.net permalink
  11. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 03-Nov-2022 16:39:27 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    I still mostly use #Mustard (abandoned client, but it was still available in F-Droid when I installed it; no idea whether it is still available there). I also use #AndStatus, and sometimes I just use a mobile browser ( #Firefox / #IceCatMobile ).

    I keep saying I'm going to write a new GS client, but so far, I have not even started.
    In conversation Thursday, 03-Nov-2022 16:39:27 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  12. drak (drak@sn.1w6.org)'s status on Monday, 27-Jun-2022 03:15:48 EDT drak drak
    Browser-style-benchmark evaluation: https://www.draketo.de/politik/kommentare#browser-style-benchmark-eval — how to have fast style evaluation across #browsers? #shadowdom #css #firefox #chromium #safari
    In conversation Monday, 27-Jun-2022 03:15:48 EDT from sn.1w6.org permalink
  13. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 14-Jun-2022 13:57:16 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    https://nu.federati.net/url/286696 [www realmicentral com]

    #Firefox making "Total cookie protection" standard in browser.

    Source: https://shitposter.club/objects/2cc69e42-37ac-489c-933c-df0032d13d71
    In conversation Tuesday, 14-Jun-2022 13:57:16 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink

    Attachments

    1. Firefox makes Total Cookie Protection the standard starting today - Real Mi Central
      By RMCTeam from Real Mi Central
      Firefox makes Total Cookie Protection the standard starting today
  14. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 12-Jun-2022 23:09:44 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    #Google #Chrome and all other browsers based on #Chromium will get some changes to their extensions API which will reduce the ability of ad-blocking extensions. #Mozilla #Firefox is rejecting that part of the change, so Firefox and other browsers based on their code will retain superior ad-blocking capabilities.
    In conversation Sunday, 12-Jun-2022 23:09:44 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  15. musicman (musicman@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 16-Mar-2022 14:14:35 EDT musicman musicman
    working in #Firefox again...for now!
    In conversation Wednesday, 16-Mar-2022 14:14:35 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  16. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 16-Feb-2022 19:48:48 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    in reply to
    • lnxw48a1
    A lot of us are concerned about #Firefox, about #Thunderbird, and about #Mozilla itself. The trouble is, most of the seeds of Moz's current affliction were planted early on, when the #Google search deal was first signed.

    They received an unimaginable amount of money, and being good people, they decided to pour it into becoming the Web's advocate and (later on) the Web's privacy advocate.

    They built a large organization, with some very high salaries at the top, based on the revenue they received from a single customer. And then that customer launched its own browser, #Chrome, in part because Firefox was going slower than Google desired because so many resources were going into other projects and because Google's plans were not always aligned with what Mozilla believed was best for the Web.

    It was always an unsustainable situation, and when things changed due to cooperation being replaced with coopetition, they started a panicked grasping for other revenue sources.

    Now, they've cut actual developers, which makes it even more difficult to keep up with Chrome / #Chromium (and the many browsers derived from it). And because they need to find other revenue sources, they keep looking for ad deals ... which runs crosswise with its core users, who want to block ads.

    So, yeah, I don't see a way out that leaves them as anything other than a niche product produced by a small team of mostly volunteers.

    I do think _personalization_ as a differentiator is going to flop, if they're thinking about color schemes and superhero logos. A big chunk of what people did with XUL (the former technology, and what made it so customizable) was produce ad blockers, script blockers, embedded-media blockers, pop-up blockers, cookie and tracking blockers, proxy tools, and web development tools (webdev toolbars, xml toolbars, json tools, css and xsl tools, sqlite tools). I just don't think that the ability to make your browser look like the Spiderman t-shirt you bought last week is going to win over a lot of people who are using Chrome/Chomium/Edge/Opera/Vivaldi/Brave/Iron.

    Now, maybe if they make it the most secure and private browser right out of the box, with ad blocking, script blocking, and so on, plus make it faster than the Chromium family while consuming less RAM and crashing less often, then adding the ability to dress the browser up as Dora the Explorer will total enough advantages to make a difference.
    In conversation Wednesday, 16-Feb-2022 19:48:48 EST from nu.federati.net permalink
  17. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 16-Feb-2022 18:23:30 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    https://www.wired.com/story/firefox-mozilla-2022/
    Yeah, a lot of us are concerned about #Firefox, and about #Mozilla in general.
    In conversation Wednesday, 16-Feb-2022 18:23:30 EST from nu.federati.net permalink

    Attachments

    1. Is Firefox OK?
      from Wired
      Mozilla’s privacy-heavy browser is flatlining. What it does next is crucial for the future of the web.
  18. musicman (musicman@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 28-Dec-2021 13:39:24 EST musicman musicman
    unclear why this would cause my repeated #Firefox issues with this site, but idk, it caught my eye.

    ➜ BoringSSL Rejects JSSE TLS 1.3 HTTPS Connections When status_request Extension Is Disabled

    BoringSSL is an SSL library deployed on some popular websites such as those run by Google/YouTube. An interoperability issue with the BoringSSL library can lead to a connection failure if TLSv1.3 is presented as the only enabled protocol in the ClientHello message and the certificate status_request extension is disabled. Enabling the certificate status_request extension by setting the jdk.tls.client.enableStatusRequestExtension system property to true will provide mitigation in such scenarios.
    In conversation Tuesday, 28-Dec-2021 13:39:24 EST from nu.federati.net permalink
  19. drak (drak@sn.1w6.org)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Jun-2021 11:10:23 EDT drak drak
    #Firefox issue: ellipsis in table td appears but clientWidth is equal to scrollWidth: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1716572
    In conversation Tuesday, 15-Jun-2021 11:10:23 EDT from sn.1w6.org permalink

    Attachments

    1. File without filename could not get a thumbnail source.
      1716572 - ellipsis in table td appears but clientWidth is equal to scrollWidth
      UNCONFIRMED (nobody) in Firefox - Untriaged. Last updated 2021-06-15.
  20. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 02-Jun-2021 14:26:09 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    I've seen a couple of people grumbling about a new redesign in #Firefox 89.

    #Firefox_89
    In conversation Wednesday, 02-Jun-2021 14:26:09 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
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