How my Firefox became a LibreWolf
New blog-post: https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1065/how-my-firefox-became-a-librewolf
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For those worried about what's going on with #Mozilla's new T&C for #Firefox and seeking alternatives to Blink-based browsers (aka Chrome-in-a-trenchcoat), consider helping @WebKitGTK (a port of @webkit), used by apps throughout the FreeDesktop.
#WebKit/WebKitGTK/WPE is effectively the only other mature/production-ready web engine you can use *today*, not many know that (see also https://github.com/Fyrd/caniuse/issues/6807).
I hedge my bets by simultaneously helping QA Firefox and Epiphany (WebKitGTK) for parity.
Hey, LibreWolf has just set up its own Fediverse account, let's give them a warm welcome!
➡️ @librewolf
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Are there any web browsers that are NOT chromium that support PWAs?
I know Firefox said they're looking back into it a few weeks ago for desktop. But I figure that'll be a while. Currently I'm using a base chromium fork for my desktop, but wondering if there are other options.
This week's net.wars, "Unsafe", finds Apple challenging the UK government over its encryption notice, Wikipedia ever-harder to edit, Firefox going in unwanted direction, and Rachel Maddow comparing cryptocurrencies to Beanie babies: https://netwars.pelicancrossing.net/2025/03/07/unsafe/ #NetWars #encryption #firefox
#Mozilla #Firefox #隱私 #隱私政策 https://g0v.social/@GripNews@mastodon.social/114093036809114805
這個月Mozilla變更隱私政策讓我決定從4/1開始逐步廢除網名"wikifox"
先前Firefox瀏覽器已經愚弄過我的信任:
Firefox 128預設開啟廣告蒐集行為
https://blog.gslin.org/archives/2024/07/15/11890/firefox-128-%E5%AF%A6%E4%BD%9C%E5%BB%A3%E5%91%8A%E6%8A%95%E6%94%BE%E8%92%90%E9%9B%86%E5%8A%9F%E8%83%BD-ad-measurement
using #firefox or a derivative? Setting browser.ml.chat.enabled=false turns off the brand-new AI features.
You're welcome.
Confirming a fix in FreeBSD 14.3-BETA3
https://www.reddit.com/r/freebsd/comments/1khf860/comment/mstkxfs/
I'm using #phanpy installed as a #firefox #pwa to access #mastodonSocial on an #android phone. Few days ago my system bar turned teal. Whodunit?!
Desde hace un par de días, @phanpy hace que las barras superior e inferior se muestren con esos colores en Android 14, utilizándolo como aplicación progresiva (pwa) en Firefox, cuando hasta ahora,vdichas barras, respetaban el tema negro elegido. ¿Algún fallo en la interface, que hace que Android las muestre así, @cheeaun?.
He probado con otros teléfonos con Android 12 y Android 11 y ocurre lo mismo. 🤔
#bug #Phanpy #PanphySocial #Firefox #Android #Mastodon #SoftwareLibre #opensource #ayuda
yesterday's Windows browser scores:
CHROME 138.0.7 EDGE 137.0.3
#FIREFOX 139.0.4 #CHROME 138.0.7
Microsoft 137.0.3296.93
Google 138.0.7204.50
Mozilla 06.10.2025
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#Degoogling update: I’ve installed #vivaldi with maxed out privacy setting on my devices with #startpage as my default search engine. Much improved experience. Vivaldi seems less resource intensive than #firefox and it seems to have completely killed all ads on #Youtube, which claims back some of my life (60 second ads on 3 minute videos is a joke, yes I’m aware YT is Google owned).
I don't know how recent this change is but I noticed #Firefox removed https:// from the address bar so now every link and every website I visit looks insecure. I know there is a padlock icon next to the address bar but it doesn't seem quite as easily scannable to me.
Estou testando as abas à esquerda no #Firefox / #Librewolf, que fazem muito mais sentido na tela larga, embora, após tantos anos usando-as no topo, provavelmente precisarei de algum tempo até me acostumar à mudança.
Edited 35d ago
Browsers are still on the news and this time they're caught in the AI wars: https://world.hey.com/ricardo.tavares/ai-browsers-less-local-more-clouds-e19c5386 How does that help or threaten the web?