▲ 396 ▼ LibreWolf [web browser] - A free and open-source fork of Firefox, with an emphasis on privacy and security. (en.wikipedia.org) submitted 9 months ago by TehBamski@lemmy.world to c/wikipedia@lemmy.world 67 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] tatterdemalion@programming.dev 2 points 9 months ago (7 children) How is Mozilla a pro ai slop company? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] fizzle 12 points 9 months ago (6 children) They're baking in AI bullshit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] tatterdemalion@programming.dev 2 points 9 months ago (5 children) You can disable it with two clicks and then never think about it again. Seems like a petty reason to completely switch browsers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] fizzle 4 points 9 months ago (4 children) I disagree. Mozilla has lost their way. They're constantly focused on gimmicky strategies to win users instead of their historic A-game: a privacy focused browser. All day every day I use both ungoogled-chromium and librewolf. I prefer librewolf but there's so many sites that gecko struggles with now. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] tatterdemalion@programming.dev 3 points 9 months ago (3 children) I'm not claiming the Mozilla is anything like what they used to be, but the Firefox UX has not degraded in any noticeable way for me that would justify switching to a fork of Firefox. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] fizzle 2 points 9 months ago (2 children) No one forcing you bro. Firefox just plain doesn't work on a bunch of sites I use daily. Partly I suppose because devs aren't testing their sites on Firefox anymore. Additionally, resources spent on AI and other nonsense are resources not spent on their core product. That is to say, you dont know what we're missing out on. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tatterdemalion@programming.dev 1 point 9 months ago (1 child) That's a valid complaint. I've never had issues on any sites with Firefox. If the tides change and I start having issues, I will consider finding a better browser. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] fizzle 1 point 9 months ago Australian govt sites, my university's learning platform, xero the accounting software, the time tracking app we use. I mean, its possible to use all these things in Firefox and there's only specific features that don't work. However, having to "try again in chrome" every time something glitches is a real pain. I daily drive both librewolf and ungoogled-chromium, and use whichever I like best for whatever platform. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fizzle 12 points 9 months ago (6 children) They're baking in AI bullshit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] tatterdemalion@programming.dev 2 points 9 months ago (5 children) You can disable it with two clicks and then never think about it again. Seems like a petty reason to completely switch browsers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] fizzle 4 points 9 months ago (4 children) I disagree. Mozilla has lost their way. They're constantly focused on gimmicky strategies to win users instead of their historic A-game: a privacy focused browser. All day every day I use both ungoogled-chromium and librewolf. I prefer librewolf but there's so many sites that gecko struggles with now. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] tatterdemalion@programming.dev 3 points 9 months ago (3 children) I'm not claiming the Mozilla is anything like what they used to be, but the Firefox UX has not degraded in any noticeable way for me that would justify switching to a fork of Firefox. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] fizzle 2 points 9 months ago (2 children) No one forcing you bro. Firefox just plain doesn't work on a bunch of sites I use daily. Partly I suppose because devs aren't testing their sites on Firefox anymore. Additionally, resources spent on AI and other nonsense are resources not spent on their core product. That is to say, you dont know what we're missing out on. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tatterdemalion@programming.dev 1 point 9 months ago (1 child) That's a valid complaint. I've never had issues on any sites with Firefox. If the tides change and I start having issues, I will consider finding a better browser. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] fizzle 1 point 9 months ago Australian govt sites, my university's learning platform, xero the accounting software, the time tracking app we use. I mean, its possible to use all these things in Firefox and there's only specific features that don't work. However, having to "try again in chrome" every time something glitches is a real pain. I daily drive both librewolf and ungoogled-chromium, and use whichever I like best for whatever platform. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tatterdemalion@programming.dev 2 points 9 months ago (5 children) You can disable it with two clicks and then never think about it again. Seems like a petty reason to completely switch browsers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] fizzle 4 points 9 months ago (4 children) I disagree. Mozilla has lost their way. They're constantly focused on gimmicky strategies to win users instead of their historic A-game: a privacy focused browser. All day every day I use both ungoogled-chromium and librewolf. I prefer librewolf but there's so many sites that gecko struggles with now. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] tatterdemalion@programming.dev 3 points 9 months ago (3 children) I'm not claiming the Mozilla is anything like what they used to be, but the Firefox UX has not degraded in any noticeable way for me that would justify switching to a fork of Firefox. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] fizzle 2 points 9 months ago (2 children) No one forcing you bro. Firefox just plain doesn't work on a bunch of sites I use daily. Partly I suppose because devs aren't testing their sites on Firefox anymore. Additionally, resources spent on AI and other nonsense are resources not spent on their core product. That is to say, you dont know what we're missing out on. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tatterdemalion@programming.dev 1 point 9 months ago (1 child) That's a valid complaint. I've never had issues on any sites with Firefox. If the tides change and I start having issues, I will consider finding a better browser. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] fizzle 1 point 9 months ago Australian govt sites, my university's learning platform, xero the accounting software, the time tracking app we use. I mean, its possible to use all these things in Firefox and there's only specific features that don't work. However, having to "try again in chrome" every time something glitches is a real pain. I daily drive both librewolf and ungoogled-chromium, and use whichever I like best for whatever platform. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fizzle 4 points 9 months ago (4 children) I disagree. Mozilla has lost their way. They're constantly focused on gimmicky strategies to win users instead of their historic A-game: a privacy focused browser. All day every day I use both ungoogled-chromium and librewolf. I prefer librewolf but there's so many sites that gecko struggles with now. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] tatterdemalion@programming.dev 3 points 9 months ago (3 children) I'm not claiming the Mozilla is anything like what they used to be, but the Firefox UX has not degraded in any noticeable way for me that would justify switching to a fork of Firefox. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] fizzle 2 points 9 months ago (2 children) No one forcing you bro. Firefox just plain doesn't work on a bunch of sites I use daily. Partly I suppose because devs aren't testing their sites on Firefox anymore. Additionally, resources spent on AI and other nonsense are resources not spent on their core product. That is to say, you dont know what we're missing out on. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tatterdemalion@programming.dev 1 point 9 months ago (1 child) That's a valid complaint. I've never had issues on any sites with Firefox. If the tides change and I start having issues, I will consider finding a better browser. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] fizzle 1 point 9 months ago Australian govt sites, my university's learning platform, xero the accounting software, the time tracking app we use. I mean, its possible to use all these things in Firefox and there's only specific features that don't work. However, having to "try again in chrome" every time something glitches is a real pain. I daily drive both librewolf and ungoogled-chromium, and use whichever I like best for whatever platform. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tatterdemalion@programming.dev 3 points 9 months ago (3 children) I'm not claiming the Mozilla is anything like what they used to be, but the Firefox UX has not degraded in any noticeable way for me that would justify switching to a fork of Firefox. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] fizzle 2 points 9 months ago (2 children) No one forcing you bro. Firefox just plain doesn't work on a bunch of sites I use daily. Partly I suppose because devs aren't testing their sites on Firefox anymore. Additionally, resources spent on AI and other nonsense are resources not spent on their core product. That is to say, you dont know what we're missing out on. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tatterdemalion@programming.dev 1 point 9 months ago (1 child) That's a valid complaint. I've never had issues on any sites with Firefox. If the tides change and I start having issues, I will consider finding a better browser. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] fizzle 1 point 9 months ago Australian govt sites, my university's learning platform, xero the accounting software, the time tracking app we use. I mean, its possible to use all these things in Firefox and there's only specific features that don't work. However, having to "try again in chrome" every time something glitches is a real pain. I daily drive both librewolf and ungoogled-chromium, and use whichever I like best for whatever platform. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fizzle 2 points 9 months ago (2 children) No one forcing you bro. Firefox just plain doesn't work on a bunch of sites I use daily. Partly I suppose because devs aren't testing their sites on Firefox anymore. Additionally, resources spent on AI and other nonsense are resources not spent on their core product. That is to say, you dont know what we're missing out on. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tatterdemalion@programming.dev 1 point 9 months ago (1 child) That's a valid complaint. I've never had issues on any sites with Firefox. If the tides change and I start having issues, I will consider finding a better browser. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] fizzle 1 point 9 months ago Australian govt sites, my university's learning platform, xero the accounting software, the time tracking app we use. I mean, its possible to use all these things in Firefox and there's only specific features that don't work. However, having to "try again in chrome" every time something glitches is a real pain. I daily drive both librewolf and ungoogled-chromium, and use whichever I like best for whatever platform. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tatterdemalion@programming.dev 1 point 9 months ago (1 child) That's a valid complaint. I've never had issues on any sites with Firefox. If the tides change and I start having issues, I will consider finding a better browser. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] fizzle 1 point 9 months ago Australian govt sites, my university's learning platform, xero the accounting software, the time tracking app we use. I mean, its possible to use all these things in Firefox and there's only specific features that don't work. However, having to "try again in chrome" every time something glitches is a real pain. I daily drive both librewolf and ungoogled-chromium, and use whichever I like best for whatever platform. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fizzle 1 point 9 months ago Australian govt sites, my university's learning platform, xero the accounting software, the time tracking app we use. I mean, its possible to use all these things in Firefox and there's only specific features that don't work. However, having to "try again in chrome" every time something glitches is a real pain. I daily drive both librewolf and ungoogled-chromium, and use whichever I like best for whatever platform. permalink fedilink source parent