191
submitted 2 years ago by Oha@lemmy.ohaa.xyz to c/196
all 21 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[-] Solaris1789@jlai.lu 71 points 2 years ago

Mozilla using their limited funding to improve the last libre and independent web browser instead of the most useless and overdone ai hipster shit in existence challenge (IMPOSSIBLE) (FAILED)

[-] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 41 points 2 years ago

The problem is that all their money comes from Google and that's a very poor position for them to be in. If they want to be independent and not at the mercy of Google, they need to find other means of funding.

Not a fan of the AI stuff but if it can loosen Google's grip on Mozilla, I'm all for it

[-] CluckN@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago

Investors like the word AI

[-] cupcakezealot 12 points 2 years ago

I mean AI is going to happen regardless; I'd rather Mozilla ensures that it's ethical, consumer friendly, and private when it does

[-] AVincentInSpace@pawb.social 2 points 2 years ago

I have approximately zero faith that Mozilla will even try to do any of those three things

[-] Pantherina@feddit.de 45 points 2 years ago

No shit Firefox is really missing:

  • systemwide Webview for Android and Linux
  • sandbox compatible with Chromium, especially on Linux and Android
  • webapps through a secondary profile
  • very secure preset in privacy settings to make it en par with Torbrowser / Arkenfox
  • native support for custom Search engines (literally Edge and Chrome have that)
  • possibility for a side panel with custom sites.

Thats it basically. Firefox is great

[-] luwuna 17 points 2 years ago
  • https://mozilla.github.io/geckoview/
  • sandbox compatible? Elaborate please
  • PWAs would be awesome, agreed
  • bad for casual, non-techie users, which expect pages to work
  • every site that supports opensearch is supported, just go on a page supporting it, click on the address bar and click on the green plus symbol
  • side bar exists as an API for extensions, same for containers! Mozilla provides an official extension: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/side-view/
[-] Pantherina@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Geckoview is not a webview for those Platforms.

The Chromium sandbox is way better

https://madaidans-insecurities.github.io/firefox-chromium.html

Very secure profile. Your argument makes no sense, it would be opt in and Arkenfox works nearly everywhere.

Yeah I am not talking about opensearch but actual custom Search parameters. Fenix doesnt support opensearch too.

~~Oh nice extension, will try that!~~ no that is not a sidebar I would like

Addition: gui button for managing profiles, especially for secure and insecure profile. Most people dont even know profiles exist!

Also: unlocking profile with hardware key

[-] Oha@lemmy.ohaa.xyz 7 points 2 years ago

Firefox webview would be amazing

[-] SkyeStarfall 27 points 2 years ago

You're saying this as if AI stuff won't just be more relevant over time.

Yes, I'd much rather have Mozilla make our future AI tools than yet another for-profit company

[-] Baizey@feddit.dk 12 points 2 years ago

To be fair on Mozilla, it's practically a for profit company, donations make up about 1-2% of their income, with most of their money coming from having google as default search engine

[-] Oha@lemmy.ohaa.xyz 10 points 2 years ago

Would be nice but Mozilla's website builder uses OpenAI's stuff

[-] Kidplayer_666@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago

I donated to thunderbird! :)

[-] TotallynotJessica@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

They said UwU so it's fine.

this post was submitted on 14 Dec 2023
191 points (100.0% liked)

196

18162 readers
231 users here now

Be sure to follow the rule before you head out.


Rule: You must post before you leave.



Other rules

Behavior rules:

Posting rules:

NSFW: NSFW content is permitted but it must be tagged and have content warnings. Anything that doesn't adhere to this will be removed. Content warnings should be added like: [penis], [explicit description of sex]. Non-sexualized breasts of any gender are not considered inappropriate and therefore do not need to be blurred/tagged.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us on our matrix channel or email.

Other 196's:

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS