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18 votes
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On our abusive relationship with Mozilla’s Firefox
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Firefox usage is down 85% despite Mozilla's top exec pay going up 400%
30 votes -
Is there a Google-free future for Firefox?
27 votes -
Mozilla: The greatest tech company left behind
30 votes -
I am a Mozilla employee, AMAA
Hi everybody, happy Friday! I am Aaron Klotz, a Staff Software Engineer on the GeckoView team at Mozilla Corporation. I have worked at Mozilla since the fall of 2012 and have worked on three...
Hi everybody, happy Friday! I am Aaron Klotz, a Staff Software Engineer on the GeckoView team at Mozilla Corporation.
I have worked at Mozilla since the fall of 2012 and have worked on three different teams across that time: Performance, Platform Integration & Security Hardening, and finally GeckoView.
Given the recent news about layoffs, I thought it might be cathartic to do an AMA to share my experiences at Mozilla and try to set the record straight the best that I can. I would not dare try this in other forums, but since the Tildes community is capable of civil discussion, I'll do it here! I provided some proof a long time ago when I first joined Tildes, and I'd like to think that many people in this community are willing to vouch for me at this point, but if you want more, I can add it.
Obviously I cannot discuss issues that are covered by my NDA (but fortunately most issues are not covered), and some details I might want to avoid out of sensitivity for people who were laid off. AMAA!
EDIT 1: Also to make clear (if it wasn't obvious): These opinions are mine and mine alone, do not reflect the opinion of any Mozilla entity, etc. etc.
EDIT 2: I'm logging off for the night, but I'll try to follow up throughout the weekend if I have time. Thanks for all the questions! Hopefully I've cleared up some things for you!
EDIT 3: Okay, I think I've gone through the other questions asked over the weekend, but I'm going to stop now! Thanks for your interest! Now, I've got a mobile browser to help build!
98 votes -
Firefox Private Relay - Generate unique, random, anonymous email addresses
33 votes -
Microsoft Edge is now second most popular desktop browser, beats Firefox; Chrome at 68% market share
18 votes -
Firefox has started enabling DNS-over-HTTPS by default for all US-based users
33 votes -
The Waterfox browser has been acquired by System1, the company that purchased a majority stake of Startpage in September 2019
12 votes -
Firefox will start deprecating TLS 1.0 and 1.1 with Firefox 74, releasing on March 10, 2020
16 votes -
Add-on support was just merged into Firefox Preview
@aissn: Add-on support was just merged into Firefox Preview. Thanks @gabrielluong https://t.co/cXOCB00tKk
23 votes -
Diary of an Engine Diversity Absolutist
7 votes -
Firefox 72.0 release notes
13 votes -
What simple features would you want in a new browser?
So, I'm planning on building yet another browser (based on Firefox, since we already have too much Chromium forks around) I'm intending to target the people worried about their privacy, but aren't...
So, I'm planning on building yet another browser (based on Firefox, since we already have too much Chromium forks around)
I'm intending to target the people worried about their privacy, but aren't technical enough to dabble with about:config tweaks and deal with any site breakages.
So, for this project, I'm planning on doing the following modifications to Firefox:
- Tweaked by default to get a balance between increased privacy, and less site breakage
- Tweaks include cutting any "background" communication with Mozilla (while I trust them, some people might not) and Google (safe browsing, geolocation)
- Maybe, possibly, an "advanced privacy settings" menu for more privacy settings in exchange for site breakage?
- Integrated ad blocker (Decided on uBlock Origin, maybe adding Nano Defender to bypass any nag screens)
- Maybe a way to "pretend" to be a Chromium browser, since some sites require that nowadays (More user agent complexity, yay!)
So, this is where this thread comes in. What would you guys want in a (Gecko-based) browser, that I can provide?
I am definitely not planning any substantial under-the-hood changes, since that would
a) make maintaining it a pain
b) be way out of my skill level.I am only looking for stuff that can be applied with some simple source code patches, or an integrated extension, as I will not "fork" the entire FF source. This project is essentially a rebranded patchset. (Also allows for faster updates!)
ps: Please be realistic, and remember that this is a one man thing. I can not make any substantial changes, like bringing XUL add-ons back, if you know what those are.
pps: If you can, and are willing to help with anything, let me know and I'll put up a repo online :)
ppps: Please let me know if I've made a mistake while creating this topic.
15 votes - Tweaked by default to get a balance between increased privacy, and less site breakage
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Firefox Private Network
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Firefox 71.0 has been released
21 votes -
A new tracking technique using CNAME aliases to circumvent third-party cookie restrictions is blockable using a Firefox DNS API, but not in Chrome
18 votes -
Firefox’s fight for the future of the web: With Google’s Chrome dominating the market, not-for-profit rival Mozilla is staking a comeback on its dedication to privacy
49 votes -
Give Firefox a chance for a faster, calmer and distraction-free internet
27 votes -
Firefox to hide notification popups by default starting next year
22 votes -
Firefox to get page translation feature, like Chrome
11 votes -
Firefox 70 has been released
39 votes -
Centralised DNS-over-HTTPS is bad for privacy, in 2019 and beyond
7 votes -
Moving Firefox to a faster four-week release cycle
10 votes -
Configuring networks to disable DNS over HTTPS
8 votes -
Firefox’s test pilot program returns with Firefox Private Network beta
11 votes -
Firefox 69.0 released
22 votes -
Usage share of desktop internet browsers 1996–2019
20 votes -
Mozilla’s Manifest v3 FAQ
5 votes -
Mozilla takes action to protect users in Kazakhstan
26 votes -
Deconstructing Google’s excuses on tracking protection
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Must-have browser extensions?
What are some of your must have browser extensions? I recently made an effort to switch to Firefox, and now I'm looking for some good browser extensions to make my web browsing experience better....
What are some of your must have browser extensions?
I recently made an effort to switch to Firefox, and now I'm looking for some good browser extensions to make my web browsing experience better. Here are the ones I currently use:
19 votes -
Add-Ons Outage Post-Mortem Result
13 votes -
Testing Picture-in-Picture for videos in Firefox 69 Beta and Developer Edition
12 votes -
Firefox 68 released
32 votes -
Mozilla CEO: Paid, premium features for Firefox coming this fall
66 votes -
Reinventing Firefox for Android: a Preview
40 votes -
Firefox zero-day was used in attack against Coinbase employees, not its users
11 votes -
Firefox: The evolution of a brand
13 votes -
Firefox 67 released - Updates focused on performance and privacy
23 votes -
Mozilla Research Call: Tune up Tor for Integration and Scale
6 votes -
Firefox bug: All extensions disabled due to expiration of intermediate signing cert
64 votes -
Technical details on the recent Firefox add-on outage
11 votes -
Firefox 66.0.4 has been released - fixes disabled extensions/add-ons
16 votes -
Former Mozilla exec: Google has sabotaged Firefox for years
50 votes -
Protections against fingerprinting and cryptocurrency mining available in Firefox Nightly and Beta
16 votes -
Today’s Firefox release aims to reduce your online annoyances
38 votes -
How secure and private is Firefox?
I was browsing r/privacy today and I came across this guy going on about how Mozilla was just pretending to be privacy focused. Here's his comment. Now I don't really know what to think of this,...
I was browsing r/privacy today and I came across this guy going on about how Mozilla was just pretending to be privacy focused. Here's his comment. Now I don't really know what to think of this, and frankly, I'm getting really exhausted of hearing about how all the things I'm using aren't actually trustworthy. So can so someone put my mind to rest? Does this guy's claims have any truth to them? Thanks.
20 votes -
Good Firefox extensions?
I just switched over to Firefox from Brave and I'm really liking it so far. Any essential extensions I should get or settings I should tweak?
51 votes