The current JPEG XL decoder in #Firefox apparently consists of more than 100,000 lines of multi-threaded C++
For just decoding an image format.
Not sure what it says about the format, the implementation and the Internet at large.
The current JPEG XL decoder in #Firefox apparently consists of more than 100,000 lines of multi-threaded C++
For just decoding an image format.
Not sure what it says about the format, the implementation and the Internet at large.
Google pulls the plug on uBlock Origin
Solution: Firefox + uBlock Origin 😉🤟
tuta.com/blog/best-private-bro…
Here's the latest news: windowscentral.com/software-ap…
#Chrome #Google #Firefox #uBlock #Browsers
Google ramps up its campaign against ad blockers on Chrome.Kevin Okemwa (Windows Central)
One of the Haiku OS developers has ported Firefox successful to Haiku OS
Now in #Firefox DevTools 129: massive performance improvements, @starting-style support and accessibility fixes:
"Google snažil uzavřít dohody s mobilními operátory, aby získal silné výchozí pozice ve smartphonech a ovládl v nich vyhledávání. Tvrdí také, že #Google platil deset miliard dolarů ročně bezdrátovým společnostem, jako je AT&T, výrobcům zařízení, jako je Apple, a výrobcům prohlížečů, jako je #mozilla aby se zbavil konkurentů a udržel si podíl na trhu s vyhledávači."
Jestli to projedou tak to možná bude poslední hřebíček do rakve pro #firefox :D
Despite all my experience, I am sometimes tempted to give certain #software vendors a second chance.
And I was curious to see what the new #AppleMaps could do. Unfortunately, my trial only lasted a few seconds, because neither one of my operating systems nor the browser I use for my daily work are supported.
And so I can say: negative prejudices confirmed, I don't need something like this.
Wow, #Element (the flagship #Matrix client) dropped support for #Firefox ESR in release 1.11.70. Or rather, they never supported it in the first place, only supporting "last two versions". The change causes a corrupted session for ESR users, and can't be reverted to fix it.
(Note that all Debian Stable users, by default, run Firefox ESR. This is kind of a big deal. ESR is always up to date on security, and gets new features once per year.)
They're managing the issue somewhat badly: github.com/element-hq/element-…
The best we've gotten so far, from a dev caught in the middle:
« Element devs follow the policy set out by people that manage them, they get an input but they do not control the policy. »
Nothing from their employer, whoever that is.
Your use case It seems (given the discussion in #27682, unless the person in charge of support there) that Firefox ESR isn't supported. Given it has a large user base (enterprise, Debian stable and...GitHub
I looked at Librewolf and it seemed like it'd be perfect. Was still able to send tabs around from machine to machine and sync bookmarks and stuff, which is the thing I suspected wouldn't work. All worked okay, was just firefox without the bullshit they do these days.
Until it just threw javascript errors on my TTRSS install and I couldn't read my newsreader.
Only on my desktop machine mind, it was fine on the laptop.
Maybe I should try harder. Perhaps it was just a fleeting thing that would be fixed next version.
So I turned off the new Firefox advertiser-friendly stuff.
But somehow I feel this isn't enough. I want to do more than just turn the feature off, I would prefer to submit poisoned and false data to it continually.
Anyone know a plugin that will flood this bullshit system with fake AI lies or anything like that?
In the page explaining why they silently forced this bullshit on me they say "Attribution is very important to advertisers"
Fuck advertisers. Fuck them. You get that Firefox? It is not your job to be kind to advertisers, it is your job to fuck them on my behalf.
I'm hearing that Mozilla worked with Facebook to build this malware that they silently injected into our machines.
Reminds me of that episode of Batman where Batman teamed up with the Penguin to develop a more citizen-friendly system of crime and extortion so that the Penguin could stop having so many people murdered.
Oh, no, wait. That never happened because Batman knows who the fucking bad guys are.
As #Mozilla is busy adding AI crap to #Firefox, I would like to point out that it's about 13 years since they removed the #RSS button from default Firefox GUI, and six years since RSS support was completely dropped from Firefox.
Thus making feeds invisible and impossible to discover for most web users.
RSS/Atom/JSON feeds are an immensely useful and important tech that can help solve the content discovery problem *without* going through gatekeepers. 👀
But obviously not a priority for Mozilla.
We need more browser CODE diversity, not just different flavors of Chromium.
Ready to break #Google's monopoly?
#Chrome Manifest V3 is here to stop you from blocking ads.
Here are great alternatives:
✅ #Firefox
✅ #Duckduckgo
✅ @torproject
✅ More options: tuta.com/blog/best-private-bro…
Which one did you pick?
When it comes to most secure browsers Firefox is the best alternative to Chrome - and, no, incognito mode doesn't cut it.Tutanota
If you use #pipewire for cameras you can now (in the upcoming 1.2) enforce specific rotations via node rules. This is useful on devices with rotated cameras that don't use a DT and #libcamera or for testing (e.g. to find out the correct rotation of a phone camera). The rotation is respected by an increasing number of apps, notably #gstreamer based ones (like Snapshot - but not Cheese) and #firefox (if you enable PW cameras via `media.webrtc.camera.allow-pipewire`).
See gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewir…
PipeWire version (pipewire --version): 1.0.7. Distribution and distribution version (PRETTY_NAME from /etc/os-release): Ubuntu Oracular Oriole (development branch). Desktop Environment: Sway Wayland...GitLab
#firefox #webrtc using #pipewire and #libcamera (with softwareISP) on a #thinkpadx13s - it finally works ![]()
The required patches will also make things work for a bunch of #linuxmobile devices.
In January, I reported a bug in #Firefox for the #Mac where VoiceOver loses complete page contents under certain circumstances. The bug recently received a patch, and I was curious and discovered that I can still read Mozilla code without problems.
But I resisted the temptation to put the Firefox build system on my Mac and build it myself. 
bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.…
NEW (eitan) in Core - Disability Access APIs. Last updated 2024-05-24.bugzilla.mozilla.org
Firefox (Version 125.3.0 & 126.0/Android) ist in der aktuellen Version leider nicht datenschutzkonform. Verstöße gegen die #DSGVO und das #TDDDG. 👇
kuketz-blog.de/firefox-weshalb…
#firefox #datenschutz #dsgvo #tdddg #privacy #verstoß #gesetz #mozilla #fail
Auf der Seite »Firefox Browser-Funktionen« wird Firefox von Mozilla wie folgt beworben: Ist Firefox ein privater Browser? Wir stellen dein…www.kuketz-blog.de
Firefox: Weshalb man LibreWolf und andere Forks bevorzugen sollte. 👇
kuketz-blog.de/firefox-datensc…
#firefox #mozilla #librewolf #fennec #mull #browser #datenschutz #privacy #android #audit #dsgvo #tdddg
Auf der Seite »Firefox Browser-Funktionen« wird Firefox von Mozilla wie folgt beworben: Ist Firefox ein privater Browser? Wir stellen dein…www.kuketz-blog.de
#Firefox should now support extensions’ content scripts on pages with a sandbox CSP/iframe directive:
Bugzilla bug 1411641: CSP ‘sandbox’ directive prevents content scripts from matching, due to unique origin, breaking also browser features is resolved in the v128 branch, coming in a few months.
Meanwhile WebKit doesn’t even support media controls on pages with a sandbox directive, requiring me to relax it on any page with a video or audio element.
RESOLVED (rob) in WebExtensions - General. Last updated 2024-05-15.bugzilla.mozilla.org
Ich bin begeistert: Firefox Bookmarks zwischen drei Clients (2 x Notebook, 1 x Smartphone) synchronisieren läuft nun seit einem knappen halben Jahr per @floccus ohne Probleme - der Umstieg von Chrome auf Firefox klappte dadurch schneller als gedacht.
chaos.social/deck/@escuco/1114…
#floccus #firefox #bookmarks #nextcloud #opensource #lesezeichen
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Ok wtf. So you're telling me that #Google #Chrome's #V8 #JavaScript engine was more #insecure than #Mozilla's #Spidermonkey after all these years? Because I'm pretty sure SM has been already doing plenty of the things mentioned in this article (I've touched on SM code plenty of times, so much more than I wanted because I worked on separating Spidermonkey from the monolithic #libxul, it's still hurting my brain...), even before the #Quantum rewrite. So even #PaleMoon which has been commonly trashed for being "old and insecure" is apparently more secure than Chrome, but most crucially it also disproves the long-standing blind belief by security freaks out there that Chrome is "more secure" than #Firefox when it's the other way around on many fronts...
thehackernews.com/2024/04/goog…
#web #webbrowser #browser #browsers #openweb
Google tackles Chrome security with new V8 Sandbox. This aims to stop memory issues from spreading, protecting your browser experience.The Hacker News
We're often asked "When can I use Thunderbird in my browser?" It's a logical question! After all, Thunderbird was built on top of Firefox technologies, right?
Let's have a quick chat about it:
PeerTube: tilvids.com/w/fUUkxQCFvVJdPgxx…
YouTube: youtu.be/LQwgG2sLIVE
#Thunderbird #Firefox #Webmail
Thunderbird was built on top of Firefox browser technology, right? So could there ever be a webmail view of Thunderbird? We hear this question a lot, so let's talk about it! 🔗 NEED SUPPORT? Thunderbird Community Support: https://mzla.TILvids
I still adore this screenshot.
Also, some interesting @thunderbird trivia: In 2004, internet access wasn't nearly as widespread as it is now, so Mozilla offered to send installation CD-ROMs to users for $5.95.
The fork of Firefox, Floorp, is going closed-source. Because the lead dev was annoyed that some people were forking it. 
blog.ablaze.one/4125/2024-03-1…
Edit: It seems they've backtracked, and instead (re)released their code under a "CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Deed (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International)" license.
reddit.com/r/browsers/comments…
Thanks @blobcat for letting me know
Header Image by @CutterKnife_ Hello Floorp users, As some of you in the Reddit aすらーぷの妖精 (ABlog)
New bookmark: Firefox bug 1886557: Make JIT Spraying implausible.
This could be the biggest leap forward in years when it comes to SpiderMonkey catching up to V8 and JSC’s JIT hardening. So far, I’ve been telling security-conscious Firefox users to disable the JIT compiler, and to use Chromium when JIT is necessary; maybe I won’t have to in a few years’ time.
Originally posted on seirdy.one: See Original (POSSE). #browsers #firefox #security