Stefano ZacchiroliFeb 28, 2025
Repeat after me: if #Firefox stops being maintained, #LibreWolf is not a viable long-term alternative (nor is any other Firefox-based web browser).
Show threadMichael Downey 🧢Feb 28, 2025

@zacchiro This is 💯 true.

Also true is that boycotting through a switch to a TOS-free soft fork seems to be just about the only power the broad community has to push back against Mozilla's changes.

#Firefox #Mozilla #enshittification

Show threadJonah Aragon Feb 28, 2025
@downey @zacchiro idk, there's no doubt things would be tough, but if Mozilla disappeared another community would come to pick up the pieces. Isn't this one of the goals of FOSS?
Show threadMichael Downey 🧢Feb 28, 2025

@jonah

Could? Yes.
Would? Not clear.

Show threadJonah Aragon Feb 28, 2025
@downey if *nobody* besides Mozilla sees the value in developing an alternative free browser engine, then we are more doomed than I thought.
Show threaddiesch
@jonah There are at least servo.org/ and ladybird.org/
Servo aims to empower developers with a lightweight, high-performance alternative for embedding web technologies in applications.

Servo is a web rendering engine written in Rust, with WebGL and WebGPU support, and adaptable to desktop, mobile, and embedded applications.

Servo
Feb 28, 2025 at 6:57pmWeb