This is unpopular opinion, but for Firefox to live, Mozilla, as it currently operates, needs to die.
They forgot their core user base hates cloud and AI features. They want a simple browser that connects to web servers and displays pages. Meanwhile, executive are getting fat salaries and bounces while begging users for money on AI and other privacy intrusion projects like adding perplexity directly to Firefox. They lost their vision long time ago.
The Perplexity AI will track users for targeted Ads while showing some Gen AI content when you search for something.
The whole point of using Firefox on Linux, or even Windows/macOS or mobile, is to avoid tracking and to maintain safety. How hard is that to understand? Why do they have "tech bro" style executives at a non-profit? They are treating it like a Silicon Valley app where you do everything to collect money. It makes me sick seeing how they are ruining their reputation.
@nixCraft is this about the integration of artificial intelligence in web browsers because I have not really been following these developments other than a lot of people switching browsers.
is Mozilla considering the same thing?
@XaetaCore @nixCraft Mozilla is experimenting with AI, question is, if they try to force it on the users.
Best practice is, that you use the Fork "Waterfox"
@XaetaCore @calvin_thefreak @nixCraft The problem with forking is that maintaining something as big and complicated as a browser takes significant effort. Maintenance is not sexy work. If Mozilla keels over, the forks can no longer depend on the upstream doing the heavy lifting.
I do not think a world with just one browser would be a nice prospect.
Keep in mind that, much as I hate what happens in the Mozilla board room, I'm not under any illusions regarding the competition. Especially if you see that most browser makers are unwilling and quite likely unable to make their own engine, so there's only a handful in Mozilla's league. If I ran Mozilla, I'd be hellbent on turning out a code base that would put chromium to shame, but alas, that is not how the dice rolled (and I'd prolly make a lousy manager too).
@bertdriehuis @XaetaCore @calvin_thefreak @nixCraft
The problem is Devs keep forking these monolith projects instead of making the micro-kernal of browsers, where you can plug in any credential system, or bookmark system, etc NOT using proprietary plugin formats.
All the browser should manage for credentials is sending the webpage url to the cred system, and the cred system providing a list that the browser interprets into a dropdown on whatever form for autofill.
Monoliths = pain in the ass
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