Mastodawn

Waterfox v6.6.11 is rolling out over the next few days! Testing a new feature that I'd love to get your feedback on - please try it out and let me know how it goes: https://www.waterfox.com/releases/6.6.11/

6.6.11 - Security fixes and feature preview - Waterfox Release

This release includes the latest security fixes and a built-in ad blocker available for testing

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Auster 1d ago

@Waterfox starting the slippery slope by allowing some ads in 3, 2, 1...

Also reminds me to look for alternatives, preferably the ones that take money in ways that don't require bending the reason they're relevant, like through direct donations.

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Waterfox

@Auster1 A lot of users don't install a blocker. This takes them from ads everywhere to ads blocked on every page except plain text (contextual) results on one search page - which is also configurable. That's not a slippery slope, it's a massive reduction. If you use uBO (or similar), nothing changes for you. Search partnerships have funded Waterfox for over 13 years now... Donations don't sustain a one-person project (I've tried). How this could possible be a negative is beyond me 🤷‍♂️

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Auster 1d ago

@Waterfox allowed ads. I've seen too many "it's just the tip" cases to expect this to bode extremely poorly.

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Waterfox 22h ago

@Auster1 If there isn't trust already after 15 years, nothing is really going to change that is it? It's your prerogative but fundamentally donations aren't enough to sustain me and people aren't willing to pay for the other services I've offered. Good for you if you're privileged enough to have enough of an income to work on OSS for free, but I don't have that luxury.