@Waterfox

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Get privacy out of the box.
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Show threadWaterfox1d 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.
Show threadWaterfox1d ago
@crashlogger @cygnathreadbare It doesn't download anything? The library is already built-in to Firefox, I've extended it so it blocks ads as well. The default is changing from ads everywhere to blocking them (with the search exception to support Waterfox, which can also be disabled). Not sure why you think the current default is better?
Show threadWaterfox1d ago
@crashlogger @cygnathreadbare Right - that’s exactly why this is included, because it blocks ads across sites by default, so you don’t have to install anything. If you’d rather not use it, a single toggle turns it off. But for most people, especially on lower-end hardware, fewer ads means faster pages and less resource usage. Already use an ad blocker? Great, it doesn’t make a difference to you then because it doesn’t get enabled if that’s already the case.
Show threadWaterfox1d ago
@crashlogger @cygnathreadbare No, you don't, because the OP severely misunderstood what is happening, and how software development works. You can see my other responses or read this: https://github.com/BrowserWorks/waterfox/issues/4182#issuecomment-4211962270
Issue · BrowserWorks/waterfox

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Show threadWaterfox2d ago
@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 🤷‍♂️
Show threadWaterfox2d ago

@cygnathreadbare

It's a standalone open source Rust library for matching filter lists. It has nothing to do with Brave's browser, their business model, cryptocurrency or company itself. Mozilla have already pulled this library upstream into Firefox... and if you take issue with usage of a *library* you won't be happy about how the majority of OSS is developed.

Show threadWaterfox2d ago

@PixelProphecy @cygnathreadbare I don't think you should be exhausted over usage of an open source library that's already in upstream... https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2013888

People are overreacting, and seem to have very poor reading comprehension because this has nothing to do with *Brave the company*

2013888 - Add a prototype rich content blocking engine

RESOLVED (bvandersloot) in Core - Privacy: Anti-Tracking. Last updated 2026-04-08.

Show threadWaterfox2d ago
@salva_pl @alternativeto I haven't.
Waterfox2d ago

@FrutigerAero00 @cygnathreadbare *Sigh*... I don't know why @alternativeto did me so dirty, this has absolutely *nothing* to do with Brave.

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2013888

The library is already in the Firefox codebase (as are a million other open source libraries)...

I've extended it to block ads as well as trackers.

2013888 - Add a prototype rich content blocking engine

RESOLVED (bvandersloot) in Core - Privacy: Anti-Tracking. Last updated 2026-04-08.

Waterfox3d ago
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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