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Mozilla Announce Leadership Changes, Plans to 'Diversify' - OMG! Ubuntu (www.omgubuntu.co.uk)

submitted 5 months ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to c/firefox@lemmy.world

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[–] woelkchen@lemmy.world 20 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Firefox + fancy features

Means that it completely relies on Mozilla's development work for the actual engine.

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yup,

The non chromium / non Firefox browser that comes to mind is https://ladybird.org/

But that's still a few years away

[–] Statick@programming.dev 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Any idea what the story is behind that name? I feel like it will be off putting to some people.

[–] xnx@slrpnk.net 4 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Why would ladybird be off putting?

[–] MisterD@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Hank Hill's dog's name from

[–] Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago

Still not off-putting tho. laaady bird

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

they hate LBJ?

[–] Statick@programming.dev 0 points 5 months ago

I am not agreeing with it, but just trying to get people to use anything other than the status quo when it comes to software/apps... If it has an odd name, they are less likely to use it.

Firefox was similar back in the mid 2000s.