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It just keeps getting worse - Firefox to "evolve into a modern AI browser" (www.gamingonlinux.com)
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[–] frunch@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago (6 children)

I've been using Firefox for longer than i can remember. That said, I'm ready to make the leap if necessary. What's the next browser to succeed Firefox? Suggestions??

[–] pupbiru@aussie.zone 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

imo anything firefox-based until servo or ladybird matures

i use waterfox, i know a lot of people use librewolf

remember that switching to anything chromium (like vivaldi, brave) still gives google power. on web standards at least, mozilla still fights for us (and is arguably the only one protecting us from shit like putting tracking stabdards directly into the web spec)

[–] frunch@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Thank you for this! I'll be looking into those options.

[–] radiouser@crazypeople.online 4 points 2 days ago

I "switched" last night (just to poke about) LibreWolf for PC and Fennec for phone.

[–] gtr@programming.dev 3 points 2 days ago

Next browser on desktop will be one that has intentionally no JS support. If I'm making compromises I might as well go all the way through. 😅

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works -2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Super pleased with Vivaldi

[–] rageagainstmachines@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Vivaldi is chromium based. The goal is to not support Google's monopoly and stranglehold over dictating web standards.

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

My 1st goal is to have a good browser experience without Ai crap and have my privacy reasonably respected. Read up on Vivaldi if you question whether their goals align with these.

My second goal is to save the world, but I'm not going to use a crud AI browser like Firefox (which btw is funded by Google anyway) so I can feel superior.

[–] rageagainstmachines@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You can still have a good (dare I say better) browser experience without AI crap by using a non chromium based browser.

For example you would probably really like uBlock Origin on a Gecko-based browser. uBO on a chromium based browser isn't as powerful because of recent Manifest V2 changes.

Also, the fact that Google funds Mozilla is not as bad as actually using chromium browsers. Using chromium browsers does more damage to our internet experience than having Mozilla accept dollars from Google.

In a way, don't you think it's weird that Google is funding Mozilla (and by your logic basically endorsing it) and yet you're not using it?

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 0 points 23 hours ago

In a way, don't you think it's weird that Google is funding Mozilla (and by your logic basically endorsing it) and yet you're not using it?

In what way? I don't understand this. I want to be as far away from Google as I reasonably can without cutting my nose off to spite their face.

This reflexive chromium bad mentality really blinds people to what Vivaldi is doing. You don't seem to understand for example the manifest 2 changes have not affected Vivaldi and that they have pledged to prevent that for as long as they can. My u block works just as well as yours but my websites load faster and I have a development team that is anti AI not trying to shove slop at every upgrade.

[–] Womble@piefed.world 3 points 2 days ago

The number of people suggesting that the appropriate responce to an optional feature for the standard bearer foss browser is to jump to a chrome based browser and further cement google's dominance is depressing.