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Waterfox is not a mainstream browser, therefore its fair to assume its users come to it in search of something that don't get in the major players. I'm assumin
by OptionX 7y ago
Waterfox is not a mainstream browser, therefore its fair to assume its users come to it in search of something that don't get in the major players.
I'm assuming again, but I don't think is much of a leap, that those needs are privacy related and having control over the software you use. Not having a faceless company behind the software, like Google for Chrome, Microsoft with Edge or even Mozilla with Firefox is a draw for users.
Now having said that reading that its been bought by a company, and one that does business in advertising no less can be quite jarring.
Its like you shopping only in a mom and pop grocery for years that's out of the way and more expensive, but you do it to help local economy. Then one day you get there and and while you load up your cart the owners tells you they work under Walmart now. The very thing you tried to avoid.
Of course such decision is in the waterfox dev, and he has the right to do as he pleases but is understandable that some people might have problem with the sale.
- MrAlex94 7y ago> Those needs are privacy related and having control over the software you use. That’s fair enough, but I’ve tried to stay away from branding Waterfox as such to try and avoid issues like this. Nothing has even happened to Waterfox, but I understand that people are to be critical, I think it’s fair enough. > Then one day you get there and and while you load up your cart the owners tells you they work under Walmart now. I don’t think it’s quite the same though. As much as I’ve done Waterfox for the users, I’ve also done it for myself and how I’d want and expect a web browser to be. That’s not going to change either, but like I said it’s fair for people to be critical of that