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They had an implementation that did not require any accounts. They deemed that it's too confusing for users* to scan some QR codes (or type a bunch of character
by drdaeman 3y ago
They had an implementation that did not require any accounts. They deemed that it's too confusing for users* to scan some QR codes (or type a bunch of characters), so they went with an account-based system.
*) Or whatever the real reason was. It was about time Mozilla started to have management issues so I absolutely won't be surprised if the goal was to "become an ecosystem" or "gather a userbase" (or whatever is management speak for forcing people to sign up).
- andybak 3y ago> scan some QR codes How is that not still an account? What definition of account are we working with here?
- BudaDude 3y agoIt depends how you define an account. Is an account an email? Is an account an id in a database? An IP? You can't sync anything without an "account"
- RunSet 3y agoMaybe it was using technology similar to magic wormhole. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3G3_Xa1GBTs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3G3_Xa1GBTs https://github.com/magic-wormhole/magic-wormhole https://github.com/magic-wormhole/magic-wormhole
- drdaeman 3y agoSure, strictly speaking, of course there were accounts as in "database records". However, users gave no details about themselves, and haven't signed up for anything. No long-term credentials, just a rendezvous point. You used to just open two Firefoxes, start sync setup on the one, copy (or scan) a code to another - boom, done, they're talking to each other.