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I've been using Firefox since it was called Firebird, and Linux has always been a 2nd zone citizen. Most Mozilla developers are on Mac, most users are on Windo
by eloisant 1y ago
I've been using Firefox since it was called Firebird, and Linux has always been a 2nd zone citizen.
Most Mozilla developers are on Mac, most users are on Windows, so Linux have never been the focus.
- vpShane 1y agoLinux should be the focus. Windows Recall is a hell-to-the-no for me, and then having to have 'cloud accounts' to log in on desktops should be demonized. "Oh but you can just run brew for all your .." -- No, no I can't. FF, being a pioneer of privacy (not anymore, with anonym adds): Go to Settings -> type 'advert', turn that off. FF, being a major player in FOSS, and community (irc.mozilla.org etc), now I think they do matrix Should get their priorities straight. To me, it isn't about market share, but Linux just reached 5% market share in the US https://ostechnix.com/linux-reaches-5-desktop-market-share-in-usa/ https://ostechnix.com/linux-reaches-5-desktop-market-share-i... Valve sponsors Arch Linux https://www.pcguide.com/news/valve-officially-sponsors-arch-linux-and-heres-what-that-means-for-steam-deck/ https://www.pcguide.com/news/valve-officially-sponsors-arch-... I just switched to LibreFox, which is Firefox without all the extra junk it peddles. We'd think, by now, with video games having advanced crazy rendering engines, AI dark magic, that browsers would have it together by now. They don't.
- jesup 1y agoMany Firefox devs are on Linux; however note that not many Firefox users are on Linux (mostly because desktop Linux has a much much smaller userbase than Windows or Mac). About 4% are Linux, looks like 8-10% Mac, the rest Windows: https://data.firefox.com/dashboard/hardware https://data.firefox.com/dashboard/hardware