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Who is this person?

• shevy-java 4mo ago
  Some mozilla software developer I guess. They still have not fixed their build system. Meson/ninja or cmake would be alternatives. Nothing to have them abandon mozconfig ... this is legacy code. The rest of the world moved on. Mozilla lives in the past.
  • flohofwoe 4mo ago
    > They still have not fixed their build system. FWIW the Firefox build instructions [1] look a lot saner to me than the Chromium build instructions [2]. [1] https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/setup/linux_build.html https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/setup/linux_build.ht... [2] https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/main/docs/linux/build_instructions.md https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/main/docs/l...
  • userbinator 4mo ago
    Mozilla lives in the past. And one would hope they stay there, because all the newer stuff is far more user-hostile.
    • goolz 4mo ago
      Could not agree more. I am honestly confused by the need for more than what FF/Librewolf offers and have been actively doing frontend for a long time. Plus no hassle with uBlock. And their Focus mobile browser is nice. I have the same complaints about their leadership as most but at least I feel I have some autonomy with their browser.
• kentbrew 4mo ago
  That would be JR Conlin, national treasure. Worked with him on YDN in 2007 and Netflix in 2009; veterans of the Netflix API team will never forget his hack day entry, which was "Mac and Me" playing on a toaster oven.
  • abcd_f 4mo ago
    What is he notable for in the context of Mozilla?
    • flohofwoe 4mo ago
      Maybe read the blog post? Crazy suggestion, I know.
      • abcd_f 4mo ago
        Skimmed it before asking. It's written for people who already know who the author is. Hence the question.
    • altairprime 4mo ago
      Staying out of the public eye for his entire tenure. I remain envious.