The best time to install Firefox was 15+ years ago....

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Neil Brown

The best time to install Firefox was 15+ years ago.

The second best time is now.

Like 1 5 Dec 2023 at 12:31 | Open on mastodon.neilzone.co.uk

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Wiktor - wikiyu

@neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk each day is a good day...

Oh and we need to show Firefox to people before Google will disable downloading other browsers from any chromium based browsers...

5 Dec 2023 at 12:45 | Open on thoughts.tf

The Tech Lord ⊕ `Lex Pendragon

@neil Dang, I installed it back when it was Netscape.

5 Dec 2023 at 12:46 | Open on QuarteredCircle.net

Chloe Raccoon

@LexPendragon @neil @patterfloof I first installed firefox when it was called phoenix...

5 Dec 2023 at 14:55 | Open on mastodonapp.uk

Jeroen Franssen 🇧🇪

@neil
I followed your advice last week after abandoning it for a couple of years. Missing only PWA (yes, I know there is an extension but doesn't work on work laptop) and a completely ridiculous #Atlassian stack that just doesn't function with #firefox (also for work).

5 Dec 2023 at 12:46 | Open on sociabl.be

Alfabravo :manjaro:

@jeroen @neil What part of altassian does not work for you? We also use altassian cloud at work and I only use Firefox, both desktop and mobile.

5 Dec 2023 at 15:07 | Open on linuxrocks.online

Jeroen Franssen 🇧🇪

@alfabravoteam @neil I'm not able to search in #confluence , modify calendars, ... We also have issues with #jira. Thanks for confirming that it should work... Maybe it's our reverse proxy that is acting up... but the weird thing is that it works perfectly on chrome

5 Dec 2023 at 15:12 | Open on sociabl.be

Alfabravo :manjaro:

@jeroen @neil I can perform all of that even with enhanced tracking protection. Again, it's on cloud altassian.

It might be caused by something in between not playing fair with headers / cookies / metadata.

5 Dec 2023 at 15:15 | Open on linuxrocks.online

Jeroen Franssen 🇧🇪

@alfabravoteam @neil Interesting. We are using the data center version because we're big on #resiliency and data ownership... I'll give this feedback to my team, thanks!

5 Dec 2023 at 15:24 | Open on sociabl.be

ArborIstManu

@neil Fennec Browser is the #OpenSource Version of Firefox for Android available in the #FDroid Store.

5 Dec 2023 at 14:10 | Open on nrw.social

Neil Brown

@ArboristManuel Isn't Firefox the open source version of Firefox for Android?!

5 Dec 2023 at 14:16 | Open on mastodon.neilzone.co.uk

ArborIstManu

@neil oh sorry you're right. Fennec is the mobile version of Firefox-ESR. ESR means Extended Support Release. 🙈

5 Dec 2023 at 14:25 | Open on nrw.social

CarRamrod

@neil I switched back to Firefox back when they launched Quantum and have never looked back. I still cannot fathom why even so many in tech continue to stick with Chrome.

5 Dec 2023 at 14:31 | Open on infosec.town

Jack Beauchamp-Stansfield

@neil 15 years ago was right in the middle of its descent into bloat and poor performance, so not sure I'd agree on that side of it.

It's absolutely superb now, though.

5 Dec 2023 at 14:34 | Open on hachyderm.io

Harry Wood

@jbstans @neil Yes I remember firefox getting hopelessly slow. I came back to it a couple of years ago. It's fine now.

5 Dec 2023 at 17:10 | Open on en.osm.town

Jack Beauchamp-Stansfield

@harry_wood @neil yes me too - I left in about 2008-9 for chrome, then in about 2017 started looking for non Google browsers before trying Firefox again in about 2020 and not looking back.

5 Dec 2023 at 17:15 | Open on hachyderm.io

Bret Carmichael

@neil @briankrebs Mozilla may add lots of new users for their support of ad blockers with Manifest V3.

5 Dec 2023 at 14:36 | Open on mastodon.social

KBSez ✅

@neil

Preach it! Then install Privacy Badger and HTTPS Everywhere from the @eff in Firefox!!

5 Dec 2023 at 14:41 | Open on postchat.io

Ed Davies

@kbsez No need for HTTPS Everywhere any more. It's built in. Under Settings → Privacy & Security:

@neil

HTTPS-Only Mode form with options for “Enable HTTPS-Only Mode in all windows”, ”Enable HTTPS-Only Mode in private windows only” and “Don't enable HTTPS-Only Mode”. With a “Manage Exceptions…” button to the right.

5 Dec 2023 at 15:05 | Open on functional.cafe

Alfabravo :manjaro:

@kbsez @neil @eff The badger is a must. Most recent FF versions include an equivalent config option of HTTPS everywhere, tho.

5 Dec 2023 at 15:08 | Open on linuxrocks.online

Janne Oksanen

@neil I'm pretty sure the first time I installed it it was still called Phoenix.

5 Dec 2023 at 14:48 | Open on mastodon.social

Feico de Boer ✅🏠🇳🇱

@neil Never deinstalled.

5 Dec 2023 at 14:57 | Open on mastodon.familie-de-boer.net

Benjamim

@neil hum... I really like @Vivaldi

5 Dec 2023 at 14:57 | Open on social.lol

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@neil Still trying to figure out how to get my YouTube ad blocking extension running for Firefox for iOS

5 Dec 2023 at 15:13 | Open on hachyderm.io

Neil Brown

@ZacBelado With difficulty, I guess, as Firefox for iOS is Safari in a different coat :(

5 Dec 2023 at 15:21 | Open on mastodon.neilzone.co.uk

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@neil Apple doesn't just want their own software to suck...

5 Dec 2023 at 15:26 | Open on hachyderm.io

Jay Swan

@neil @briankrebs I stopped paying attention to Firefox around 2020 when Mozilla laid off their security team. Has their security posture (not their privacy feature set) changed for the better in the time since?