• katy ✨@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    30 days ago

    then make it an extension.

    the fact that they’re entertaining ai at all is antithesis to mozilla’s mission of an open and environmentally friendly web free from profit.

    • Feyd@programming.dev
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      30 days ago

      I dunno that seems very compatible with the following that was said in the CEO statement.

      AI should always be a choice — something people can easily turn off.

      Also here is a link to the posts https://mastodon.social/@firefoxwebdevs/115740500373677782

      Also, the dev says the following and I think they have a point.

      I’m not asking for faith in our direction - the thing I love about the Firefox community is how open, honest, and technical it is.

      But I do ask that you don’t have the opposite of faith. Like, try not to be determined that we’re going to do the wrong thing here.

      • TehPers@beehaw.orgEnglish
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        30 days ago

        try not to be determined that we’re going to do the wrong thing here.

        There’s a lot Mozilla has done right, but there’s a lot they haven’t done right as well. These days, the cynical view has proven itself to be more reliable in general, so it’s hard not to apply it here as well.

        That being said, FF has supported AI chatbots for a while and I haven’t seen it come up once in my browser beyond when they said “this is a thing now”. But this has also been a good opportunity to explore alternatives, so I’m trying out Zen now (ff-based still).

      • MotoAsh@piefed.socialEnglish
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        29 days ago

        Something easily turned off is distinctly not opt in. They’re still lying to everyone.

        Earlier today I found a fucking AI feature automatically turned on… Those idiots need to get their shit straight and fast if they want to remain relevant.

  • Arancello@aussie.zone
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    29 days ago

    not sure this is enough for me. Its too late and too large a faux pas to recover from. In my opinion.

  • calliope@retrolemmy.com
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    29 days ago

    Firefox has actually become less stable for me, which is crazy because it was stable for several years.

    It had gotten bloated and unstable when Chrome first came out, too.

    Why does Mozilla always trend toward mediocrity?

    • Digit@lemmy.wtfEnglish
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      28 days ago

      The enshitification of Firefox may slow at times, but it’s been consistently getting worse since Firefox 2.0 over 2 decades ago.

      I wonder if it’s google telling Mozilla what to do, to keep getting their money.

  • Digit@lemmy.wtfEnglish
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    28 days ago

    Oh great, another item to waste my time checking when installing Firefox… Already takes near an hour to configure Firefox each time… Now have to watch out for the day they let the rest of that AI camel in the tent.

    *Installs LibreWolf, stays sane*

    • SmoochyPit@lemmy.ca
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      30 days ago

      Yeah, that’d be like the web browser equivalent of going into the Windows registry editor and changing a value in there. Like, it’s there, but unless you already know what you’re looking for, it’s not really an option.

  • NihilsineNefas@slrpnk.net
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    29 days ago

    Lol, lmao. Still deleting firefox, get fucked. Mozilla betrayed its users trust by choosing to follow this slop trend, and they’ll suffer the consequences.

      • NihilsineNefas@slrpnk.net
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        28 days ago

        Yep, never using the internet again. Firefox is the only platform available to browse the internet, and since they’re sloppifying themselves I’m leaving the whole internet.

        • TehPers@beehaw.orgEnglish
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          28 days ago

          Well you haven’t exactly specified what browser you’re moving to, so we’re left wondering if you’re using a Servo dev build, a terminal-based browser, or carrier pigeons.

            • TehPers@beehaw.orgEnglish
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              26 days ago

              I’m not really sure how that’s a response to my comment.

              Looks like from another response, you moved to Waterfox? You’re still using a fork of Firefox, though your comment made it sound like you moved entirely away from Mozilla (Waterfox still depends on Mozilla developing FF, from my understanding).

              Anyway, seems like a good choice at least. Personally, I’m on Zen now. Hopefully we’ll get a real alternative at some point though.

              • NihilsineNefas@slrpnk.net
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                26 days ago

                That’s my bad, seemed like you were taking my comment at face value instead of seeing it was me being snarky at the user saying “So you’ll just not visit websites at all any more?” As if firefox/chrome were the only options for web browsers.

                Aye, still using a fork of firefox because the baseline application is still solid, just using one that’s designed to be respectful of its users. And clearly open about what it foes in the background.

                Touch wood Zen is a solid one for you (also holding out hope for a developer to provide an actual web browser without all this data harvesting bollocks)

    • Galactose@sopuli.xyz
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      29 days ago

      & you’ll suffer the consequences of monopoly. Wait it out until LadyBird & Servo gets fully tested out

      • NihilsineNefas@slrpnk.net
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        28 days ago

        Why should I wait it out with a company that’s betrayed the userbase’s trust when it comes to not only privacy, but by also implementing a feature that everyone KNOWS is harmful to both the planet and society as a whole.

        I’ve already moved browsers to one that respects its users enough to not push something that’s a quick cashgrab while it burns the planet and harvests our data.