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Firefox has a lot of issues, but maybe we don't have any other option.

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  • Isn't the only reason firefox gets google ad money is because google is afraid they would slapped with an anti-trust lawsuit? Firefox getting money from google doesn't seem like a valid criticism.

    • Firefox has a lot of issues, but maybe we don't have any other option.

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  • I couldn't help, so let me ask What about firefox stops you from using it for online shopping?

    • Any immutable distros like Chrome OS? (Desktop part of the project)

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  • I don't think it's embedded focused but have you checked out Vanilla OS?

    • How to use Whatsapp Video Call on Linux?

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  • My supervisor was an FOSS guy. He used Linux, Libreoffice everything but he still insisted on whatsapp for informal communication. I guess network effects is hard to avoid.

    • The least happy computer users: Those running Arch Linux & Firefox

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  • So... Arch makes sad people happy...?

    • The least happy computer users: Those running Arch Linux & Firefox

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  • Same. I call bullshit. First of all, for me Lunduke = Bullshit. Second, the moment it said people voluntarily participated in this survey, you just know that the demography of the survey takers will be extremely biased.

    • Mozilla adds stupid AI stuff with horrible T&C

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  • I beluga there is an about:config setting to disable it. You can find more details somewhere in the comments of this post or the original post that I quoted.

    • Mozilla adds stupid AI stuff with horrible T&C

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  • Huh, that is a surprising new revelation.

    • Mozilla adds stupid AI stuff with horrible T&C

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  • On Android I am using Waterfox. Still looking for alternatives on desktop.

    • HD video playback from streaming services

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  • Seriously, DRM is the problem. There's no one benefitting from it except for large corporations who have a stranglehold on content.

    • Mozilla adds stupid AI stuff with horrible T&C

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  • If someone wanted it, they could've installed the Firefox extension, but now for users who doesn't want this, they have an intrusive feature that is just a bloat. Also, even if I wanted it, it's fairly useless unless you live in western countries.

    • HD video playback from streaming services

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  • Personally what I have seen so far, Netflix and Disney+Hotstar (here a popular OTT platform Hotstar and Disney merged and this is the result) works pretty well and I can watch it HD (never tried 4K because I don'thave any 4K device). It's just Amazon Prime that doesn't just HD playback among all the OTT services I have used so far.

    • Why don't libertarian rednecks like Linux?

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  • So, basically centrist anti-establishment?

    • Don Marti: "@mcc@mastodon.social lol I just checked on Apple Safari and it turns out you have to go to Settings, Safari, then scroll all the way down to "Advanced" to find and turn off "Privacy Preser

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  • The firefox users who dumped Firefox because of all this fiasco, how many of you are using safari?

    • Firefox on Android now supports Passkeys with 3rd-party password manager integration!

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  • Pass keys has so many issues that they still haven't figured out. Unless it attains a bit of maturity I will not use it.

    • Canvas 2024 Simplex Chat room

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  • I understand that perfectly, that's precisely why I also listed XMPP. Also, IRC suits the need many people till this day.

    • Canvas 2024 Simplex Chat room

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  • What about XMPP or IRC?

    • The anti-AI sentiment in the free software communities is concerning.

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  • There is a this app called upscale, that uses an ML model to upscale images. It's Quite good at what it does, it's useful. I use it frequently. So, there are AI stuff in linux. Just not your myopic view of AI (LLMs). And your analogy with printing press is extremely wrong. Other than human errors, printing press didn't have have remotely as many errors as LLMs. LLMs have not evolved to the point of causing a a revolution. So linux has plenty of time to see if the bandwagon sinks or sprints.

    • Youtube Music frond-ends like ViMusic for Linux

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    • What apps would you love to have open-source alternatives for?

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  • There is a project, but it's really early in it's development. It's called Cabal. Has a nice desktop client, looks kinda like Discord. It's p2p, so no server required. BUT AGAIN, VERY EARLY IN DEVELOPMENT.

    https://github.com/cabal-club

    Not something you should use, but look out for how the development is going.