Firefox to go full AI with new CEO

[cracauer@]

Fun ahead:

Mozilla’s next chapter: Building the world’s most trusted software company | The Mozilla Blog

Today, I step into the role of CEO of Mozilla Corporation. It is a privilege to lead an organization with a long history of standing up for people and buil

blog.mozilla.org

 

[Cthulhux]

Remember when they did a browser?

 

[mer]

"Hey chatGPT how do I strip out all the AI crap from firefox"

 

[MrBSD]

"Hey chatGPT how do I strip out all the AI crap from firefox"

"I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that"

 

[mer]

"I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that"

That was perfect.

 

[cracauer@]

Waterfox has an answer to that blog post:

No AI* Here - A Response to Mozilla's Next Chapter - Waterfox Blog

Mozilla's pivot to AI first browsing raises fundamental questions about what a browser should be.

www.waterfox.com

 

[MrBSD]

Cant wait for Ladybird to get released.

 

[mer]

I like that Waterfox current version is 6.6.6

 

[cracauer@]

Cant wait for Ladybird to get released.

I hear it's being made by a madman.

 

[MrBSD]

I hear it's being made by a madman.

That is correct. But im not worried about that. Im worried about BIG players like cloudflare being sponsors. I hope he wont sell his soul to big tech.

 

[cracauer@]

That is correct. But im not worried about that. Im worried about BIG players like cloudflare being sponsors. I hope he wont sell his soul to big tech.

I dunno. I have a strict rule to not use software made by madmen. It never leads anywhere good, even if the initial direction looked promising.

 

[Cthulhux]

Cant wait for Ladybird to get released.

Why don't those who wait for Ladybird just help NetSurf out for the time being? It's already there, it's mature, it does not have any known madmen in its team - and it is much more portable than Ladybird.

 

[hruodr]

Terrible "development", because Web-Developers do not leave other alternative than chrome and firefox.

 

[Alain De Vos]

waterfox ...

 

[loveydovey]

We shall see how exactly they are going to do it. It might be as simple as just turning off an option in about:config.

 

[covacat]

you never go full AI

 

[cracauer@]

We shall see how exactly they are going to do it. It might be as simple as just turning off an option in about:config.

Options like that, which are often introduced with unpopular features, have a habit of disappearing later.

 

[Maturin]

It's time for me to finally turn my back on Firefox, and Thunderbird.
I used them both for over twenty years exclusively, but they piss me for almost ten years, because they go only and more and more downhill with every new version.
Mutt is on my agenda as the e-mail client. For the replacement of my browser I find enough input in this forums (thanks guys.)

be as simple as just turning off an option in about:config.

Nah.

Options like that, which are often introduced with unpopular features, have a habit of disappearing later.

First that. And second what cracauer@ quoted in his OP from what the CEO said, this will be quite more than just an option/plugin.

 

[nxjoseph]

I hear it's being made by a madman.

What does madman mean here? Bad guy?

 

[cracauer@]

What does madman mean here? Bad guy?

I know it when I see it

 

[nxjoseph]

I know it when I see it

Well i googled it, problem solved.

 

[loveydovey]

Well, there's been ungoogled-chromium. Worst case scenario there'll be unmozillaed-firefoxium.