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Re: Firefox 51.0

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Post by driverdan »

staktrace wrote: post #113
2bitencryption wrote: post #64

Earlier quoted context omitted.

After reading that article in 2014, I switched to Firefox. I used it from that point until just a few weeks ago when a program bypassed my defaults and launched Chrome. And I immediately remembered why I preferred Chrome and how much more responsive it feels, and how it handles plugins and per-tab processes and uses a quarter the memory somehow. So now I'm back on Chrome. Felt good to be on FF for awhile, felt like I…

I've heard this same thing from many people, and the problem almost always turns out to be accumulated cruft in the Firefox profile. Switching to a "fresh" browser usually makes it feel much more responsive because you don't have the cruft. If that's the case for you, following the steps at https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/refresh-firefox-reset-a... may help.

It's not. FF is slower then Chrome. I formatted my Macbook recently so I know it was clean. FF is significantly slower than Chrome, especially on JS heavy sites like Amazon.

It's also worse on power. FF tends to drain my battery much faster than Chrome. That's with I'm still using FF as my main browser but will probably switch to Chrome again.

Re: Firefox 51.0

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Post by kakarot »

glassx wrote: post #54
debaserab2 wrote: post #16

Side note: I absolutely love the format that Firefox does their release notes in. They're organized really well and do a good job of speaking with the right language for the audience of each change. I can't think of another product that does release notes as well as them. Usually your hunting down ticket numbers (often on a private tracker) that are referenced from a changelog.

Unreal Engine also does it right: https://www.unrealengine.com/blog/unreal-engine-4-14-release...

Agreed. I look forward to their patch notes, they have such a great balance of breadth and depth.

Re: Firefox 51.0

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Post by flodolo »

hackerboos wrote: post #82
po1nter wrote: post #74

This will be the first software that I use everyday (and that I know of) that speaks my native tongue: Kabyle. It might not mean much to the rest of the world, especially since we're not that many native speakers, but I'm loving the fact that they've added it.

In the same release they removed Belarusian. Anyone know why?

As someone already explained, Mozilla localization is done completely by volunteers.

You reach a point where the amount of English strings is so high in the UI that is more confusing than helpful to ship a localized version like that. Also considering the target of localized builds.

The good news is that we can start shipping back Belarusian if there are new volunteers working on it steadily (it just happened for Georgian in 51).

There are a few working already, but they need all the help they can get https://groups.google.com/d/msg/mozilla.dev.l10n/dxf7HliMGE4... https://pontoon.mozilla.org/be/firefox-aurora/

Re: Firefox 51.0

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Post by LegNeato »

debaserab2 wrote: post #16

Side note: I absolutely love the format that Firefox does their release notes in. They're organized really well and do a good job of speaking with the right language for the audience of each change. I can't think of another product that does release notes as well as them. Usually your hunting down ticket numbers (often on a private tracker) that are referenced from a changelog.

Fun fact: Alex Keybl and I based them on 1Password's release notes (https://app-updates.agilebits.com/product_history/OPM4).

Here was the old style:

http://website-archive.mozilla.org/www.mozilla.org/firefox_r...

And the new style:

http://website-archive.mozilla.org/www.mozilla.org/firefox_r...

The new style has since been tweaked a bit since we left Mozilla.

They also always had a list of all bugs fixed (for example, http://website-archive.mozilla.org/www.mozilla.org/firefox_r...).

Re: Firefox 51.0

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Post by buovjaga »

po1nter wrote: post #74

This will be the first software that I use everyday (and that I know of) that speaks my native tongue: Kabyle. It might not mean much to the rest of the world, especially since we're not that many native speakers, but I'm loving the fact that they've added it.

LibreOffice is getting there: https://translations.documentfoundation.org/kab/ https://www.facebook.com/libreoffice.aqbayli/

Re: Firefox 51.0

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Post by ngokevin »

twblalock wrote: post #118
CamelCaseName wrote: post #114

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Firefox was launched at a time when web browsing was dominated by IE. [0] It is open-source in a world where browsers are either completely (IE/Edge) or somewhat (Chrome) closed source. People say that IE didn't adapt fast enough, and that's why it died. But imagine how behind we'd be today if Firefox had never come along! In a world where almost every piece of software you run (from your OS to your favorite toolbar)…

Firefox was released in 2004. It did a great deal to break up IE's market share at that time. I remember it very well, and I liked it a lot back then. But it is now 2017, and when I decide which browser I should use, I choose one that is good today, and I don't care about the blows its parent company struck for or against freedom 13 years ago. I also disagree with the assertion that Firefox is better for security or…

Security and privacy isn't only prevalent on browser frontend features. There are battles happening within every standardized Web specification. Without more than one major player, one company would be allowed to dictate the level of security and private within every API. There are also initiatives that push the Web forward in security like with Let's Encrypt or Do Not Track. Mozilla also advances into new areas of technology to try to ensure they remain open.

It's totally fine to prefer one browser or the other. It's great to have an actual choice. But the ideals and values aren't just for show.

Re: Firefox 51.0

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Post by r3bl »

ramblenode wrote: post #107

Firefox continues its commitment to privacy with this quiet change found in the developer notes [0]: > For privacy reasons, both BatteryManager.chargingTime and BatteryManager.dischargingTime now round the returned value to the closest 15 minutes (bug 1292655). See [1] for an explanation of how the battery status API can be used to track you. [0] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Firefox/Releases/51#Chan... [1] htt…

I've created a simple website that showcases the Battery API if you wanna see if you're affected or not: https://r3bl.me/battery/

Done locally in JavaScript, info is not stored anyway (and, of course, you can see that for yourself here: https://github.com/aleksandar-todorovic/battery).

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