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Re: Firefox 93

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Post by wisniewskit »

jffry wrote: post #79
theothermatt wrote: post #34

Anyone else getting hit with a 404 when trying to visit the 'Learn More' links for SmartBlock 3.0 or the referrer tracking protections? https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2021/10/05/firefox-93-feat...

It seems like both that and "Introducing a new referrer tracking protection in Strict Tracking Protection and Private Browsing" link to blog posts that are supposed to exist but maybe haven't been switched to "published" status? Maybe they will show up eventually in the list of security-related blog posts? https://blog.mozilla.org/security/category/security/ EDIT: Looks like that link works now

The post was finally just published, the link should work now.

Re: Firefox 93

#102

Post by quesera »

Scarbutt wrote: post #75

When available system memory is critically low, Firefox on Windows will automatically unload tabs based on their last access time, memory usage, and other attributes. This should help reduce Firefox out-of-memory crashes. Switching to an unloaded tab automatically reloads it. This is why I can't switch to firefox, chrome is better at this, doesn't wait until 'system memory is critically low' and supports all platform…

There are extensions for FF which have done this for many years.

I don't like them (automation doesn't make the same choices I would), but I do use an extension which allows me to manually unload tabs.

Re: Firefox 93

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Post by y7 »

streblo wrote: post #91

Here's what I desperately want from Firefox, which I currently have from Chrome: isolated browser profiles tied to an account. I have two browser windows open at all times, one for my personal stuff and one for my work stuff. I want to keep those two windows totally isolated, where I log in with all my work accounts in one window, and all my personal accounts in the other window. Chrome does this by tying the window…

Firefox has an "official" add-on called Multi-Account Containers. This isolates website state (cookies etc.) but not history/settings/extensions.

Alternatively, you can start Firefox with `--no-remote -ProfileManager` flags to get a totally separate instance, like Chrome does.

Personally, I use Multi-Account Containers together with the Temporary Containers add-on, to by default get a fresh cookie jar for each new tab, but I do have some websites tied to a named container for session persistence.

Re: Firefox 93

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Post by hdjjhhvvhga »

Lendal wrote: post #71

I hope we can turn off the "unsafe download" thing. I download files every day that I know are perfectly safe, precisely because the file will only ever be downloaded once, by me, because I just built it in Gitlab.

This is my hope, too. Two additional clicks that give me zero benefits.

Re: Firefox 93

#106

Post by [deleted] »

streblo wrote: post #91

Here's what I desperately want from Firefox, which I currently have from Chrome: isolated browser profiles tied to an account. I have two browser windows open at all times, one for my personal stuff and one for my work stuff. I want to keep those two windows totally isolated, where I log in with all my work accounts in one window, and all my personal accounts in the other window. Chrome does this by tying the window…

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Re: Firefox 93

#107

Post by jbotz »

streblo wrote: post #91

Here's what I desperately want from Firefox, which I currently have from Chrome: isolated browser profiles tied to an account. I have two browser windows open at all times, one for my personal stuff and one for my work stuff. I want to keep those two windows totally isolated, where I log in with all my work accounts in one window, and all my personal accounts in the other window. Chrome does this by tying the window…

You can do this with Firefox's containers. Containers are a Firefox built-in feature, but without a UI; install the "Firefox multi-account containers" extension to get UI for containers. There are also a variety of other plug-ins that do useful stuff with containers; search for "container" in the Add-ons Manager to see what's available.

Re: Firefox 93

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Post by rado »

BitwiseFool wrote: post #35
akie wrote: post #17

Give me a way to pay for Firefox, please, and use the proceeds to hire a full development team that can hopefully catch up and overtake Chrome? Please?

>"hire a full development team that can hopefully catch up and overtake Chrome?" In an ideal world the best browser would win but marketshare doesn't work that way. Microsoft has full time development teams working on Edge and it is just barely chipping away at chrome's dominance. And, in no small part because they pester Windows users to make Edge the default at every opportunity.

The EU should take over Firefox, because the impartial web is a crucial part of everyday life.

Re: Firefox 93

#109

Post by streblo »

ComodoHacker wrote: post #98
streblo wrote: post #91

Here's what I desperately want from Firefox, which I currently have from Chrome: isolated browser profiles tied to an account. I have two browser windows open at all times, one for my personal stuff and one for my work stuff. I want to keep those two windows totally isolated, where I log in with all my work accounts in one window, and all my personal accounts in the other window. Chrome does this by tying the window…

>isolated browser profiles Firefox can do that. Just run firefox -p. >tied to an account Is that really necessary?

> Is that really necessary?

Yes, I'd like extensions, history, cookies, etc to be tied to the account and have them be isolated. I can't do that now.

Re: Firefox 93

#110

Post by akie »

mijailt wrote: post #22
akie wrote: post #17

Give me a way to pay for Firefox, please, and use the proceeds to hire a full development team that can hopefully catch up and overtake Chrome? Please?

https://donate.mozilla.org ?

Mozilla is not the same as Firefox, unfortunately. If I remember correctly Mozilla itself is relatively flush with money (through a deal they have with Google) and doesn't really need the money. Their chair is paid extremely well, in any case [1].

A lot of Mozilla's money seems to be spent on executive pay, overhead, and questionable side projects. Not so much (or not enough) on browser development, it seems. I'd MUCH prefer Firefox to be a product organization with its own budget and perhaps a yearly contribution from Mozilla. I have more faith in Firefox than in Mozilla.

[1] https://calpaterson.com/mozilla.html

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