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Re: Mozilla Thunderbolt

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Post by BowBun »

benoau wrote: post #11
wolvoleo wrote: post #5

Curious name choice, that's clearly encumbered by other trademarks. Also, my impression is: yay another AI front-end. What does this one differently that the other thirteen in a dozen don't?

> What does this one differently that the other thirteen in a dozen don't? Mozilla's a lot more trustworthy with privacy and data, and they're unlikely to sell the project to someone who only wants to stuff it full of malware/adware/crypto stuff - or do it themselves.

I'm somewhat a fan of Mozilla, but their weak governance with regards to actual plans for the future, a couple of questionable partnerships, and the graveyard of products makes it hard to trust based on a 15+ year-old reputation. Would love to see where Mozilla has meaningfully contributed to the modern tech space (things we all actually use, not Mozilla versions of more popular apps/tools)

Re: Mozilla Thunderbolt

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Post by dralley »

data-ottawa wrote: post #9
soapdog wrote: post #2

oh mozilla, why don't you just focus on Firefox. That is all we want.

I agree with you, there are 1,000 different chat apps and just one Firefox. And the world needs Firefox more than it knows. It looks like they might want to get into hosting/selling services to users on this. From the FAQ: > Is there going to be a hosted version if I don't want to deploy it myself? > Yes, we are planning to launch Thunderbolt for regular users but we do not have a release date yet.

There is "only one Firefox" but Firefox exists in a market that is not just commoditized, but subsidized to the tune of billions by 3 of the 10 largest companies in the world.

The world may need Firefox but it's funny how people complain about Mozilla's dependence on Google while also complaining about every attempt to become more financially independent from Google.

Re: Mozilla Thunderbolt

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Post by imiric »

benoau wrote: post #11
wolvoleo wrote: post #5

Curious name choice, that's clearly encumbered by other trademarks. Also, my impression is: yay another AI front-end. What does this one differently that the other thirteen in a dozen don't?

> What does this one differently that the other thirteen in a dozen don't? Mozilla's a lot more trustworthy with privacy and data, and they're unlikely to sell the project to someone who only wants to stuff it full of malware/adware/crypto stuff - or do it themselves.

This Mozilla?[1] The company whose 85% of revenue depends on an adtech giant?

They're certainly doing better than others in this space, but their track record does not inspire confidence for anyone concerned about their privacy and data.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozilla#Controversies

Re: Mozilla Thunderbolt

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Post by ramon156 »

spudlyo wrote: post #15

Chrome on Linux is ~1.47 times faster than Firefox on the Jetstream 3 benchmark as recently reported by Phoronix[0]. That's how we want you to spend the money Mozilla, keeping up with your well-funded rival Google, and making it so we don't end up with a browser monoculture. These sorts of distractions just piss me off, and are not part of your core mission. [0]: https://www.phoronix.com/review/firefox-chrome-2026

Ladybird soon™

Re: Mozilla Thunderbolt

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Post by einr »

maelito wrote: post #26
einr wrote: post #24

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Wait what ? Did you include libraries imported by NPM in this count ?

I don’t think so. I just used a public GitHub LoC counting tool directly on the repo, there are a few.

https://ghloc.vercel.app/thunderbird/thunderbolt?branch=main claims 141k and most of it is Typescript.

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