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Marcus "MajorLinux" SummersMozilla is taking the fight to Google in yet another arena.Mozilla Thunderbird gets a web-based open-source client to take on Gmail <a href="https://www.xda-developers.com/mozilla-thunderbird-web-based-open-source-client/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.xda-developers.com/mozilla-thunderbird-web-based-open-source-client/</a><a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mozilla</a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Thunderbird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Thunderbird</a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OpenSource</a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Gmail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Gmail</a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Email" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Email</a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tech</a>

TronNerd82<a href="https://fosstodon.org/@volkerdi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@volkerdi</a> I'm sure you've heard about Mozilla's changes in their privacy policy for Firefox (it's old news, but still). The implications of it have prompted a few distros to remove Firefox from their repos/default installation.What's the game plan for Slackware? Will it keep using Firefox by default, or will you be phasing it out of the package tree, or what?<a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/02/firefox-deletes-promise-to-never-sell-personal-data-asks-users-not-to-panic/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/02/firefox-deletes-promise-to-never-sell-personal-data-asks-users-not-to-panic/</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Slackware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Slackware</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Linux</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Firefox</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FOSS</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OpenSource</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mozilla</a>

Anthony PowellMozilla Firefox MSI Installer: Features, Parameters, and Deployment Options | <a href="https://techygeekshome.info/mozilla-firefox-msi-installer/?fsp_sid=16836 | #Browser" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://techygeekshome.info/mozilla-firefox-msi-installer/?fsp_sid=16836 | #Browser</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Firefox</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Guide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Guide</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mozilla</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MSI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MSI</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/refresh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#refresh</a>  <a href="https://techygeekshome.info/mozilla-firefox-msi-installer/?fsp_sid=16836" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://techygeekshome.info/mozilla-firefox-msi-installer/?fsp_sid=16836</a>

Stefan Scholl<a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/@jon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@jon</a> has <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mozilla</a> said something stupid again?

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://mamot.fr/@bohwaz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@bohwaz</a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/@punkfairie" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@punkfairie</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/@ajsadauskas" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@ajsadauskas</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@JessTheUnstill" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@JessTheUnstill</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/@tomiahonen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@tomiahonen</a> That's exactly the problem, cuz <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/KaiOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KaiOS</a> nee <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FirefoxOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FirefoxOS</a> was a good and solid basis not just for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LowEnd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LowEnd</a>-Devices but could've been excellent for a more <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/secure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#secure</a> mobile OS, as it has good potential for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/sandboxing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sandboxing</a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/KISS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KISS</a>-principle'd <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Apps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Apps</a> that are lean and efficient.But then again when enthusiasts like <a href="https://oxytodon.com/@fuchsiii" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@fuchsiii</a> and I were shouting "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ShutUpAndTakeMyMoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ShutUpAndTakeMyMoney</a>!" to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mozilla</a>, they basically refused to sell any <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/device" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#device</a>, and then we get the "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PSvita" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PSvita</a>-Effect":<ul><li>Noone's gonna build an <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/App" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#App</a> for a platform that is <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REaUzHef9h4" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">essentially a rounding error from the start!</a>…</li></ul>

MeaTLoTioN<a href="https://linuxrocks.online/@lunduke" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@lunduke</a> yep this is the end of <a href="https://mas.erb.pw/tags/Mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mozilla</a> lol.We gave them all the rope they needed, they've just used it to hang themselves out to dry 🤣🤣🤣

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://indieweb.social/@punkfairie" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@punkfairie</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/@ajsadauskas" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@ajsadauskas</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@JessTheUnstill" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@JessTheUnstill</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/@tomiahonen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@tomiahonen</a> <a href="https://oxytodon.com/@fuchsiii" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@fuchsiii</a> Yeah and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Symbian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Symbian</a> is used with cheap phones of a brand named <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Swisstone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Swisstone</a>.Case in point: <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/KaiOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KaiOS</a> nee <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FirefoxOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FirefoxOS</a> is now drowned in obscurity because of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mozilla</a> mismanagment and hamfisted approach compared to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Android</a>.

hobbscwell <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mozilla</a> sync did some weird shit and set <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#google</a> to the default browser on my desktop instead of <a href="https://mastodon.social/@kagihq" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@kagihq</a> . super annoying. i hope it didn't nuke any bookmarks or anything like that.

Dofainwow what BS <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/thunderbird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#thunderbird</a> just popped up over all my windows (it was minimized) to ask me to donate to the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mozilla</a> foundation. Way to antagonize your users, assholes!

𝔻𝕠𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕚𝕔La nouvelle est sortie il y a deux jours, j'ai pensé à un poisson d'avril. Mais c'est bien réel. <a href="https://qlub.social/tags/Mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mozilla</a>, fondation derrière le navigateur <a href="https://qlub.social/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Firefox</a>, prépare un service concurrent à Gmail (Google) et Outlook (Microsoft). Ainsi, <a href="https://qlub.social/tags/Thunderbird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Thunderbird</a> ne sera plus seulement un logiciel à l'avenir. Un bon moyen de financer la fondation sans dépendre de Google pour ses revenus ? Je lui souhaite plus de succès que dans le passé!<a href="https://qlub.social/tags/Thundermail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Thundermail</a> <a href="https://www.frandroid.com/marques/google/2569317_mozilla-reve-de-vous-faire-quitter-gmail-avec-son-projet-thundermail" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.frandroid.com/marques/google/2569317_mozilla-reve-de-vous-faire-quitter-gmail-avec-son-projet-thundermail</a>

jbzHate being right about Pocket.Without all the AI and UX/UI antipatterns it could be a great service.<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43572466" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43572466</a><a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mozilla</a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/pocket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pocket</a>

isAAAc 🏴🏴‍☠️ ⏚ 🇺🇦<a href="https://mastodon.top/@dt" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@dt</a> je vais plutot arreter d'utiliser firefox et basculer sur LibreWolf, ils ont fait leur choix, éclairé, je fais de même.<a href="https://librewolf.net/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://librewolf.net/</a><a href="https://masto.krashboyz.org/tags/IA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IA</a> <a href="https://masto.krashboyz.org/tags/Mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mozilla</a> <a href="https://masto.krashboyz.org/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Firefox</a> <a href="https://masto.krashboyz.org/tags/LibreWolf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LibreWolf</a>

.:\dGh/:.Guys, remember, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mozilla</a> has pivoted from a Software-driven to a Marketing-driven.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ads</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AI</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DataCollection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DataCollection</a>, whatever they need to keep the lights on as the Google Search deal seems to cease this year.I cannot blame them, but yeah, I don't see anyone donating $400M every year, nor pushing Firefox to 50% of browser market share.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Browsers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Browsers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Internet</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WebBrowser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WebBrowser</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Web" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Web</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/InternetBrowser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#InternetBrowser</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Firefox</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Quantum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Quantum</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LibreWolf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LibreWolf</a>

Carlos Fernández MiguelIf you need to share files (up to 2.5GB!) with end-to-end encryption and a link that automatically expires try Send (<a href="https://send.vis.ee/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://send.vis.ee/</a>). It's free! Service not affiliated with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mozilla</a> or <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Firefox</a>.

Christian MayerFirefox 137 comes with Tab groups. For some users this feature is not yet rolled out with v137, but you can activate it via about:config by switching 'browser.tabs.groups.enabled' from false to true.<a href="https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/137.0/releasenotes/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/137.0/releasenotes/</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mozilla</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Firefox</a>

Boiling SteamMozilla launching “Thundermail” email service to take on Gmail, Microsoft 365: <a href="https://www.techradar.com/pro/mozilla-launching-thundermail-email-service-to-take-on-gmail-microsoft-365" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.techradar.com/pro/mozilla-launching-thundermail-email-service-to-take-on-gmail-microsoft-365</a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mozilla</a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/thundermail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#thundermail</a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/service" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#service</a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/despair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#despair</a>

ilias :thepiratebay:except for the AI shit that I don't know why Mozilla-affiliated services are pushing through, from the Thunderbird perspective I'd say this announcement is the most coherent and hopeful that has been produced for several years related to Mozilla products <a href="https://thunderbird.topicbox.com/groups/planning/T437cd854afcb1395/thundermail-and-thunderbird-pro-services" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://thunderbird.topicbox.com/groups/planning/T437cd854afcb1395/thundermail-and-thunderbird-pro-services</a>however if it means they'll essentially lock out people from using Thunderbird with their emails from other services, it's completely unnecessary and shortsighted<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mozilla</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Thunderbird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Thunderbird</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Email" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Email</a>

AntoineÐComme <a href="https://kwak.cab/tags/Mozilla" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mozilla</a> dev une webapp <a href="https://kwak.cab/tags/Thundermail" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Thundermail</a> et que c’est open source… j’espère très fort que ça sera un client web installable comme un roundcube pour n’importe quel serveur mail 🤞 (bon par contre les trucs d’ia, vous savez ce que j’en pense :ia_gen:) <a href="https://next.ink/178693/avec-thunderbird-pro-mozilla-veut-partir-a-lassaut-de-gmail-et-microsoft-365/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">source</a>

MacGenerationAvec Thundermail, Mozilla veut répondre à Gmail, Proton Mail et les autres <a href="http://dlvr.it/TJwn1Q" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">http://dlvr.it/TJwn1Q</a> <a href="https://social.macg.co/tags/Thundermail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Thundermail</a> <a href="https://social.macg.co/tags/Mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mozilla</a>

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