ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.com to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-24 hours agoWhich browser do you use and why?message-squaremessage-square142fedilinkarrow-up1104arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up199arrow-down1message-squareWhich browser do you use and why?ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.com to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-24 hours agomessage-square142fedilinkfile-text
Using firefox but concerned now Read about some alternatives: ARC not OSS and VC funded Waterfox, FOSS Librewolf, FOSS Zen, FOSS but is just a skin?? Ladybird, FOSS Edit 2/28: It seems there is no general consensus if we should switch and/or to what.
minus-squareTony Bark@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up37·17 hours agoFirefox. Equally concerned as well.
minus-squareocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.comOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·17 hours agoLooking into Librewolf and Waterfox now!
minus-squareThorned_Rose@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·15 hours agoLong time Firefox user. Installed Librewolf today and so far so good. I used Firefox sync to get all my settings, bookmarks, open tabs, etc. back. At some point I will probably find an alternative yo Firefox sync but it’ll do for the time being.
minus-squarepaequ2@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-216 hours agoOK! You’ve had 1 hour to check them out. :D What’s the difference between the two? They’re both Firefox forks, right?
minus-squareocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.comOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·15 hours agoI found a decent answer here https://www.reddit.com/r/waterfox/comments/18g8tez/what_am_i_gaining_if_i_switch_from_librewolf_to/ That mod sums up a lot that I found. I don’t know the answer because they both have odd downsides. Yes they’re both forks!
minus-squarepenguin202124 (he/him)@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 hours agoDidn’t Waterfox get bought out by an ad company?
minus-squareocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.comOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 hours agoyes and then sold and FOSS again!
Firefox. Equally concerned as well.
Looking into Librewolf and Waterfox now!
Long time Firefox user. Installed Librewolf today and so far so good. I used Firefox sync to get all my settings, bookmarks, open tabs, etc. back. At some point I will probably find an alternative yo Firefox sync but it’ll do for the time being.
OK! You’ve had 1 hour to check them out. :D What’s the difference between the two? They’re both Firefox forks, right?
I found a decent answer here https://www.reddit.com/r/waterfox/comments/18g8tez/what_am_i_gaining_if_i_switch_from_librewolf_to/
That mod sums up a lot that I found. I don’t know the answer because they both have odd downsides.
Yes they’re both forks!
Didn’t Waterfox get bought out by an ad company?
yes and then sold and FOSS again!