ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.com to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-26 days agoWhich browser do you use and why?message-squaremessage-square212fedilinkarrow-up1171arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up1162arrow-down1message-squareWhich browser do you use and why?ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.com to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-26 days agomessage-square212fedilinkfile-text
Using firefox but concerned now Read about some alternatives: ARC not OSS and VC funded, NO. Waterfox, FOSS Librewolf, FOSS Zen, FOSS but is just a skin?? Ladybird, FOSS Orion? Arctic Fox Mullvad Edit 2/28: It seems there is no general consensus if we should switch and/or to what.
minus-squareTony Bark@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up43arrow-down2·7 days agoFirefox. Equally concerned as well.
minus-squareocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.comOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·7 days agoLooking into Librewolf and Waterfox now!
minus-squareThorned_Rose@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·7 days 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-27 days 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-up5·7 days 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 days agoDidn’t Waterfox get bought out by an ad company?
minus-squareocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.comOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·6 days 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!
Nice!