A grim outlook on the future of browser add-ons

Re:A grim outlook on the future of browser add-ons by cinquemb on Monday August 31, 2020 @11:57PM (#24338412)

I know this might sound blasphemous (useds uber alles seems to be today's accepted philosophy)… but one can have all the addons one wants, one just has to run `./mach build`…

Only grim for those who chose not to (for whatever reason short of missing hands or bashed in cranium), or cannot be bothered…

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Re:A grim outlook on the future of browser add-ons by palant on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @02:35AM (#24339108)

I doesn't say “grim” because you personally cannot circumvent the restrictions, it says so because of the impact this is going to have on the add-on ecosystem. Your trick isn't going to do you any good if nobody is developing/maintaining add-ons any more.

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Re:A grim outlook on the future of browser add-ons by saagarjha on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @12:52AM (#24338670)

Most people can't fork every project that does something they don't like.

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