Re:Dot Browser – privacy-conscious web browser
by enderdev on Sunday September 19, 2021 @01:16PM
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I totally get this. It's worrying what Mozilla are doing, and since they're putting in little to no effort to get Firefox back on track I decided I had to help out.
Google's massive market share is seriously worrying for Mozilla and other browser vendors.
I switched to Firefox from Chrome over 4 years ago and I was disappointed to find some of my favourite Chrome extensions weren't available. I plan to add support for those Chrome extensions in Dot Browser by implementing those APIs and making them work in Gecko/Firefox environment.
Re:Dot Browser – privacy-conscious web browser
by ehg45h5h56 on Sunday September 19, 2021 @08:06PM
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Sick. I think Dot has a real chance if Mozilla isn't willing to step up to the plate.
These can range from popular extensions to smaller, more specific productivity extensions. As a specific example, there is a Zendesk extension that can help load all links you click load in a single instance rather than having multiple tabs. It uses Zendesk's built in tabbing system for tickets and is very helpful for workflow.
The problem is this is only a chrome extension, and no such thing exists for Firefox. This is one example but there are so many more, and more of those situations are happening over time.
That is a worrying trend. It means that the chrome browser has such a massive market share, that in a lot of cases worrying about Firefox compatibility isn't even a productive concern anymore. This will eventually end in life support compatibility such as developers putting up splash pages or in-page notifications for users to switch to a more compatible browser. I have already seen extremely rare instances of this, but not enough where I would consider it a concern yet, just an asshole move.