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Re:No AI* Here – A Response to Mozilla's Next Chapter by rythie on Wednesday December 17, 2025 @02:59AM (#46299359)
Waterfox is dependant on Firefox still being developed. Mozilla are adding these features to try to stay relevant and keep or gain market share. If this fails, and Firefox goes away, Waterfox is unlikely to survive.
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Re:No AI* Here – A Response to Mozilla's Next Chapter by benrutter on Wednesday December 17, 2025 @03:07AM (#46299399)
That's true, but as a Waterfox user, I'm not worried!

If firefox really completely fails, and nobody is able to continue the open source project, I'll just find a new browser. That's not a huge hassle- Waterfox does what I need in the here and now, that's my only criterion.

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Re:No AI* Here – A Response to Mozilla's Next Chapter by reddalo on Wednesday December 17, 2025 @03:30AM (#46299534)
> I'll just find a new browser.

The problem is that if Firefox dies, there are no browsers left. I don't want to use a re-skin of Chrome.

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Re:No AI* Here – A Response to Mozilla's Next Chapter by dragonwriter on Wednesday December 17, 2025 @03:50AM (#46299654)
> The problem is that if Firefox dies, there are no browsers left. I don't want to use a re-skin of Chrome.

Lynx is still not a re-skin of Chrome, unless I missed something changing.

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Re:No AI* Here – A Response to Mozilla's Next Chapter by fsflover on Wednesday December 17, 2025 @03:53AM (#46299674)
Can you manage your bank in Lynx?
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Re:No AI* Here – A Response to Mozilla's Next Chapter by benrutter on Wednesday December 17, 2025 @06:29AM (#46300791)
Yes, I agree. I suppose when I said "I'm not worried" - I meant in the context of "it doesn't put me off using Waterfox". I am worried from an overall software ecosystem point of view.
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Re:No AI* Here – A Response to Mozilla's Next Chapter by voshond on Wednesday December 17, 2025 @11:28PM (#46308899)
Luckily there is ladybird in the making
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Re:No AI* Here – A Response to Mozilla's Next Chapter by Etherlord87 on Wednesday December 17, 2025 @05:33PM (#46306513)
If most people move from Firefox to Waterfox, then Waterfox can acquire Firefox devs, no? Obviously it comes to money, but the first step to gain funding is to gain popularity...
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