Post ABHa52pycQNJnKhMVU by mdm@mcnamarii.town
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(DIR) Post #ABCAwSp9A9258kK2EK by kate@shrike.club
2021-09-09T19:44:51Z
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FIREFOX PUTTING ADS ON THE NEW TAB PAGE.
(DIR) Post #ABCAwTfc1503lSrw0W by kate@shrike.club
2021-09-09T19:45:40Z
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disable on Settings > Home > Shortcuts > Sponsored Shortcuts. on by default. why even use it at this point jesus
(DIR) Post #ABCB33jcqEdXM3stuK by mmu_man@m.g3l.org
2021-09-09T19:56:12Z
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@kate ugh??
(DIR) Post #ABCB3MXYvJHDg9O2F6 by otyugh@pouet.chapril.org
2021-09-09T19:56:14Z
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@kate what version do you have ?
(DIR) Post #ABCBLKGO7zSTpTv38S by kura@z0ne.social
2021-09-09T19:59:30.671Z
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@kate@shrike.club in worst case i can recommend https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/new-tab-overridethough its more like a band aid then a solution.
(DIR) Post #ABCE690zxx8QSjAo2y by dielan@shitposter.club
2021-09-09T20:30:23.857320Z
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@kate :cacocringe:
(DIR) Post #ABCECShNhCMXFP0ftQ by twl@pleroma.8777.ch
2021-09-09T20:31:31.807294Z
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@kate i have newtab as about:blank ;)
(DIR) Post #ABCEUO8lNlP0K3MjJo by galena@paws.moe
2021-09-09T20:34:45.875805Z
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@kate Haven't they been doing this for at least a year now?
(DIR) Post #ABCF09IQ6m4XYC1kEi by lanodan@queer.hacktivis.me
2021-09-09T20:40:26.985882Z
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@kate Nothing really new there
(DIR) Post #ABCGiqQzBORQ2LuUTo by icedquinn@blob.cat
2021-09-09T20:59:47.115525Z
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@galena @kate gotta pay the CEOs full bonus somehow. doing a good job isn't on the table :blobcatdunno:
(DIR) Post #ABCQ4W1odDE6huXryC by otyugh@pouet.chapril.org
2021-09-09T22:44:32Z
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@kate to disable : browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.showSponsored to false in about:confighttps://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/sponsor-privacy
(DIR) Post #ABCWBxDEYjVGllofM8 by abloo@fedi.absturztau.be
2021-09-09T23:53:08.082001Z
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@kura @kate there's an about:config setting that completely removes suggestions
(DIR) Post #ABCWCVWuy3S1CfHrl2 by mike@chaos.social
2021-09-09T20:01:01Z
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@kateI really love the Mastodon ad! They should put it first.
(DIR) Post #ABCWFZ8M1chHFVFvqi by server@mastodon.online
2021-09-09T23:30:36Z
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@kate Use LibreWolf
(DIR) Post #ABDIgOTUYiX3oE08rg by dudenas@tilde.zone
2021-09-09T20:26:39Z
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@kate Looks like they're desperate for funds. It is alarming, and we should support ff somehow. If ff fails, the web will remain chromium-only (except maybe caves of gemini). That would leave google alone to set all the rules. Somewhat doomsday scenario. So don't be too picky and keep supporting ff. If they fail in funding, we all will get ads in chromium address bar or something worse.
(DIR) Post #ABDIgP5QHgsDhrkQzI by alcinnz@floss.social
2021-09-09T21:47:52Z
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@dudenas @kate As far as I'm concerned Google is already setting all the rules!I wish Mozilla the best of luck in holding this back as long as possible, but unfortunately they find themselves having to make these compromises. I don't think they can do what it takes to save the web without losing what influence they still have...
(DIR) Post #ABDIgPfw5w53X6pats by dudenas@tilde.zone
2021-09-10T06:58:44Z
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@alcinnz @kateAnother thing - open source software, especially as crucial as ff, can be clearly classified as public good. It is weird how there is no political will to appreciate and fund it. At least in countries I see. Is it because there is no demand from voters? Maybe there is demand, but not yet articulated?
(DIR) Post #ABDIgQCC9zsv99vMBM by onepict@chaos.social
2021-09-10T07:31:00Z
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@dudenasMost people don't know or care. I'm always surprised when people recognise ubuntu or Firefox. They know brands, not the political philosophy of FLOSS. When people do know, it's been because of social interactions with people in FLOSS. Sometimes the impression hasn't been positive for them. We have a collective responsibility for this if we want to inform people about FLOSS and how it benefits the public @alcinnz @kate
(DIR) Post #ABDIgQhkGh7cj0gYMK by dudenas@tilde.zone
2021-09-10T07:32:14Z
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@onepict @alcinnz @kate I wish I could disagree..
(DIR) Post #ABDIgRJK0zBCbYGYvg by onepict@chaos.social
2021-09-10T07:36:53Z
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@dudenasMovements take time, especially when it's across a spectrum of different ideas of what software freedom is about. It's only when we can align our goals broadly that there's momentum to push for change. @alcinnz @kate
(DIR) Post #ABDIgRpa52z4DbMKDA by onepict@chaos.social
2021-09-10T07:35:18Z
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@dudenas @alcinnz @kateNow as much as I'm skeptical about change happening from the outside, the news that @webmink and Amanda Brock of Open UK will be on the Open Standards board in the UK is a good start. https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/open-standards-board. We need to work together to influence all levels of society. From local governments to parliaments. I hope this is the start of more FLOSS in our public services.
(DIR) Post #ABDIgRuBnufcRtW0OW by onepict@chaos.social
2021-09-10T07:57:09Z
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@dudenas @alcinnz @kateSpeaking about public good.... This is good news. https://mastodon.social/@yogthos/106904824502227640
(DIR) Post #ABDJ28gtvIDTEAdsum by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2021-09-10T09:00:07Z
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> I It is weird how there is no political will to appreciate and fund it. At least in countries I see. Is it because there is no demand from voters? Maybe there is demand, but not yet articulated?I tried to do my bit by emailing the tech spokespeople in NZ political parties a link to Nadia Eghbal's 'Roads and Bridges' report, with a bit of contextualizing comment about why it's important they read it.https://www.fordfoundation.org/media/2976/roads-and-bridges-the-unseen-labor-behind-our-digital-infrastructure.pdf@dudenas @alcinnz @kate @onepict#NadiaEghbal #funding
(DIR) Post #ABDJGYx752NqjL6SIq by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2021-09-10T09:00:54Z
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> I It is weird how there is no political will to appreciate and fund it. At least in countries I see. Is it because there is no demand from voters? Maybe there is demand, but not yet articulated?I tried to do my bit by emailing the tech spokespeople in NZ political parties a link to Nadia Eghbal's 'Roads and Bridges' report, with a bit of contextualizing comment about why it's important they read it.https://www.fordfoundation.org/media/2976/roads-and-bridges-the-unseen-labor-behind-our-digital-infrastructure.pdf@dudenas @alcinnz @kate @onepict @humanetech#NadiaEghbal #funding
(DIR) Post #ABDKrThZfH4j7A093Y by gert@social.coop
2021-09-10T09:20:38Z
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@strypey @dudenas @alcinnz @kate @onepict @humanetech Except that roads and bridges are not exactly virtual or electronic infrastructure, just to add to the confusion.. Tell a politician about virtualization and they immediately think about money.
(DIR) Post #ABDNIUVEzhXZKHF0F6 by gert@social.coop
2021-09-10T09:37:32Z
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@strypey @dudenas @alcinnz @kate @onepict @humanetech @aral Perhaps the Common Browser proposal should open with the line: The Common Browser Programme is not about money.
(DIR) Post #ABEMOoMq961tsNin6u by Zerglingman@freespeechextremist.com
2021-09-10T21:12:50.447195Z
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@kate Lynx supremacy
(DIR) Post #ABEMfybrJoFmZ4voEy by coldacid@noagendasocial.com
2021-09-10T21:15:53Z
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@kate this is unfortunately nothing new. Mozilla's been getting paid for default "top sites" for quite some time now.
(DIR) Post #ABEPqc2zqQdjdYO7Zg by mangeurdenuage@shitposter.club
2021-09-10T21:51:28.536159Z
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@kate please explore your browser configuration.You can just deselect like in the picture.Or just go in the "about:config" and set this to false:browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.showSponsoredTopSites
(DIR) Post #ABEQMg82Cpu9Ys2DQm by freedcreative@merveilles.town
2021-09-10T08:10:39Z
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@lutindiscret I typically contribute to what I use the most, and for me that’s Krita, Inkscape and Godot.Though I also pitched in to ElementaryOS’s two crowdfunding campaigns for their App Center. I don’t actually use Elementary, but I love that they’re building a way for developers to exist outside of the proprietary model, and hopefully one day not need it at all in order to pay their bills.
(DIR) Post #ABEQMgh86LyfJiSF8K by mangeurdenuage@shitposter.club
2021-09-10T21:57:08.467532Z
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@freedcreative @lutindiscret From what I read had elementary OS discards anyone who tries to compile the os, not very trustworthy imo.
(DIR) Post #ABERgE9G2t4OWnUaHo by ozoned@mastodon.technology
2021-09-09T20:10:32Z
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@kate It's easily disabled. I'm not a fan of it, but they have to make money somehow. And at this point they're vastly losing, so there might come a time in the near future where we don't have a choice and can't disable this stuff. So I still appreciate the Firefox team for all the hardwork and keeping the browser free and allowing easy ways to disable this stuff.
(DIR) Post #ABERgEgw1g0aDFFTmK by Iutech@fosstodon.org
2021-09-10T06:39:27Z
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@ozoned Free Software isn't free (as beer) to produce, but do Mozilla really need to pay million-dollars salaries to its top executives ?Maybe if they stopped doing that they'll find themselves with enough money to maintain a good web browser...@kate
(DIR) Post #ABErsnUp2xACRNEXFw by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2021-09-11T03:05:24Z
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@gert @dudenas > Except that roads and bridges are not exactly virtual or electronic infrastructureEghbal's report uses physical infrastructure as a metaphor for digital infrastructure, as a way to work around the limited tech knowledge of political and financial decision-makers. I haven't read the whole thing yet but I read enough to think the strategy is worth a try.@alcinnz @kate @onepict @humanetech
(DIR) Post #ABEs97LwzFNaeurjvc by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2021-09-11T03:08:20Z
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@gert I'm not familiar with the Common Browser Programme. Can you link me?@dudenas @alcinnz @kate @onepict @humanetech @aral
(DIR) Post #ABFOz1my7IGuzeIebQ by gert@social.coop
2021-09-11T09:16:10Z
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@strypey @dudenas @alcinnz @kate @onepict @humanetech @aral So far just the idea has been floated, but apparently the need for it will become real. I would be very interested in this, also as an antidote to those who claim that open source is automagically commons, because most of the open sources have not been created by commoners. (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elinor_Ostrom )
(DIR) Post #ABGh2KOROYShtaVhoG by humanetech@mastodon.social
2021-09-11T09:21:31Z
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@gert @strypey @dudenas @alcinnz @kate @onepict @aral Slightly OT.. I saw that Drew Devault started working on visurf, based on NetSurf and intends to create a HTML + CSS framework specifically targeted to smaller browsers as 1st-class citizens.https://drewdevault.com/2021/09/11/visurf-announcement.html
(DIR) Post #ABHZMSxWeU5pmKyMXA by greenprocyon@mastodon.social
2021-09-09T20:00:46Z
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@kate firesux
(DIR) Post #ABHZdTDwv7UzWUlMSu by GNUxeava@fedi.absturztau.be
2021-09-12T10:25:16.826011Z
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@ozoned @kate oh please. Mozilla is well off thanks to Google's money.What will you do next? Defend a thief because he has to feed himself and his family in hard times and be glad he is trying his best to not kill others in order to survive?
(DIR) Post #ABHZiSCY9KyvndU6gS by evolbug@mastodon.social
2021-09-09T20:34:44Z
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@kate how do you think firefox makes money 😆 wait till you discover most of Mozilla's funding comes from Google paying to be the default search engine
(DIR) Post #ABHZljLQrrhppyCZDE by freedcreative@merveilles.town
2021-09-09T21:43:29Z
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@kate Ugh, gross.There are plenty of other ways they can make money. My browser isn’t unpaid billboard space open for exploitation. GTFO.
(DIR) Post #ABHZwMIMuBozXIpvQe by aral@mastodon.ar.al
2021-09-10T10:14:59Z
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@dudenas @kate Wait, Google’s $500,000,000 a year isn’t enough?
(DIR) Post #ABHZwOBhrvgHPDjdK4 by aral@mastodon.ar.al
2021-09-10T10:18:19Z
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@dudenas @kate I guess the real problem is that Mozilla isn’t paying their CEO enough. If they paid, say, $5M a year for their CEO instead of a measly $2.4M, I think there would be enough incentive for them to fix things.Do you think we could start a gofundme?https://itdm.com/mozilla-firefox-usage-down-85-but-why-are-execs-salary-up-400/2050/
(DIR) Post #ABHa52pycQNJnKhMVU by mdm@mcnamarii.town
2021-09-10T15:25:42Z
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@kate It's a free app, designed by people who need to be paid for their work. What do you want?
(DIR) Post #ABHa53OMYZsfVymp6W by GNUxeava@fedi.absturztau.be
2021-09-12T10:30:00.553707Z
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@mdm @kate their employees are working full time. They do not work for free.
(DIR) Post #ABHaFC13LbyZ9piabA by GNUxeava@fedi.absturztau.be
2021-09-12T10:32:05.844786Z
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@mangeurdenuage @lutindiscret @freedcreative wait what
(DIR) Post #ABHaVUuGseGmNZJwtE by mangeurdenuage@shitposter.club
2021-09-12T10:35:02.930152Z
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@GNUxeava @freedcreative @lutindiscret I read a few weeks/days ago.Apparently some users consider that you pirate free/libre software because the admins of elementary OS forbids people from discussing how to compile the OS itself.
(DIR) Post #ABHaqT9SbIrB18QR3A by sheetposter@kiwifarms.cc
2021-09-12T10:38:44.269660Z
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@onepict @dudenas @alcinnz @kate maybe Mozilla should have used its time developing the browser instead of writing blogposts against decentralized services
(DIR) Post #ABHasZDX1HMCPPKWRc by mangeurdenuage@shitposter.club
2021-09-12T10:39:13.089326Z
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@GNUxeava @freedcreative @lutindiscret Found ithttps://krisives.github.io/posts/pirating-gpl-software/>Now-a-days Linux distros like elementaryOS and ZorinOS take a different approach to policing the distribution. The main tactic they use now is to control the flow of information on GitHub and social media like Reddit.>Both distros have rules on their various subreddits (/r/elementaryos and /r/zorinos) that users cannot post links and sometimes information on how to build your own is removed. If someone builds their own .iso or shares the information to do so, they will have their post deleted and be banned.
(DIR) Post #ABHbeAZtvlgPtLUYVs by GNUxeava@fedi.absturztau.be
2021-09-12T10:47:48.430787Z
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@mangeurdenuage @lutindiscret @freedcreative bad
(DIR) Post #ABHdqvegvMaXHZwbey by mangeurdenuage@shitposter.club
2021-09-12T11:12:32.244545Z
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@GNUxeava @freedcreative @lutindiscret Indeed. :gnujihad:
(DIR) Post #ABHeOm591YLLRASMAS by kiikoku@freespeechextremist.com
2021-09-12T11:18:39.504556Z
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@kate > dig out a coffin> ew, corpse!> ew, worms!
(DIR) Post #ABHh42t3eEGNL2btT6 by xue@shitposter.club
2021-09-12T11:48:31.414290Z
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@mangeurdenuage @GNUxeava @freedcreative @lutindiscret wow
(DIR) Post #ABHj0qM3zAIVVgmIue by tusooa@kazv.moe
2021-09-12T12:10:20.419439Z
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@Iutech @ozoned @kate technically firefox may still be the "best" browser, but it's due to browsers degrading generally... at most i would say firefox has a "barely passing" score.its ui is largely uncustomizable. and they continue to make unconfigurable bad ui decisions. i feel very sad about this.
(DIR) Post #ABHoN1TxnIo0A9rv1s by billiam@shitposter.club
2021-09-12T13:10:23.258891Z
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@tusooa @Iutech @kate @ozoned https://lukesmith.xyz/articles/every-web-browser-absolutely-sucks
(DIR) Post #ABI8jBK5sw4I8b601Y by humanetech@mastodon.social
2021-09-10T08:51:13Z
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@onepict @dudenas @alcinnz @kate Ha, I was just about to mention @yogthos and their toot to the EU article https://abopen.com/news/european-commission-report-declares-open-source-software-and-hardware-to-be-a-public-good/Good news indeed, and let's hope some very positive developments flow from here.
(DIR) Post #ABI8jBpI0x1PhLgueG by onepict@chaos.social
2021-09-10T09:47:42Z
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@humanetechYeah great minds think alike, or fools 😉. Although I think the movement for a common good would be supported by citizens generally. But it does rely of grass roots as much as the media, and politicians. Social contact is the best way to counter. Folks always yearn for community. @dudenas @alcinnz @kate @yogthos
(DIR) Post #ABI8k19bBCZQt6aLsu by humanetech@mastodon.social
2021-09-10T09:53:56Z
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@onepict ha ha. Yes, community is crucial, and I think we can improve much further still in representing them online, especially on the fediverse. There's big interest in the 'common good' and grassroots movements small and large are everywhere. With the right mindset you stumble upon tons of positive development. But all is very fragmented and reinventing wheels. Also 'communities of action' where actual stuff happens, are much harder to establish and foster.@dudenas @alcinnz @kate @yogthos
(DIR) Post #ABLRonocgCxTZSeIWO by joacim@mastodon.fidonet.io
2021-09-14T07:16:30Z
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@kate I guess they have to fund their board, sorry I meant their developers...