Since #Mozilla is determined to shoot itself in the foot (see https://www.mozilla.ai), I decided to switch from Firefox to the privacy-first fork, #Waterfox, as my main browser.

[pixelprophecy@mastodon.gamedev.place]

Since #Mozilla is determined to shoot itself in the foot (see https://www.mozilla.ai), I decided to switch from Firefox to the privacy-first fork, #Waterfox, as my main browser.

The transition was super easy (Mozilla sync works with it!) and I am surprised by how responsive websites feel again! 🤯

[linuzzz@infosec.exchange]

@PixelProphecy if everyone will do the same firefox will end...and so will be for all of his forks, waterfox included

[landelare@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@linuzzz @PixelProphecy They're more than welcome to stop driving away their remaining users.

[pixelprophecy@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@linuzzz Good! I'm happy to transition to another browser when that should happen

[linuzzz@infosec.exchange]

@PixelProphecy are there any option for open source browser and not using AI?

[lerothas@tech.lgbt]

@PixelProphecy
How good is the security system for waterfox? The most forks are very bad in patching security vulnerabilities in time...

In the end I have much hope for Servo as a new private, non-AI, non-google FOSS browser engine. Until then my focus is on Vivaldi, the only browser refusing AI.

[yoasif@mastodon.social]

@lerothas @PixelProphecy They release security updates, FWIW: https://www.waterfox.com/releases/

I also did an interview with the founder recently: https://www.quippd.com/writing/2026/02/02/fifteen-years-of-waterfox-alex-kontos-on-independence-ai-and-the-future-of-browsers.html

[lerothas@tech.lgbt]

@PixelProphecy @yoasif
What exactly is the financial model?

[yoasif@mastodon.social]

@lerothas @PixelProphecy Search engine royalties, like (mostly) everyone else.