@funkylab My point is that I'm Very. Tired. of every company trying to cram unwanted cruft into their products at the expense of core features.

Of course people should be able to translate webpages.

You may not have noticed from my tone but I was being somewhat hyperbolic for rhetorical effect.

@firefoxwebdevs

@funkylab Mozilla only have to make that functionality possible to add via a plugin for people who want it. That way user choice, accessible web translation, and separation between core and optional browser functions and are all satisfied.

There is nothing to say Mozilla have to deliver that plugin - and nothing to stop them from doing so either. Or anyone else.

I'd argue that's how the open web should work. Not mandating optional behaviour within the browser itself.

@firefoxwebdevs

@firefoxwebdevs The frame of this question is risible.

I am begging you to just make a web browser.

Make it the best browser for the open web. Make it a browser that empowers individuals. Make it a browser that defends users against threats.

Do not make a search engine. Do not make a translation engine. Do not make a webpage summariser. Do not make a front-end for an LLM. Do not make a client-side LLM.

Just. Make. A. Web. Browser.

Please.