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Replied to Neil Brown

@neil

Thanx for that article on browsers!

neilzone.co.uk/2025/03/what-if

I had been using IceCat until there were no more updates, apparently the result of Firefox changing some fundamental APIs either in the rendering engine or the plug-in system. I didn't realize that IceCat was still being maintained in source code. Now Imma have to do some downloading and compiling...

gnu.org/software/gnuzilla/

neilzone.co.ukWhat, if anything, should I do about using Mozilla's Firefox
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[blog] Quitter Firefox

Voilà un article que je n'aurai jamais cru écrire : comment quitter Firefox. La page dédiée au logiciel est l'une des plus ancienne du site (voir la plus ancienne). Difficile de changer 22 ans d'habitudes en quelques jours. Voici quelques pistes...

omacronides.com/articles/firef

omacronides.comQuitter FirefoxVoilà un article que je n'aurai jamais cru écrire : comment quitter Firefox. La page dédiée au logiciel est l'une des plus ancienne du site (voir la plus ancienne). Difficile de changer 22 ans d'habitudes en quelques jours. Voici quelques pistes...
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@Khrys

Je suis actuellement en train de tester Icecat, basée sur Firefox ESR.

gnu.org/software/gnuzilla/

Hors Gecko ou Blink, il y a ce qui est à base de Webkit mais pas encore suffisamment mature (Gnome Web ne supporte pas - encore - les extensions web).

Enfin, un projet à suivre c'est Servo mais là encore c'est très très loin de pouvoir être utilisé comme remplacement de Firefox 😞

www.gnu.orgGNUzilla and IceCat - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation

Use firefox or a fork? These are incredibly useful in the address bar, but not advertised:

➡️ Add ^ to show only matches in your browsing history.
➡️ Add * to show only matches in your bookmarks.
➡️ Add + to show only matches in bookmarks you've tagged.
➡️ Add % to show only matches in your currently open tabs.
➡️ Add # to show only matches where every search term is part of the title or part of a tag.
➡️ Add $ to show only matches where every search term is part of the web address (URL). The text “https://” or “http://” in the URL is ignored, but not “file:///”.
➡️ Add ? to show only search suggestions.

from support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/a

[edited to add forks]

support.mozilla.orgAddress bar autocomplete suggestions in Firefox | Firefox HelpWhen you type into the address bar, Firefox suggests pages you've bookmarked, tagged, visited before or have open in tabs. Learn more.

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In this issue of the Bulletin, you'll read and learn about: What #JShelter is, how it protects your online privacy, and how you can help improve it. FSF system administrator Michael McMahon shares details about the browser extension, including how users can become helpful contributors. u.fsf.org/41t #FSFBulletin #FreeSoftware #Privacy #Browsers #Firefox #Abrowser #Icecat #Mozilla

www.fsf.orgPresenting this season's online FSF bulletin — Free Software Foundation — Working together for free software

In this issue of the Bulletin, you'll read and learn about: What #JShelter is, how it protects your online privacy, and how you can help improve it. FSF system administrator Michael McMahon shares details about the browser extension, including how users can become helpful contributors. u.fsf.org/41t #FSFBulletin #FreeSoftware #Privacy #Browsers #Firefox #Abrowser #Icecat #Mozilla

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In this issue of the Bulletin, you'll read and learn about: What #JShelter is, how it protects your online privacy, and how you can help improve it. FSF system administrator Michael McMahon shares details about the browser extension, including how users can become helpful contributors. u.fsf.org/41t #FSFBulletin #FreeSoftware #Privacy #Browsers #Firefox #Abrowser #Icecat #Mozilla

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In this issue of the Bulletin, you'll read and learn about: What #JShelter is, how it protects your online privacy, and how you can help improve it. FSF system administrator Michael McMahon shares details about the browser extension, including how users can become helpful contributors. u.fsf.org/41t #FSFBulletin #FreeSoftware #Privacy #Browsers #Firefox #Abrowser #Icecat #Mozilla

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In this issue of the Bulletin, you'll read and learn about: What #JShelter is, how it protects your online privacy, and how you can help improve it. FSF system administrator Michael McMahon shares details about the browser extension, including how users can become helpful contributors. u.fsf.org/41t #FSFBulletin #FreeSoftware #Privacy #Browsers #Firefox #Abrowser #Icecat #Mozilla

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