#Linux Weekly Roundup for May 4th, 2025: #Firefox 138, #qBittorrent 5.1, Trinity Desktop Environment R14.1.4, #LibreOffice 25.2.3, #Thunderbird 138, openSUSE Leap 16 beta, and more https://9to5linux.com/9to5linux-weekly-roundup-may-4th-2025

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Firefox stürzt ab: 6 % Marktanteil am Desktop, mobil kaum 0,5 %. Mozilla hat Vertrauen verspielt – das einst mächtige Add-on-System beschnitten, Mobile(-Security) vernachlässigt, Admins ignoriert, zu oft umgebaut statt verbessert. Technik verlor gegen Management-Floskeln. Der Exodus war hausgemacht. Und dennoch brauchen wir Firefox – sonst gehen uns die Alternativen zu Chrome endgültig aus.

https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share/

#firefox #browser

#Firefox 139 Is Now Available for Public Beta Testing, Here’s What to Expect https://9to5linux.com/firefox-139-is-now-available-for-public-beta-testing-heres-what-to-expect

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#Firefox 138 Open-Source Web Browser Is Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New https://9to5linux.com/mozilla-firefox-138-is-now-available-for-download-heres-whats-new

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LibreWolf is now in my Slackware repository

Resulting from a request in one of my other blog pages, I have added a Slackware (15.0 and -current, 32bit as well as 64bit) package for LibreWolf.

The LibreWolf version number "137.0.2-1" is a combination of the version of Firefox on which the release is based, and the release iteration of

https://alien.slackbook.org/blog/librewolf-is-now-in-my-slackware-repository/

#Software #community #drm #firefox #privacy #security #telemetry

Did anyone else have tab groups become disabled by default in the last few days? I'm on the beta version, and existing tab groups remain but I can't make new ones in 138.0b8 and 138.0b9.

I wonder if there's a story behind this, like being disabled due to instability.

The CEO of Mozilla, Laura Chambers, provided insights about the U.S. v. Google LLC case ahead of the trial slated to begin April 21, 2025.

It's enabled in Nightly and Beta, but given how long it's been on Nightly and how well it works, I'm wondering why it isn't available for everyone? Particularly when I was just on the phone to a family member and they said they don't use it on their tablet because they don't like the UI.

Hardening the #Firefox Frontend with Content Security Policies

https://attackanddefense.dev/2025/04/09/hardening-the-firefox-frontend-with-content-security-policies.html

#FOSS #cybersecurity #CSP #Mozilla

We’re simplifying how extensions gets consent to collect data

In 2025 we will launch a new data consent experience for extensions, built into the Firefox add-on installation flow itself. This will dramatically reduce the:

1. development effort required to be compliant with Firefox data policies
2. confusion users faces when installing extensions by providing a more consistent experience, giving them more confidence and control around the data collected or transmitted
3. effort it takes AMO reviewers to evaluate an extension version to ensure it’s compliant with our data collection policies

#Linux Weekly Roundup for April 6th, 2025: #APT 3.0, #Firefox 137, Linux 6.15 RC, #Thunderbird 137, #PorteuX 2.0, #KDE Plasma 6.3.4, #Calibre 8.2, Linux kernel 6.14 on #Ubuntu 24.10, new #Steam Client update, and more https://9to5linux.com/9to5linux-weekly-roundup-april-6th-2025

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