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I recently saw this news on the technology community https://lemmy.world/post/44224445 and got very disappointed with the way things are going with this browser.

I started using it to do my part against the chromium monopoly, but Mozilla is making too many bad decisions in my opinion.

I've heard about forks like Librewolf and Waterfox.

Which alternatives would you recommend? Do you use any of them? What are your thoughts on them?

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[–] Auster@thebrainbin.org 3 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

On Linux, I use Waterfox. On Android, I use Fennec. Both much lighter than Firefox, and Waterfox specifically doesn't need to be installed on Linux (my biggest concern in Linux - most is installed to the system), and the dev seems to be slowly separating Waterfox from the Firefox base, instead of keeping it as a stripped down Firefox. On the privacy side of things, not knowledgeable enough myself to audit them, but haven't seen any scandals on either yet.

[–] farting_gorilla@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I just switched to Librewolf from Firefox, would you recommend moving to Waterfox instead ?

[–] Auster@thebrainbin.org 1 points 19 hours ago

Haven't tested LibreWolf so can't compare them