Best of Mozilla — 2024

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    servo/servo: The Servo Browser Engine

    Servo is a prototype web browser engine written in Rust. It welcomes contributions from everyone. The build setup instructions are provided for macOS and Linux.

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    How Mozilla lost the Internet (& what's next)

    Mozilla's new CEO, Laura Chambers, is steering the company towards digital advertising to diversify revenue streams, given their heavy reliance on Google's search engine deal. Despite stable revenue, a recent antitrust ruling against Google poses a significant threat to Mozilla's financial health. Traditional strategies like donations and subscriptions have fallen short, leading to this new direction, which may alienate their core privacy-focused users.

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    Mozilla Shares Updated Roadmap for Firefox – Vertical Tabs, AI + More

    Mozilla shares its updated roadmap for Firefox, including new features such as vertical tabs and AI integrations. The roadmap also emphasizes improving speed and compatibility, as well as encouraging user involvement in shaping the browser's future direction.

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    A New Chapter For Mozilla

    Mozilla announces a leadership transition as the CEO transitions to the role of Executive Chairwoman. Laura Chambers will take over as CEO and focus on refining the company's vision and strategy, as well as improving execution and bringing new products to market. The future of Mozilla lies in forging a better future for the internet.

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    Mozilla Llamafile in Supabase Edge Functions

    Mozilla Llamafile has been integrated into Supabase Edge Functions, enabling AI inference to be run locally without installation. The integration supports an OpenAI API compatible server for easy deployment and can be executed using Supabase's functions-js or the OpenAI Deno SDK. The post provides a guide for setting up and deploying Llamafile and Supabase Edge Functions both locally and to a server.

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    Mozilla injects Rust into Thunderbird to boost performance

    Mozilla has released Thunderbird 128, codenamed Nebula, featuring significant improvements in performance and stability with the integration of the Rust programming language. Key user-facing enhancements include better Cards View readability, faster Folder Pane rendering, improved theme compatibility, account color customization, streamlined menu navigation, and native Windows notifications. Future updates will introduce built-in support for Exchange and Mozilla Sync.

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    I'm Funding Ladybird Because I Can't Fund Firefox

    The author advocates for funding alternative web browsers like Ladybird due to Chrome's market dominance and Mozilla's controversial revenue-raising strategies. They argue that a healthy browser ecosystem is essential to prevent any single entity from controlling web standards. Despite Mozilla's significant revenue from Google, they have failed to allow direct user funding for Firefox, leading the author to support Ladybird instead.

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    uBlock Origin Lite maker ends Firefox store support, slams Mozilla for hostile reviews

    uBlock Origin Lite is no longer supported on the Firefox Add-ons Store after developer Raymond Hill encountered issues with the store's review process. Hill moved the extension to self-hosting on GitHub, where it can still be downloaded and updated. The original uBlock Origin remains available and supported on Firefox.

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