Konform Browser and other bits and bobs.
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0·8 days agoNot like Apple cared to look at it when people reported it to them. So much for App Store safety.
0·9 days agoYou still need to use a privacy-centric browser
Check out Konform Browser. Least leaky one out there.
0·29 days agoSo how is mentioning Vivaldi bad?
I would guess they were probably thinking more about your Zen Browser reference1, and your comment on Mullvad Browser. Both are misinfo and I would agree it’s good to do a little DD on your own before posting hearsay. Even with the disclaimers it’s contributing to spreading and giving credibility to those claims.
1: Perhaps the least inspiring major FF fork from a privacy perspective… https://codeberg.org/dialhome-study/browser-network-insights
0·29 days agoThe Lemmy community is broadly 50:50 on their support for said calls for the violence.
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There’s astroturfing. Careful with judging community vibes by obviously votes but also comments.
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There is more to “The Lemmy community” than what’s on display on .ml.
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I also believe nobody here is sending threats.
I wouldn’t be so sure of your tribe. 19 users so far upvoted a comment with among other concerning bits:
if you’re anti this bullshit “law” then you are also pro physically harming poor FOSS “contributors”.
You missed this option:
- Ignore the feature and don’t use it.
systemd is quite modular. For example, if you abhor systemd-resolved (not at unreasonable stance) it’s NBD to disable it.
Recently (<1 year?) I frequently see the notion that software is “tainted” by having been touched by Bad. I find this a bit silly. Especially if it’s from a user who’s not even spending time in the codebase.
Are you keeping at default window size, or resizing? If latter, it is expected. This is a gotcha when using tiling window managers as they often force a window size that may give you off. TB should otherwise start with static fixed window size. Enabling “Letterboxing” feature can help alleviate this somewhat.
On PG: Also been seeing weird vibes and some inexplicable moderation comms and actions when looking closer. Their “recommendations” and “guides” also raise eyebrows. Something is very strange there.
0·2 months agoI am an exclusive flatpak user (as much as possible at least)
In that case I will certainly encourage you to get more comfortable with the flatpackaging side and getting that local build env up for yourself! Having self-hosted repo for self-built packages1 in whatever format you use is one of the most liberating things one can set up IMO. Looking forward to seeing you around on the issue tracker ;)
1: Ideally with sensible lifecycle 🤭
Not highly prioritized since:
- We’d need someone with a Github account (ie not us) to step up as maintainer for that in order to be on flathub.
- Arguably problematic security tradeoffs for browser (yes flatpak has its own sandboxing but that disables the one of browser)
- Users run into frustrating and confusing edge-cases with not working devices, directories, addon integrations, etc, and not grokking the security model. Flatseal is a bit obscure still.
- Container option exists for advanced users who want containerization
That said, there is a starting point - if anyone feels inclined to pick it up shows up on the forge, would be happy to collaborate towards that. You can also just go ahead and package it up independently from us if you wish (free software and all that).
Are you on some dist existing package repos aren’t covering? Or just a matter of preference?
DRM/EME/WidevineCDM integration disabled by default. They can still be enabled via the usual preferences. They will also be fully enabled like in FF (including downloading and installation of trusted binaries) if user enables “Just Make it Work” preset.
Konform Browser still supports enabling that and has UI to make configuring custom Sync- and Accounts server endpoints more straightforward.
Separately, profile import feature also supports other Firefox-based browsers as of recently.