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Paco Hope #resist<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.linux.pizza/@fosserytech" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>fosserytech</span></a></span> This article on <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Firefox</span></a> 141 reads like press release stenography. It says:<br>“Mozilla says that this new privacy feature works by splitting exceptions into baseline (core functionality) and convenience (extra features), allowing you to choose improved site compatibility without compromising key privacy protections.”</p><p>That’s it. Not one example of things in 2 categories where there used to be one category. With the Mozilla Foundation acquiring an online advertising company and steering into AI and ads, every change to <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> features needs to be scrutinised. Does it make ads work better? Is that the “improved site compatibility” that they’re talking about?</p><p>It’s a rubbish article because it does little more than restate what <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mozilla</span></a> apparently said. It ads no information and doesn’t even attempt to put the statement into context. It doesn’t even link or explain the source of Mozilla’s statement. Where did they “say” that? I need to go there if I want to understand, because this author couldn’t be arsed.</p>
House Panther :verified_paw:<p>I feel a bit conflicted at the moment about the browser that I've grown to really like, <a href="https://goblackcat.social/tags/vivaldi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vivaldi</span></a>. I just learned that Vivaldi is not open source and that gives me great concern because I've made a commitment to open source, non-proprietary software. However, <a href="https://goblackcat.social/tags/Vivaldi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vivaldi</span></a> seems to be doing things better and more responsibly. Do I make an exception?</p><p>I guess I do because the dominant open source web browser, <a href="https://goblackcat.social/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Firefox</span></a>, just feels really clunky to me. I much prefer the feel and usability of Vivaldi. I also feel better knowing that Vivaldi is in Norway and not the United States. So I can make the exception on that alone.</p>
Fossery Tech :debian: :gnome:<p>(more Linux and FOSS news in previous posts of thread)</p><p>Firefox 141 released with reduced memory usage on Linux, forced restart no longer required to apply updates, AI feature to suggest tabs and name for tab groups, etc.:<br><a href="https://9to5linux.com/firefox-141-web-browser-is-now-available-for-download-heres-whats-new" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">9to5linux.com/firefox-141-web-</span><span class="invisible">browser-is-now-available-for-download-heres-whats-new</span></a></p><p>Firefox 142 available for beta testing, with a flexible exception list for the Enhanced Tracking Protection (ETP) Strict mode, improved drag-and-drop feature for blob images, and more:<br><a href="https://9to5linux.com/firefox-142-is-now-available-for-public-beta-testing-heres-what-to-expect" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">9to5linux.com/firefox-142-is-n</span><span class="invisible">ow-available-for-public-beta-testing-heres-what-to-expect</span></a></p><p>Thunderbird 141 released with "Archive" action for notifications, warnings for OpenPGP key expiration, various bug fixes:<br><a href="https://9to5linux.com/thunderbird-141-open-source-email-client-adds-archive-action-to-notifications" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">9to5linux.com/thunderbird-141-</span><span class="invisible">open-source-email-client-adds-archive-action-to-notifications</span></a></p><p>FreeBSD 15 installer will include option to install a minimal KDE desktop:<br><a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/FreeBSD-15-KDE-Install-Plan" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">phoronix.com/news/FreeBSD-15-K</span><span class="invisible">DE-Install-Plan</span></a></p><p>Blender will receive Android tablet and iPad support:<br><a href="https://ostechnix.com/blender-ipad-android-tablet-support/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ostechnix.com/blender-ipad-and</span><span class="invisible">roid-tablet-support/</span></a></p><p>Blender gets support for importing and exporting HDR videos:<br><a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/Blender-HDR-Video-Import-Export" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">phoronix.com/news/Blender-HDR-</span><span class="invisible">Video-Import-Export</span></a></p><p>CoMaps latest release available with Panoramax photos, better altitude contour lines, more information about wetland areas ,etc.:<br><a href="https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/7/comaps-latest-update-adds-panoramax-photos-better-altitude-contour-lines-and-more/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">alternativeto.net/news/2025/7/</span><span class="invisible">comaps-latest-update-adds-panoramax-photos-better-altitude-contour-lines-and-more/</span></a></p><p>Itch.io removes adult content from search results, browse features:<br><a href="https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/7/itch-io-removes-adult-nsfw-content-from-search-and-browse-features/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">alternativeto.net/news/2025/7/</span><span class="invisible">itch-io-removes-adult-nsfw-content-from-search-and-browse-features/</span></a></p><p>Zed gets option to disable all AI features:<br><a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/Zed-Option-Disable-AI-Features" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">phoronix.com/news/Zed-Option-D</span><span class="invisible">isable-AI-Features</span></a><br>(Wow, I haven't seen anyone allow that before, it's cool to have that. I avoided Zed because of the AI crap built in, but I might give it a shot then.)</p><p>Immich 1.136 released with beta timeline, improved sync, UI improvements, streamlined bulk photo and video handling, etc.:<br><a href="https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/7/immich-1-136-adds-new-timeline-sync-and-upload-mechanism-and-brings-widgets-to-android/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">alternativeto.net/news/2025/7/</span><span class="invisible">immich-1-136-adds-new-timeline-sync-and-upload-mechanism-and-brings-widgets-to-android/</span></a></p><p>Intel's PlaidML FOSS deep learning software gets discontinued:<br><a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-PlaidML-Archived" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">phoronix.com/news/Intel-PlaidM</span><span class="invisible">L-Archived</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/WeeklyNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeeklyNews</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/FOSSNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FOSSNews</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/OpenSourceNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSourceNews</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Firefox</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mozilla</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Thunderbird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Thunderbird</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/MozillaFirefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MozillaFirefox</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/mozilla_firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mozilla_firefox</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/MozillaThunderbird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MozillaThunderbird</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Firefox141" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Firefox141</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/FirefoxBeta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirefoxBeta</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/FreeBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeBSD</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Blender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Blender</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/CoMaps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CoMaps</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/itch_io" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>itch_io</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Itchio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Itchio</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Zed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Zed</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Immich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Immich</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Intel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Intel</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/PlaidML" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlaidML</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/BSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BSD</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/OS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OS</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/OperatingSystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OperatingSystem</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/3DAnimation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3DAnimation</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Maps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maps</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Navigation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Navigation</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/IndieGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndieGames</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/FOSSGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FOSSGaming</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/CodeEditor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CodeEditor</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/IDE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IDE</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/PhotoStorage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PhotoStorage</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/DeepLearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeepLearning</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/FosseryTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FosseryTech</span></a></p>
Fossery Tech :debian: :gnome:<p>(Linux news in previous posts of thread)</p><p>FOSS NEWS</p><p>Mastodon (official) mobile apps and mastodon.social, mastodon.online web UI will include easily dismissable donation banner:<br><a href="https://news.itsfoss.com/mastodon-in-app-donation-nudge/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.itsfoss.com/mastodon-in-a</span><span class="invisible">pp-donation-nudge/</span></a><br>(Some people often get mad if a project asks for donation within its software UI, but I think volunteer devs also deserve to get some payment for their work, it's fair to include a donation notice, if it doesn't annoy users with its placement.)</p><p>Brave and AdGuard will block Microsoft Recall:<br><a href="https://brave.com/privacy-updates/35-block-recall/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">brave.com/privacy-updates/35-b</span><span class="invisible">lock-recall/</span></a><br><a href="https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/7/adguard-joins-signal-and-brave-in-blocking-microsoft-recall-calling-it-a-privacy-concern-/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">alternativeto.net/news/2025/7/</span><span class="invisible">adguard-joins-signal-and-brave-in-blocking-microsoft-recall-calling-it-a-privacy-concern-/</span></a></p><p>Bluesky introduces age verification (using payment cards, ID scans, or face scans) for accessing adult content and direct messaging, and content controls for UK users:<br><a href="https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/7/bluesky-introduces-age-verification-and-content-controls-for-uk-users/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">alternativeto.net/news/2025/7/</span><span class="invisible">bluesky-introduces-age-verification-and-content-controls-for-uk-users/</span></a><br>(Yeah we're heading into a dystopian future, where you can't use social media without giving up sensitive information... Or can't send messages because a small portion of predators also use that feature... It shouldn't be the responsibility of governments and social media platforms to protect children, it's the parents' task to protect their children. If governments would really care about protecting children, they would rather push campaigns targeted towards parents to raise awareness of the importance of paying attention what their child is doing online. But nah, this "protect children" thing is only pushed for emotional manipulation, so that the governments can cover their arse, while building surveillance infrastructure.)</p><p>(more FOSS news in comment)</p><p><a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/WeeklyNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeeklyNews</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/FOSSNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FOSSNews</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/OpenSourceNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSourceNews</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Firefox</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Firefox141" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Firefox141</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Servo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Servo</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Blender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Blender</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/VirtualBox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VirtualBox</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/OrganicMaps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OrganicMaps</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/LibreOffice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LibreOffice</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Wireshark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wireshark</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Calibre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Calibre</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Haiku</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Browser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Browser</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/OfficeSuite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OfficeSuite</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/VirtualMachine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VirtualMachine</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/EbookReader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EbookReader</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/ContentCreation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ContentCreation</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Maps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maps</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/OperatingSystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OperatingSystem</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/OS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OS</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/FosseryTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FosseryTech</span></a></p>
Debacle<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.jayvii.de/@jayvii" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>jayvii</span></a></span> </p><p>For <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> reasons, I run it without <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/SIM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SIM</span></a>, so I can't comment on normal phone calls. I like to use it for <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/SIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SIP</span></a> calls, but it seems, that <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/gnomeCalls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gnomeCalls</span></a> still has one or the other bug in that respect. I hope for a fixed version soon™.</p><p>I use the <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/PinePhone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PinePhone</span></a> for chat (<a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/Dino" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dino</span></a>), offline and online maps (<a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/mepo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mepo</span></a>, unfortunately not yet in <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/Debian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Debian</span></a>), web (<a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Firefox</span></a>) — but battery life is amazingly short.</p>
Catharina Bethlehem ☑️ Cath<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@marcellinusme" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>marcellinusme</span></a></span> LibreOffice en Thunderbird zitten er in Ubuntu ook gewoon bij. <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.nl/@zandbelt" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>zandbelt</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ubuntu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ubuntu</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LibreOffice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LibreOffice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Thunderbird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Thunderbird</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Firefox</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mint</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a></p>

Tridactyl 1.24.3 released, disables smooth scroll in FF141+ because it's totally broken. A real fix will come eventually

Update via about:addons -> cog in top right -> check for updates -> restart Firefox

Really rushed this out so imagine some bugs will have crept in, please report them here or via GitHub as usual ❤️

This post explains why and how Kaushik Gopal uses Firefox and provides some handy tips.

He recommends enabling the AdGuard filters in the uBlock Origin settings but the extension flags all of them as out of date. Any issues with these filters?

Update: I need to refresh and apply the filter list. Thanks @laurentb

kau.sh/blog/how-to-firefox

kau.sh🦊 How to Firefox - Kaushik Gopal's WebsiteChrome finally pulled the trigger on the web’s best ad-blocker, uBlock Origin. Now that Chrome has hobbled uBO, Firefox—my beloved—1 is surging again. I want to do my part to convince you to switch to Firefox and show you how I use it.
Continued thread

Hab es rausgefunden:

Disable AI-Tab-Groups about:config:
browser.tabs.groups.smart.enabled - false
browser.tabs.groups.smart.userEnabled -false

Tab-Gruppen komplett abschalten:
browser.tabs.groups.enabled - false

"Firefox bringt KI-Assistent für Tab-Gruppen"

Die wichtigste Info fehlt: Wie genau stellt man das ab? Da wird zwar gesagt " Will der Anwender die automatischen KI-Vorschläge für Tab-Gruppen nicht nutzen, kann er sie in den Einstellungen deaktivieren." Ich finde das bei mir nicht. Oder meinen die about:config?

browser.ml.chat.enabled (AI-Chatbot) habe ich bereits deaktivert

heise.de/news/Firefox-bringt-K

heise online · Firefox bringt KI-Assistent für Tab-GruppenBy Moritz Förster