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Which browser do you use and why?

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    Yes, it seems to use the same engine as Firefox.

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    But not a fork, right? Sorry I don't understand it clearly.

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      Zen is good. Arc is decent if you must have a chromium browser for some reason, but not OSS

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      IMO, if I'm going to jump from Chrome it might as well be for libre/OSS. No reason to just from proprietary to proprietary.

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        But not a fork, right? Sorry I don't understand it clearly.

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        Zen Browser is a free and open-source fork of Mozilla Firefox, with its main focus being privacy, customizability and design, and it is licensed under the Mozilla Public License 2.0 (MPL 2.0).

        Seems to be a fork.

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          Using firefox but concerned now

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          Recent news about Firefox finally got me to go with LibreWolf.

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            Using firefox but concerned now

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            A related conversation can be found here: https://lemmy.ml/post/26534979

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              Zen Browser is a free and open-source fork of Mozilla Firefox, with its main focus being privacy, customizability and design, and it is licensed under the Mozilla Public License 2.0 (MPL 2.0).

              Seems to be a fork.

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              Chromium browsers are affected by any changes to chrome, I wonder if the same is true for Firefox forks.

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                Chromium browsers are affected by any changes to chrome, I wonder if the same is true for Firefox forks.

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                Simple forks, sure. Independent forks? No. So I guess it depends on if Zen considers itself independent or not, and I can't seem to find that information.

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                  Using firefox but concerned now

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                  FireDragon because it's the version of Firefox that Garuda ships with and I never saw a reason to change from it.

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                    Using firefox but concerned now

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                    Thanks for this. I'm using mainly Firefox to support alternatives to webkit/blink based browsers but the new ToU makes me a bit apprehensive about the direction they're going.

                    I also had been test driving Falkon from KDE but will look into these as well.

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                      Looking into Librewolf and Waterfox now!

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                      OK! You've had 1 hour to check them out. 😄 What's the difference between the two?

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                        Using firefox but concerned now

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                        I used Floorp, it's balanced well between looks and privacy, you can't even enable data collection if you wanted to

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                          Using firefox but concerned now

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                          Apparently, Floorp is another Firefox fork. Has anyone tried this?

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                            Using firefox but concerned now

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                            There was some sort of bullshit going on in like 2003 with Internet Explorer so my dad switched us to Firefox, I’ve been on it since. Never felt the need to go to Chrome when it cane around.

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                              Using firefox but concerned now

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                              Trivalent, i.e. "a hardened chromium for desktop Linux inspired by Vanadium". Vanadium, for the uninitiated, is the browser found on GrapheneOS; the most secure and privacy-friendly/conscious OS for phones.

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                                Using firefox but concerned now

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                                i've been using firefox and its predecessors since the very beginning, all the way back to pre-release navigator.

                                i do have (and have always had) other browsers installed (using 'portable' installations of them, mostly, these days). currently those include vivaldi, opera, librewolf and waterfox. at least one of which is added along side firefox on each desktop (most often also with a firefox dev edition). these are mostly for testing but also to separate specific online tasks into their own browser. the chromium-based ones are used for very specific things requiring addons that don't work well or at all with firefox.

                                unless i need to in order to assist a client, i do not use chrome as provided by google, and i do not use edge from microsoft except for its primary function: downloading another browser when i don't have a flash drive handy with its installer already downloaded and saved to it.

                                having actually read the policy documents in question and considering the intent and purpose of the changes that mozilla is making, i have no plans on changing my primary browser.

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                                  Recent news about Firefox finally got me to go with LibreWolf.

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                                  I love Librewolf for PC and Mull for Android.

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                                    Using firefox but concerned now

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                                    I use Mullvad Browser. It's maintained in coordination with the Tor Project, and is essentially the Tor Browser with Tor itself stripped out. Same browser fingerprinting protections, however, among other things.

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                                      Using firefox but concerned now

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                                      While I'm not sure dropping Firefox is necessary at this juncture, I've had good a experience using LibreFox. Hearing a lot about Zen, though.

                                      Check out Mozilla's clarification:
                                      https://www.ghacks.net/2025/02/27/mozillas-new-terms-of-use-causes-confusion-among-firefox-users/

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                                        Apparently, Floorp is another Firefox fork. Has anyone tried this?

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                                        I use Floorp as my main browser! I like it, it's very customisable and kind of weirdly Japanese lol

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                                          Using firefox but concerned now

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                                          I gave up on firefox 1 year ago and went to the dark side with Brave. I am really happy with it even tho part of it is closed source.

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