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Mozilla names new CEO as it pivots to data privacy (fortune.com)

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Mozilla Corp., which manages the open-source Firefox browser, announced today that Mitchell Baker is stepping down as CEO to focus on AI and internet safety as chair of the nonprofit foundation. Laura Chambers, a Mozilla board member and entrepreneur with experience at Airbnb, PayPal, and eBay, will step in as interim CEO to run operations until a permanent replacement is found.

https://archive.is/rmMEb

Official Blog Post: A New Chapter for Mozilla: Focused Execution and an Expanded Role in Charting the Internet’s Future

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[+] [email protected] -14 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Honestly I think its the opposite. The UI on desktop look awful and is clunky. The mobile version is nice and pleasant.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 8 months ago

I use FF and the desktop and don't care about the look of the UI. I'm happy FF is fast and doesn't have memory leaks.

Making the mobile experience better will go further with helping Mozilla in general than making the desktop UI look pretty.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (2 children)

There is no tablet UI (yet, they seem to be finally working on it after years of users waiting). Firefox for Android is clearly languishing, and being lapped by various Chromium-based browsers.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Google and Mozilla in unison, reminded that some crazy people buy tablets: "oh yeah, huh"

Though mobile FF is miles ahead imo, since you can't have extensions on mobile chrome, it's not even in the running. FF just launched a few hundred more add-ons for mobile like two months ago, but there have been a dozen+ ones for a few years now. uBO > no uBO, full stop, no question. And Privacy Possum, and Dark Reader, and CleanURLs, and...

E: oh and forks of FF having about:config access is just chefs kiss

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Google has actually been putting a lot more energy into tablets lately. And that's not counting foldables

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I've never used it on a tablet. On my phone it is a way better experience for me compared to something like Cromite. It just is much simpler in terms of UI. (I actually use Mull but it is the same in most regards)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Yes, I use it on a phone, where it is the best browser available despite its flaws

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Check out Lepton on GitHub - it's amazing. Very easy to install, open source and makes Firefox look fucking gorgeous.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

https://github.com/hackjutsu/Lepton ? I do not follow how this is relevant?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Sorry - for some reason the project is named Lepton, but the repo isn't? Here it is: https://github.com/black7375/Firefox-UI-Fix

Gotta remember that next time I bring it up!