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Mozilla/Firefox: Tor Browser, Michele Rodaro, and Firefox WebDriver Newsletter

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Oct 30, 2024

  • TorNew Release: Tor Browser 14.0.1 | The Tor Project

    Tor Browser 14.0.1 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and also from our distribution directory.

    This version includes important security updates to Firefox.

  • [Old] Michael Kjörling Why I’m staying with Firefox for now – Michael Kjörling

    Mozilla, the people behind the Firefox web browser, has been getting rather a lot of flack lately.

    They acquired an advertising company, are adding built-in browser integration with commercial large language model service companies (which so far has received over 3100 replies, the overwhelming majority of those negative), and have decided to shut down their Mastodon instance at mozilla.social after just a year and a half (the instance was set up in early May 2023). Among else.

    In response to this, quite a few people on the Fediverse in particular are arguing for ditching Firefox for alternative browsers.

    Except… for what, exactly?

  • Mozilla Support.Mozilla.Org: Contributor spotlight – Michele Rodaro

    Hi Mozillians,

    In today’s edition, I’d like to introduce you all to Michele Rodaro, a locale leader for Italian in the Mozilla Support platform. He is a professional architect, but finding pleasure and meaning in contributing to Mozilla since 2006. I’ve met him on several occasions in the past, and reading his answers feels exactly like talking to him in real life. I’m sure you can sense his warmth and kindness just by reading his responses. Here’s a beautiful analogy from Michele about his contributions to Mozilla as they relate to his background in architecture: [...]

  • Firefox Developer Experience: Firefox WebDriver Newsletter 132

    WebDriver is a remote control interface that enables introspection and control of user agents. As such it can help developers to verify that their websites are working and performing well with all major browsers. The protocol is standardized by the W3C and consists of two separate specifications: WebDriver classic (HTTP) and the new WebDriver BiDi (Bi-Directional).

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