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Saturday, April 19, 2014
Pale Moon
After the Mozilla debacle I converted to Pale Moon browser. So far I am quite happy with it. Anyone else have experience with it?
Pale Moon is simply a Firefox derivative, so you are still using Firefox. Switching from Firefox to Firefox seems a strange way to protest Mozilla'a actions. Why not try Opera?
I just might. Pale Moon is based on Firefox, but is not associated with Mozilla, and that's the point. So far Pale Moon is very responsive and I like it.
Depends on what one means by "associated", I suppose. I'm also appalled atMozilla's actions. However, as a great believer in Internet anonymity, I am a heavy user of the Tor network and, unfortunately, the best Tor package is Mozilla-based. So I'm surrounded by rocks and hard places.
The Firefox code base does not equal the Mozilla Foundation.
Mozilla packages a version based on the Firefox code, it's a Mozilla branded Firefox, they generate revenue and stats through that version.
Pale Moon isn't doing that. All possible revenue through ad driven sources (searching, for example) or stats counters looking for Mozilla Firefox User Agent no longer apply by using Pale Moon.
It's similar to Chromium and Chrome. Chrome is the Google branded version of the Chromium source code, but Chromium doesn't help Google like Chrome does.
Does that help clarify?
I've tried Opera. I can't stand it, for some reason it wants to do things contra-intuitive for me.
I'm using it on my Windows machines. It's been working just as well as Firefox did.
ReplyDeletePale Moon is simply a Firefox derivative, so you are still using Firefox. Switching from Firefox to Firefox seems a strange way to protest Mozilla'a actions. Why not try Opera?
ReplyDeleteI just might. Pale Moon is based on Firefox, but is not associated with Mozilla, and that's the point. So far Pale Moon is very responsive and I like it.
ReplyDeleteDepends on what one means by "associated", I suppose. I'm also appalled atMozilla's actions. However, as a great believer in Internet anonymity, I am a heavy user of the Tor network and, unfortunately, the best Tor package is Mozilla-based. So I'm surrounded by rocks and hard places.
ReplyDeleteIt's a little confusing.
ReplyDeleteThe Firefox code base does not equal the Mozilla Foundation.
Mozilla packages a version based on the Firefox code, it's a Mozilla branded Firefox, they generate revenue and stats through that version.
Pale Moon isn't doing that. All possible revenue through ad driven sources (searching, for example) or stats counters looking for Mozilla Firefox User Agent no longer apply by using Pale Moon.
It's similar to Chromium and Chrome. Chrome is the Google branded version of the Chromium source code, but Chromium doesn't help Google like Chrome does.
Does that help clarify?
I've tried Opera. I can't stand it, for some reason it wants to do things contra-intuitive for me.
Russell,
ReplyDeleteThanks, that helps.