holygoat

John, you really don't know what you're talking about. Give it a rest.

Chrome on iOS does way more than you think it does -- e.g., it uses its own network stack.

We're certainly finding interesting Swift bugs, that's true.

That's true, but we're also still learning, and things are changing as Swift and libraries evolve.

There is much more to a browser in 2014 than just rendering HTML and running JavaScript.

The storage API is very similar -- a few record extensions, a few headers changed. The auth layer is completely new, and there's no iOS client library for it, nor any plans for one that I know of.

Mozilla Corporation gets paid by Google to offer Google as a search engine to Firefox users. There's no sponsorship relationship — it's a mutual exchange of value.

See the corporation's audited financial statements:

https://static.mozilla.com/moco/en-US/pdf/Mozilla_Audited_Fi...

Self-hosting is on its way!

Both the auth server and the Sync server are available.

Err… you're wrong. Native Fennec doesn't use XUL for the UI. It still uses Gecko and XUL for web content.

https://wiki.mozilla.org/Fennec/NativeUI/Architecture_Overvi...

(I'm a Mozillian.)

These are slightly sensationalist ways of phrasing the following facts:

* libxul hit linker limits on 32-bit Windows builds with profile guided optimization enabled, as it did a couple of years ago. PGO uses a lot of memory, but it's how we deliver on Windows, so it's important.

* mozilla-central and mozilla-inbound were temporarily closed to avoid further build failures whilst the issue was explored. Other trees (try, services-central, etc. etc. etc.) remained open.

* some recent large changes to libxul were backed out in order to relieve pressure on linking.

* mozilla-central is now open for landings that aren't libxul-related, apart from those to trim it down. JavaScript and other landings continue unabated.

See Bugzilla for the full scoop.

No, not all hackers do! Perhaps all hackers should.

From my own experience, sometimes it takes a major life event to shake one into thinking about the "what" and the "why" of life.

If "production" implies "support", I recommend Allegro Common Lisp or Closure CL.

There's an add on to put the RSS button back. Check addons.mozilla.org.

Please file a bug about your crash.

I'm English. I live in the US. I actually like the American "how are you?" ritual; it can simply act as a ritual, but it can also convey genuine welcome, or you can go "off script" as necessary.

Contrast to the older English "how do you do" pairing, which is so much a non-question that it doesn't even deserve a question mark.

In my small town, I'd venture that most how-are-you questions are genuine.

I'm pretty sure that's the case :D

Chrome's location bar provides everything you _type_ to Google, and using its sync feature gives them all of your bookmarks and history.

Give Vertical Tabs a shot. It's faster, albeit no tree handling.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/vertical-tabs...

I find Vertical Tabs to be much faster; I didn't actually use the tree feature!

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/vertical-tabs...

Sync intentionally doesn't allow you to see your data on the web: it's encrypted. If you could view it through a webpage, it could be stolen or subpoenaed, and we're not willing to take that risk with your passwords and history.

If you want to see what Sync is doing, you can add the Sync icon to the Add-on toolbar. If you really want to see what it's doing, turn on logging and look in about:sync-log!

Yes, it's a little more complex than Chrome's sync... but Chrome's sync keeps most of your data in cleartext on Google's servers, and even their optional encryption is relatively weak (low-entropy key derived from your password). I don't like that.

Mozilla can't see your data if we tried -- at that includes if we get a subpoena. Firefox Sync's 128-bit secret key has to be transferred somehow. I think that's worth the extra effort, and you only need to do the setup once.

(If you don't trust Mozilla, you can even run your own Sync server.)

Please don't _keep_ your sync key on Dropbox. It's important!

Probably just you. There could be a Flash embed in the page that's capturing the keystroke...

Three months.

Yes!

http://blog.getfirebug.com/2011/03/21/firebug-1-7-0/

Everything you type in Chrome's location bar is sent to Google, most likely unencrypted. Every single character.

If you want to turn this behavior on in Firefox, you can do so with a simple add-on:

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/omnibar/

but it's off by default because of the MASSIVE privacy implications.

Thank you for understanding what Mozilla is about!

Which is the problem with democracy.

And use tools that are aware of directories: tar -C, NERDtree for Vim, zsh globbing.

The older and more educated the Brit, the more likely that is. I would sometimes say that, but the majority of Britons today would say "wot car are we drivin', eh lads?", or ask in Urdu.

I think the poster means that for the average person Facebook is the channel you maintain for people you know publicly (i.e., weak social interactions) to contact you, and email/phone is for your inner circle.

For some of us it's the other way around: email and phone is how people we don't know well contact us, reserving Facebook and Twitter for closer interactions.

No, it won't have a big effect on warm or OS-optimized startup time... but cold startup time, especially for new releases, is a big area of concern, so it's nice to see wins there!

That was a flippant Sagan reference.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7s664NsLeFM